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By Paulo Loreto Lim In response to a letter penned by Task Force Kasanag (TFK) National Commander John Chiong regarding drug lord Jessie Ramos, who surrendered to police last year but is said to still be engaged in illegal activity in Hinigaran, Malacañan Palace ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to take appropriate action. Presidential …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., following President Rodrigo Duterte issuing a memorandum shifting all drug operations from the Philippine National Police (PNP) to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), halted all anti-drug operations as responsibilities transferred between agencies. NOPPO spokesperson, Police Inspector …

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted an inspection of Iloilo City Hall yesterday, which turned up negative for the presence of illegal drugs. “The inspection was conducted by three teams with K-9 dogs,” said acting Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III. “They inspected all floors of City Hall to ensure that we are really …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Last month, local labor group, the General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA), announced they were mulling the idea of petitioning the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Region VI (RTWPB-6) for higher wages. Recently, GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho reiterated the group is still considering such action. Previously, Sancho cited the “unabated …

In the aftermath of President Rodrigo Duterte recently issuing a memorandum shifting all drug operations from the Philippine National Police (PNP) to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Iloilo Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (IPPO-PDEU) Team 3 chief, Police Chief Inspector Charlie Sustento, said his unit will respect the decision. He noted, Duterte’s order …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Mabinay Municipal Police Station police officer was killed after his service firearm accidentally discharged, early Wednesday morning. According to police, 28-year-old Police Officer 1 (PO1) Jay Ramel Nogra, a resident of Barangay Poblacion in the Negros Oriental municipality, was killed after losing control of the motorcycle he was operating. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The surviving kin of James Lavega, who was killed earlier this week following a family feud in Moises Padilla, accused the Royo family, of which Ernesto Royo, Lavega’s killer, was a member, of property damage and killing livestock prior to their fatal scuffle. In a radio interview yesterday morning, Joan …

By Paulo Loreto Lim After reporting reduced crime rates over the past couple of weeks, the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) declared the city was “peaceful.” “As always, the situation is manageable and Iloilo City is very peaceful,” said ICPO operations chief, Police Superintendent Jowel Saliba. “We have not recorded big crimes, especially [those] involving …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people, including a five-year-old, were killed following a bloody feud between two families in Barangay 1, Moises Padilla, which began Tuesday evening and went until yesterday morning. Police identified the fatalities as John Michael Mirano, the minor; Kerwin Royo; Barangay Kagawad Ernesto Royo; and James Lavega, all residents of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a press conference yesterday at the O Hotel in Bacolod City, Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde, Jr. justified consumers footing the bill for the P232 million in “unnominated quantities,” saying the co-op would face sanctions otherwise. He claimed, with the order coming from the …