By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, yesterday said his office is currently finalizing preparations for ‘Simbang Gabi,’ a nine-day tradition practiced by Catholics and Aglipayans, scheduled to begin on December 16. Ebreo said police stations across the city will be concentrating deployments at various places of …
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‘Revolutionary government’ is still far-off –Benitez
By Paulo Loreto Lim With the Revolutionary Government (RevGov) group recently convening a general assembly at the Bacolod Pavillon Hotel, calling for a revolutionary government to be put into place, claiming it would accelerate the changes President Rodrigo Duterte promised during his presidential campaign, Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez yesterday said such a …
City Councilor: After fatal sugarcane incident, LTO policies will be observed
Truck driver charged in deadly Bago City road accident By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Bacolod City Councilor Caesar Distrito, only after an overloaded sugarcane truck tipped over and killed the four occupants of an adjacent vehicle, the Bacolod City Police Office-Traffic Management Unit (BCPO-TMU) and the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) will observe …
Passi City, 15 Iloilo municipalities at ‘high-risk’ for NPA attack –IPPO
The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) identified Passi City, along with 15 Iloilo municipalities, as “high risk” for violent attack by the New People’s Army (NPA). According to IPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Marlon Tayaba, the 15 at risk towns include Alimodian, Balasan, Bingawan, Calinog, Guimbal, Janiuay, Igbaras, Lambunao, Lemery, Leon, Maasin, Miag-ao, San Joaquin, …
BCPO to coordinate with transport groups for Monday’s planned strike
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday said they would be coordinating with local transport groups after they announced a two-day nationwide transport strike, set to begin on Monday. BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said he would like to talk to transport operators over the weekend in order to …
Sugarcane truck tips over, kills four in Bago City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A family of four were killed after a sugarcane truck tipped over and crushed the car they were riding in at Purok Malipayon, Barangay Atipuluan, Bago City, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the fatalities as Romulo Espinosa, Josephine Espinosa, Cristine Sarcia, and John Vincent Sarcia; all residents of Barangay Batuan, La …
VACC mulling impeachment complaint against Ombudsman
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) Chairman Martin Diño yesterday said the group may file an impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. In an interview yesterday with Watchmen Daily Journal, Diño said VACC lawyers are building a case and are expected to forward the complaint before the House of Representatives. …
Bonifacio Day
Militant group criticizes ‘RevGov’ movement By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP), along with other militant groups, commemorated the birthday of Andres Bonifacio with a protest rally in the Bacolod City downtown area, yesterday afternoon. In a statement by BMP President Leody de Guzman, he said the protest is …
World AIDS day
CLMMRH-HACT to conduct outreach to HIV patients By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Team (CLMMRH-HACT) will conduct outreach activities in observance of the World AIDS day today. CLMMRH-HACT Nurse Emmanuel Gaston Rectra II said they have scheduled activities in Hinigaran for …
‘Neglectful’ barangay officials can be removed from their post –DILG Official
VACC to open an office in Bacolod City By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Interim Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary on Barangay Affairs and Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) Chairman Martin Diño was in Bacolod City yesterday afternoon to attend a VACC orientation, where he called on barangay officials to be …