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By Paulo Loreto Lim Following allegations last year claiming native chickens delivered to beneficiaries of the Iloilo City Integrated Food Production Program were “defective,” which resulted in the formation of a committee to conduct a fact-finding investigation, four Iloilo City employees face neglect of duty charges, including City Agriculturist Romulo Pangantihon, Jr. Pangantihon, General Services …

By Neska Centina The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution during their regular session yesterday requesting Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and the city’s barangay captains to implement the Palarong Pambarangay (Barangay Games) and the subsequent PamBacolod (Bacolod Games), in accordance with the Bacolod Sports and Development Ordinance of 2011. The resolution, authored by …

By Joland Jose Abraham, Intern Three men were recently arrested in connection to the alleged gang rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Barangay Malingin, Bago City, Negros Occidental. Authorities identified the suspects as 60-year-old Job Villanueva; his son, 40-year-old Glenn Villanueva; and 50-year-old Zadly Caspe, all neighbors of the victim. The family of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local labor group, the General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA), yesterday confirmed their petition seeking wage hikes is currently before the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board-Region VI (RTWPB-6), who will determine if the petition is sufficient in form. GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho said the board will decide within 45 days, …

By Neska Centina Former Negros Occidental Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Director Ma. Joy Maredith Madayag was recently named to lead the Bacolod City office after 15 years with the provincial office. Madayag swapped positions with former Bacolod City DILG officer-in-charge Carmelo Orbista. Yesterday, Madayag was formally introduced to barangay captains in …

By Neska Centina The ongoing Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) at the Bacolod City Government Center has so far released over 2,800 business permits, according to Business Permits and Licensing Division head Stela Rose Rayos. As of press time, Rayos said they have recorded around 14,000 business registrations, which is more than half of the 22,000 …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P6,825,618 worth of suspected shabu was seized following a joint buy-bust operation conducted by the San Carlos City Police Station and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI (PDEA-6) at Sitio Juan-ong in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, late Tuesday evening. Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Negros Oriental Vice Governor Edward Mark Macias, who assumed the governorship after Governor Roel Degamo was dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman last December, was recently ordered by the Court of Appeals to return to his previous post after Degamo successfully acquired a temporary restraining order from the said court …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently announced the opening of 100,000 new appointment slots for passport applications and renewals available between next month and May. According to DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, new spots will be open every day. The DFA has been under fire after it was earlier revealed …

PDEA-7: Dealers took advantage of the event By Paulo Loreto Lim Between January 18 and 21, amid the highlights of the 2018 Sinulog Festival in Cebu City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-9 (PDEA-7) conducted six anti-illegal drug operations, which resulted in the recovery of 1.3 kilograms of shabu, valued around P7 million; along with the …