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Two barangay officials suspected of drug links By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   Almost a month after President Rodrigo Duterte relegated all anti-drug operations from the Philippine National Police (PNP) to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), there have been two anti-drug operations conducted in Negros Occidental to date. PDEA-Region 6 Director Wardley Getalia said …

By Paulo Loreto Lim In light of the recent collapse of a portion of the under construction Capitol Central Mall, which resulted in the death of two laborers, the Department of Labor and Employment-Region VI (DOLE-6) yesterday issued a work stoppage order. According to DOLE Negros Occidental Field Office chief Mary Agnes N. Capigon, the …

By Paulo Loreto Lim A group, including journalist Edgar Cadagat and former city contractors Antonio Wong and Perfecto Señeres, recently penned an open letter to President Rodrigo Duterte and the PDP-Laban, requesting an investigation into Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and “his gang” on alleged “graft and corruption to its highest order.” They provided a …

Projects more killings in the future, blames Duterte administration By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The southern Negros chapter of human rights alliance group September 21 Movement yesterday denounced the recent killing of former Purok Chairman Webby Argabio, Sr., characterizing the murder as “an attack on [the] legitimate struggle and rights of the farmers.” During a press conference …

The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division charged Iloilo Lone District Rep. Jerry Treñas with graft, in relation to a P500,000 donation from Senator Loren Legarda, intended for the construction of the Iloilo Press Club building, during his time as Iloilo City mayor. According to the decision, the then-mayor gave “unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference” for the funding; …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) HIV and AIDS Core Team (HACT) is urging individuals who may have potentially contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to get tested. Amid the rising number of HIV-related cases in Negros Occidental, HACT nurse Emmanuel Rectra II said their clinic is always …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local Muslim community of Bacolod City joined the Diocese of Bacolod in calling for the opposition to the civil unions proposal, claiming an equivalence to same-sex marriage, which was previously forwarded by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Abdul Rasheed Espinosa, leader of the local Muslim Brotherhood, said, for Muslims, there …

Construction halted and pending investigation By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   At least two construction workers are confirmed dead after a portion of the Capitol Central Mall, which is still under construction, located at San Juan Street-South Capitol Road in Bacolod City, collapsed over the weekend. Authorities identified the fatalities as Doddy Boy Mallorca, a …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   Bacolod City police officers nabbed the city’s most wanted thief at Purok Cheriza, Barangay 27, late Friday afternoon. Police identified the suspect as 24-year-old Jeric Robles, a resident of Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, and a suspected member of the infamous ‘Akyat Bahay’ gang. Police Station 4 (PS4) said, around 5:00 p.m., their …

Distrito: If Gamboa was absent or outside the hall, that’s his problem By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   In response to a call by Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. for more public hearings on the recent endorsement by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of a bill, earlier submitted by Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg …