By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday said he signed an executive order creating a technical working group (TWG) in order to address the proposed extension of operations by the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (Bredco) for a local city port, which, based on an order signed last month, is seeking …
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PRO-6 appoints new BCPO Director
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) appointed a new Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director over the weekend, formally replacing Police Superintendent Roderick Minong. BCPO spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo was named the new director on Saturday. Vargas did not specify when Ebreo’s appointment was …
San Carlos City fire razes seven homes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least seven homes were either destroyed or damaged after a fire broke out Friday night in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Based on investigations by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), a leftover candle is said to be responsible for the blaze after it quickly spread through the …
Number of Mt. Kanlaon quakes spikes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of volcanic quakes recorded at Mt. Kanlaon spiked again, almost two weeks after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the status of the volcano to ‘Alert Level 2.’ Based on data gathered by Phivolcs, a total 53 earthquakes occurred between the morning of Saturday and Sunday, a …
Same NPA unit responsible for both Maasin attacks –Police
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Maasin municipal police chief, Police Senior Inspector Felix Alyansa, revealed the New People’s Army (NPA) unit that conducted an attack on police officers in the municipality’s Barangay Bolo last week, is the same group that stormed the Maasin Municipal Police Station last June. In a radio interview over the …
Benitez waiting on ‘proper time’ to decide on Senate run
Congressman wants family member to succeed him By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez has yet to decide between running for Senate as part of the PDP-Laban slate or seeking to replace outgoing Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. in the 2019 elections. “At the proper time, we would make that …
Local Bayan chapter slams suspension of peace talks with CPP-NDF
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) criticized the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte after he decided to suspend peace talks between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF). Bayan-Negros Secretary-General Michael dela Concepcion said peace talks should have been the “optimal …
One police officer killed, several injured in Maasin NPA attack
One police officer was killed, while several others were injured, following a New People’s Army (NPA) attack in Maasin, Iloilo, yesterday afternoon. According to Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) spokesperson, Police Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, the police officers, all members of the Regional Public Safety Battalion-Region VI (RPSB-6), were responding to a call from Sitio Camansi, in …
Bacolod City Mayor urged to convene STI/HIV/AIDS Council
World AIDS Day to be observed next week By Paulo Loreto Lim After reports found human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases in Negros Occidental were nearing 600, based on data from both the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) HIV and AIDS Core Team (HACT) and the Bacolod City …
PDP-Laban oath-taking rescheduled for Iloilo Governor
The PDP-Laban oath-taking for Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., scheduled to take place next week, December 1, was rescheduled for next year. According to the governor, the change was due to the availability of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. “He requested that we hold the ceremony after Christmas,” said Defensor. “We will do it before Dinagyang.” Back …