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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) head Zeaphard Caelian yesterday said the number of volcanic quakes at Mt. Kanlaon jumped to 578 within a 24-hour period. According to Caelian, the sudden increase of volcanic quakes was concerning and they immediately coordinated with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology …

By Neska Centina A fire broke out in a residential area at Ylagan Extension in Barangay 6, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Tuesday morning. Following an investigation by the Bureau of Fire Protection, they found the fire started in a home owned by Antonietto Delubio. 54-year-old Yolly Pat witnessed smoke coming from the kitchen and bedroom area …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Amid the ongoing sale of firecrackers in Bacolod City, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reminded local government units (LGUs) to adhere to Executive Order No. 28, signed earlier this year by President Rodrigo Duterte, which regulates the use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnics. PHO technical services chief, Dr. Jessie Cagas-Endofama, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) yesterday commended Department of Labor and Employment-VI (DOLE-6) director, Atty. Johnson Cañete, for proposing wage standardization for the Western Visayas. In a message sent by GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho, he said the proposal would introduce the idea of a uniform regional minimum wage. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday warned the public regarding the spread of ‘fake’ peso bills, following a recent incident in Metro Manila that went viral on social media. BCPO spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said the proliferation of fake bills has become prevalent due to the holiday …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said the city’s police force is currently on “full alert” status for the holiday season, particularly, with the annual ‘Simbang Gabi’ observance beginning on Saturday. In an interview yesterday morning, Vargas said, under ‘Oplan: Ligtas Paskuhan 2017,’ police are ordered …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson announced plans to file a motion for reconsideration today before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) after they earlier junked his poll protest. “I feel dismayed over the HRET decision,” he said. Sayson went on to claim the same body earlier issued …

Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6) Family, Health and Nutrition cluster head, Dr. Renelyn Reyes, said officials from Sanofi Pasteur, manufacturers of the controversial dengvaxia dengue vaccine, will be in Iloilo City next week, where they will meet with pediatricians from across the region. She noted, while Region 6 was not part of the national pilot …

Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) recently revealed they are currently awaiting orders to arrest National Democratic Front (NDF) consultant and former top leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Panay Island, Maria Concepcion ‘Concha’ Araneta-Bocala. According to PRO-6 director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, while President Rodrigo Duterte earlier ordered “mass arrest” of NDF …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recently released Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Joshua Barile after the court approved his petition of habeas corpus, which will bring the matter before a judge to determine if his detainment was lawful. In a radio report by RMN-DYHB Bacolod, Judge Fernando Elumba approved …