By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to arrive in Bacolod City around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, amid the annual streetdance competition, part of the MassKara Festival. The president is expected to speak at the Bacolod Public Plaza, where he will be welcomed by Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., Bacolod …
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Barangay Captain: Sta. Clara subdivision is a ‘drug-selling kingdom’ run by Lacson kin
As president, Roxas would become the top drug lord in the province –affidavit By Paulo Loreto Lim Detained former Barangay 35 Captain Manuel Huelar, who considers himself the incumbent community leader, recently filed an affidavit where he claimed Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson’s brother, Manuel ‘Manolet’ Lacson, is operating a “drug-selling kingdom” within …
Typhoon Paolo: Ferry trips cancelled, residents of southern Negros evacuated
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Typhoon Paolo, which is not expected to strike the Philippines, has, however, caused the cancellation of ferry trips throughout the Visayas, including Negros. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Typhoon Paolo was last seen 945 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon with maximum sustained winds of …
Affidavit names Roxas, Drilon, Mabilog as ‘drug protectors’
Serenio: Odicta planned to raise funds for Roxas’ 2016 campaign By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A new affidavit recently released by former Berya drug group bagman Ricky Serenio named 2016 Liberal Party (LP) presidential candidate Mar Roxas, Senator Franklin Drilon, and Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, who has been out of the country …
Groups seek the ouster of local NBI chief, senior agent
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Concerned Citizens of Negros Occidental for Justice and Against Graft and Corruption (CCNOJAGC) and the Pro-Duterte Support Group (PDSG) recently filed a petition demanding the officer-in-charge of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in Bacolod City, along with a senior agent, be relieved from their posts. According …
Negros Oriental Governor suspended
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) served Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo a 90-day suspension earlier this week over allegations regarding suspected misuse of provincial calamity funds. According to DILG-Region VI (DILG-7) director, Atty. Rene Burdeos, the suspension came following an order by the Sandiganbayan. Degamo …
Vice President: This administration has not presented a model for federalism
By Paulo Loreto Lim While speaking at yesterday’s “Istorya Ng Pag-asa” launch at the Santuario De La Salle in Bacolod City, Vice President Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo said, while she would be “willing to listen” to the debate on a shift to a federal form of government, she said the administration of President Rodrigo …
MassKara Festival: PRO-6 orders ‘No plate, no travel’ policy in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, yesterday ordered the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to implement a “no plate, no travel” policy for motorists during the remainder of the ongoing MassKara Festival. BCPO Police Community Relations (PCR) head, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said, as …
Transport Strike: PUV operators, sugar workers rally in Cebu
Protesters from the United Negros Drivers and Operators Center (UNDOC) and the National Federation of Sugarcane Workers (NFSW) protested in front of the old Bacolod City Hall on Monday. Both groups later joined protests in Cebu City on Tuesday. (Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga photo) By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the United Negros Drivers …
MassKara Festival: CDRRMO prepared for the possibility of heavy rains from Tropical Storm Paolo
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) yesterday said they are prepared for the possibility of heavy rains from Tropical Storm Paolo, which may affect the ongoing MassKara Festival in Bacolod City. CDRRMO head, Executive Assistant Joemarie Vargas, said Paolo was last spotted 765 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern …