Police: No gun found at the city official’s residence After Maasin municipal police conducted a search of the home of Maasin Vice Mayor Francis Amboy yesterday, municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Jonathan Pinuela, was asked if the vice mayor, who is considered by President Rodrigo Duterte as a drug protector, was one of the …
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BCPO Chief to order arrest of ‘Peryahan ng Bayan’ operators
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky yesterday ordered the arrest of operators of lottery game “Peryahan ng Bayan,” after Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairman Jose Jorge Corpuz declared small town lottery as the only legal numbers game in the country. Wanky said …
Suspended Cauayan Mayor denies rumors he is leaving Love Negros for UNegA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Cauayan Mayor John Rey Tabujara, who is currently serving a 90-day suspension for allegedly assigning a municipal health office employee to a barangay health center, denied rumors he was planning to leave the Love Negros political coalition for rival group, the United Negros Alliance (UNegA), which is led by …
Congressman affirms narco-politicians list is ‘always updated’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Surigao del Norte second district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers affirmed the narco-politicians list, compiled by President Rodrigo Duterte, is “always updated,” noting there are new names currently being validated by law enforcement agencies. However, Barbers, who chairs the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, said his committee has yet to …
Agriculture Secretary mum on Mabilog allegations
While recently attending the 2017 Makina Expo in Iloilo City, Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol refused to speak on the allegations hurled by President Rodrigo Duterte at Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog regarding suspected links to illegal drugs. “I cannot comment on political issues,” he insisted. “Ask me about rice planting and I …
GAWA considers petitioning RTWPB-6 for higher wages
Sancho cites hikes in fuel prices By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local labor group, the General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA), yesterday announced they are currently mulling the idea of petitioning the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Region VI (RTWPB-6) for higher wages. According to GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho, “unabated increases in the price …
Former Governor, SAP Spokesperson oppose excise tax on sugar
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Negros Occidental Governor Rafael Coscolluela and Sugar Alliance of the Philippines (SAP) spokesperson, Atty. Dino Yulo, expressed their opposition to the planned imposition of an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. Yulo, who attended yesterday’s sugar summit, said excise taxes would double the price of certain products, including 3-in-1 …
NPA blames AFP, PNP in death of Guihulngan City DepEd official
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army-Leonardo Panaligan Command (NPA-LPC) recently blamed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the death of DepEd division of Guihulngan Administrative Officer Oscar Solania Asildo, Jr., who was gunned down by two unidentified suspects in Barangay Poblacion of the …
Iloilo City Mayor in Malaysia, following Japan visit
Spokesperson insists Mabilog is not fleeing After Iloilo City Administrator, Atty. Hernando Galvez, and spokesperson for Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, Atty. Mark Piad, insisted the mayor was not fleeing the country and was scheduled to return to the city after speaking at a forum in Japan, the mayor, who has been under …
COC filing for barangay, SK polls begins later this month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday announced filing a certificate of candidacy (COC) for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will begin on September 23, despite the possibility of poll postponement. According to Comelec Education and Information Department head James Arthur Jimenez, COCs must be filed with the …