By CESAR JOLITO III Police are looking into long-standing personal grudges as the motive of the stabbing of a Grade 9 student by his fellow schoolmate at Barangay 2 in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City yesterday. The suspected assailant, a Grade 10 student, was later apprehended during a follow-up pursuit operation. The bladed weapon allegedly …
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Dispose of garbage properly or else …
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Bacolod City Legal Officer Karol Joseph Chiu urged all vendors at the Central Market to have their garbage receptacles and always practice proper waste disposal. The call came after some vendors were caught leaving their garbage outside the market along Bonifacio Street. “Those who fail to comply with the local ordinance …
DepEd-Dumaguete tightens school security after fatal Tacloban shooting
The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Dumaguete City has intensified security measures in schools following the fatal shooting at a campus in Tacloban City, an official said yesterday. Juditha Mapue, assistant schools division superintendent of DepEd-Dumaguete, said the enhanced security protocols aim to safeguard students, teachers, school personnel, and visitors from potential threats and …
Leaked Chats Reveal Alleged Planned Tacloban School Shooting
Screenshots of an alleged exchange of messages between two suspects planning the fatal shooting incident at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City have gone viral on social media, exposing deep premeditation behind the attack. During the conversation, the individuals explicitly detailed the timing of the crime, the specific weapons to be used, and …
Rice prices should be sold at P50 or less
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod urged the City Price Monitoring Council to strictly enforce the P50 price ceiling per kilogram of imported rice and monitor rice vendors to comply to the price order. Councilor Caesar Distrito said they have already approved a resolution urging the authorities, along with the Department of Agriculture …
Police chiefs reshuffled
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Police chiefs at the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) have been reshuffled as implemented by BCPO Director Eugene Rebadomia. BCPO spokesperson, Police Captain Liberty Indiape, said the changes are considered minor since most police chiefs will undergo schooling as part of their promotion requirements. Among those reshuffled was Police Station 8 …
Don’t sell rugby to minors, biz owners told
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA The Bacolod City government has urged business establishments not to sell volatile substances to minors after a viral video showed a group of minors sniffing solvent along North Capitol Road. City Administrator Mark Steven Mayo said the incident has become the city government’s major concern, as minors were seen abusing volatile …
‘Barkada Kontra Droga’ pushed for schools
A member of the Bacolod City council is pushing for the strengthened implementation of Barkada Kontra Droga (BKD) program in schools amid the alarming reports of illegal drug activities involving students. In an interview yesterday, Councilor Israel Salanga, who chairs the city council’s committee on social services and development, said there is an urgent need …
Over P1-M smuggled cigars seized; 3 arrested
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA Smuggled cigarettes worth an estimated P1.95 million were seized from a warehouse in the Reclamation Area in Bacolod City’s Barangay 8 on Saturday, June 20. The operation also led to the arrest of 56-year-old alias “Eglen,” a resident of Zamboanga del Norte’s Dipolog City; 39-year-old alias “Drandreb,” from Zamboanga Sibugay; and …
Student arrested over ‘shabu’
By MERLINDA A. PEDROSA A Grade 11 student was arrested after he sold a sachet of suspected shabu that led to the seizure of an estimated P2.040 million worth of illegal substance in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago yesterday. The drug buy-bust operation led to the arrest of 21-year-old alias “Jonel,” a resident of Purok Nami-Nami …