By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), and Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) reported no major incidents during this year’s All Soul’s Day and All Saints’ Day observances, which ended yesterday. PRO-6 spokesperson, Police Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, said the entire region was generally peaceful. …
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All Souls’/Saints’ Day: Militant groups demonstrate against extrajudicial killings at local cemetery
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local chapters of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and Karapatan-Negros protested against extrajudicial killings at the Burgos Public Cemetery, last Wednesday. Karapatan-Negros Secretary-General Clarizza Singson Dagatan said the protest was also in memory of activists who the group believes were “forcefully disappeared” or killed by members of the Armed Forces …
TFK seeks probe into Bago City student suicide case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Task Force Kasanag (TFK) called for a probe into the alleged mishandling of a case surrounding the suicide of Ramon Torres National High School (RTNHS) Grade 8 student Eric Hain Demafeliz, who was accused of stealing from the said school. In a letter to Malacañan Palace, the Department of …
PCG, PNP urge the public to refrain from making ‘bomb jokes’
Following a bomb scare earlier this week at a port in Estancia, Iloilo, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are urging the public to refrain from making bomb jokes. A package was discovered on a passenger boat traveling between Iloilo and Masbate with the message “Do not open/ May bomba” …
P2.25B city budget passes SP on first reading
By Paulo Loreto Lim The proposed P2.25 billion city budget for 2018 was passed by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) on its first reading earlier this week. “The budget will prioritize health services, solid waste management, social welfare services, [and] public safety, which includes peace and order, [the] anti-drug campaign and traffic management, …
HIV cases in Negros Occidental nears 600
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Based on CHO records between January 2007 and October of this year, the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) reported a total 590 cases related to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Negros Occidental, with 300 from Bacolod City. The province currently has the second-highest number of cases in the …
All Soul’s/All Saints’ Day: PCG reports increased passenger volume
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of passengers at the Bredco port in Bacolod City increased over the weekend, based on the latest data by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). PCG-Bredco officer-in-charge, Petty Officer 3 (PO3) Gerald Jade, said they estimate around 7,500 passengers passed through the port over the weekend. The number of …
All Soul’s/All Saints’ Day: Flower prices double
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The price of flowers being sold in front of the San Sebastian Cathedral has doubled ahead of this year’s All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day observances, which runs from November 1 to 2. According to flower vendor Marilou Palonia, each flower can cost between P20 and P25, however, the price …
Government plans nationwide ‘Oplan: Rody’ implementation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The national government is planning a nationwide implementation of “Oplan: Rody,” which cracks down on street drunks and minors who loiter in the streets late at night. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya, who was in Bacolod City last Friday for the orientation on …
PEZA declares property beside the Bacolod-Silay Airport an economic zone
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Over 38 hectares of land adjacent to the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City was recently declared a special economic zone by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). A registration agreement was signed between Golden Dragon Agri-Aqua Corporation President Eric Hernaez and PEZA Director-General Charito Plaza in Bacolod City, identifying the …