By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The image of the Virgin Mary of Simala, or the Miraculous Mama Mary of Lindogon, will arrive in Bacolod City on October 23 for a five-day visit. According to San Antonio Abad Parish priest, Monsignor Victorino Rivas, the image will arrive at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church in …
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Argument between cousins in Granada escalates into stabbing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An argument between two cousins turned ugly after it escalated into a stabbing in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, late Sunday evening. Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Ryan Solquiho, while the suspect was identified as 23-year-old Jesmart Alag, both of Buenavista, Guimaras. Based on reports released by Police Station 5 …
SP resolution seeks enforcement of previous request to crackdown on ‘rugby’ abuse
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution last week reiterating legislation from May 2017, requesting the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) and the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to crackdown on the abuse of rugby, the brand of an adhesive product, by street children. According to the …
One injured after car swipes motorcycle in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was injured after he was sideswiped by a car at Libertad-Lacson Streets, Bacolod City, early Saturday morning. Police identified the injured as 38-year-old Lloyd Lagansuha, a resident of Barangay Punta Taytay in the said city. According to Police Station 1 (PS1) traffic investigators, the car, driven by Silvestre Montilla, …
19-year-old man found dead in Talisay City riverbank
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 19-year-old man was found dead in a riverbank at Purok Sigay, Barangay Zone-3, Talisay City, yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as Orlando Salazar, Jr., a resident of the said area. Based on an initial investigation by Talisay City police, Salazar’s mother, Elizabeth, said she last saw her son on …
PRO-6 considering award for Cauayan police officers involved in NPA ambush
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The five members of the Cauayan Municipal Police Station who escaped a recent ambush by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) are in consideration for an award from the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6). According to PRO-6 director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, following a briefing on …
Moises Padilla Mayor concerned over the next governor Peña: No problem with Benitez endorsement for Senate
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña recently expressed concern over who will become the next governor of Negros Occidental, as incumbent Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. is currently in his third and final term. The mayor said he hopes the next governor will be aggressive against criminality and illegal drugs, claiming, had …
Acting Iloilo City Mayor mandates workplace drug testing
By Paulo Loreto Lim Acting Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III recently signed an executive order creating the “Drug-Free Workplace Policy,” which seeks to promote a drug-free work environment and mandates drug testing for employees. The city drug testing program requires employees be subject to random drug testing. If an official or employee chooses not …
NOPPO, BCPO formally revert back to PRO-6
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) and the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) were recently transferred back to Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), based in Iloilo City, following the dissolution of Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18). The transfer of the three police units, including the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NORPPO) …
Speaker: Liberal Party is blocking anti-criminality, anti-poverty campaigns
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During the recent PDP-Laban mass oath-taking, which saw around 14,000 participants attend ceremonies in Victorias City and Bacolod City, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez called out the Liberal Party (LP), claiming they were preventing the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte from proceeding with its agenda. He said, the president vowed to …