By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the appointment of Fire Chief Superintendent Leonardo Bañago as Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief, BFP-Negros Island Region (BFP-NIR) director, Fire Senior Superintendent Fred Trajeras, said he is prepared to step down if served a reshuffling notice. In a report by Bombo Radyo-Bacolod yesterday morning, Trajeras pointed out, every …
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DILG Undersecretary pushes for strict food safety requirements
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During the opening of the National OURFood Conference yesterday at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jesus Hinlo, Jr. encouraged local government units (LGUs) to implement stricter food safety guidelines. He reminded LGUs to implement the requirements of the …
Ceneco power rates up in July
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) President Roy Cordova held a “transparency meeting,” Ceneco General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde revealed yesterday, Ceneco plans to increase power rates by 1.4 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for residential consumers in July. Rates are already at P9.90 kWh, up from P9.76 kWh in June, …
Local Liga President: Barangay officials could be terminated by October
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Bacolod City Liga ng mga Barangay (Liga) President and Barangay Tangub Captain Noli Villarosa, incumbent barangay officials could be terminated by October. Villarosa added he is almost certain the upcoming barangay elections in October will be postponed. “Let’s wait for the SONA (State of the Nation Address) of …
BCPO Director: There are more cybersex dens operating in the city
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, believes there may be more cybersex dens operating in the city and has ordered local police forces to be on the lookout for more operations. This assertion comes after police raided a cybersex den in Barangay 26 last …
PRO-18 requests cybercrime unit following cybersex den raid
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the raid of a cybersex den in Bacolod City, where six children were rescued, Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) director, Police Chief Superintendent Edmund Gonzales, said he will be sending a request to Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame for a cybercrime unit to serve the Negros Island …
PRO-18 recruits begin training
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The 463 Police Officer 1 (PO1) candidate recruits of Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) began formal training yesterday at Camp Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. in Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, following an oath-taking ceremony. PRO-18 director, Police Chief Superintendent Edmund Gonzales, told recruits to not only think about what lay ahead of …
AWOL SAF member, three others arrested for drugs in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former member of the Special Action Force (SAF), along with three others, were arrested following a buy-bust operation at Purok Paloma, Barangay 16, Bacolod City, late Friday evening. Police identified the arrested SAF member as Police Officer 3 (PO3) Clyde Dulaca, 45, a resident of Barangay 35 of the …
Maasin declared drug-free
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI (PDEA-6) recently declared the municipality of Maasin, Iloilo drug-free. According to PDEA-6 Director Gil Pabilona, all 50 barangays in the town are no longer affected by illegal drugs. Mayor Mariano Malones, Sr., who was previously named by President Rodrigo Duterte as being a “drug protector,” said he met the …
Local Aquino allies hope Ombudsman will resolve the Mamasapano issue
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent indictment of former President Benigno S. Aquino III by the Office of the Ombudsman over the botched 2015 Mamasapano operation, which resulted in the deaths of 44 Special Action Force (SAF) officers, local political allies are hoping the issue will soon be resolved. In a text …