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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Stephen Paduano expects President Rodrigo Duterte to highlight the war on drugs and terrorism in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) today. Paduano said the president will also provide an update on the country’s foreign relations with China and Russia, as well as the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. said yesterday, he is awaiting the transfer of land titles from property purchases made in Hacienda Conchita-Manayaosayao, Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City; and Hacienda Minuluan-Panlilio, Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City. “The documents have already been approved by the BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue),” he affirmed. The …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   Local Muslim leaders recently expressed their support for the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao, claiming there is sufficient reason for the move. Omar Betita, an Imam of the Dhar Al-Dhikr Mosque in Barangay Mansilingan, said the extension would bring security not only to embattled Marawi City but to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Hours before being killed in a firefight with members of the New People’s Army (NPA), Guihulngan City police chief, Police Superintendent Arnel Arpon, arrested a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation at Sitio Bateria, Barangay Poblacion, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, late Thursday evening. Police identified the suspect as 42-year-old Ireneo De …

According to data from Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), the number of criminal incidents between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 totaled 36,690; a decline from the 40,100 recorded in the preceding time period. The drop indicates an 8.5 percent fall in crime throughout the region. PRO-6 director, Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, attributed the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) chief, Commodore Joel Garcia, said he is considering the establishment of a PCG headquarters in the Negros Island Region (NIR), calling it a “strategic location.” During a recent visit, Garcia pointed out NIR straddles the Sulu Sea and faces Mindanao. Garcia said the presence of a …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, announced his agency is looking to reduce the number of theft and robbery cases in the city, following a string of cases that have occurred in the past few days. He said local police station commanders have been …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Major General Jon Aying, declared his support for the proposed extension of Martial Law by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a recent interview, the general said, as a strategic planner, he knows the timetable for the implementation of the Martial Law in Mindanao was too short …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) recently declared the infestation of rice black bugs in southern Negros under control. OPA head, Atty. Japhet Masculino, credited the development to their light trapping operations. He also noted, farmers started spraying metarhizium, a type of pesticide, on their crops. Rice …