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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local National Police Commission (Napolcom) yesterday announced around 200 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) may be removed after it was discovered they had cheated on their entrance examinations. In a radio interview, Napolcom-Negros Island Region head, Atty. Joseph Celis, said cheating has been going on since 2011, …

By Paulo Loreto Lim After recently receiving a copy of the Iloilo City Council resolution commending local law enforcement for the termination of top Western Visayas drug lord Richard ‘Buang’ Prevendido, which occurred earlier this month in the Jaro district of Iloilo City, Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Marlon Tayaba, said …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern The body of a man discovered on Monday in Candoni, Negros Occidental was found with multiple stab wounds. Police identified the fatality as 36-year-old Julie Yap, a resident of Sitio Kalag-Kalag, Barangay Caningay in the said municipality. According to Candoni Assistance on Rescue and Emergency Services (CARES) head …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City government recently announced they would be providing P18 million for next year’s Dinagyang Festival, which is organized by the Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. (IDFI). IDFI is eyeing a total P30 million budget, particularly with 2018 marking the festival’s 50th anniversary. However, according to Iloilo City Councilor Eduardo Peñaredondo, …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A married couple riding a motorcycle were wounded after being robbed in Villa Angela, Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, Monday night. Police identified the wounded as 35-year-old Marlon Suarez and his wife, 30-year-old Gerlie Suarez, both residents of Barangay Granada in the said city. Police Station 4 (PS4) commander, …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A man tried to hang himself after getting into a heated argument with his wife in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Sagay City, late Monday evening. Authorities have refused to identify the man, but confirmed he is 33 years old and a resident of the said barangay. According to police, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) increased security to vital installations throughout the province after suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) raided the solar energy farm in Barangay Tinampa-an, Cadiz City, last week. According to NOPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., the NPA raided the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Stephen Paduano confirmed Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Alfredo Benitez will chair one of the four technical working groups to study proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution, as part of the government transition to federalism. In a recent interview, he indicated this particular group would be …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Representative Alfredo Benitez yesterday confirmed around 9,000 local Negros Occidental officials will be participating in a mass oathtaking to join the PDP-Laban, scheduled to take place next month in Victorias City. He noted, barangay kagawads to mayors are expected for the event. Benitez also mentioned House …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Former Bacolod City Councilor and 2016 Liberal Party candidate for Bacolod Lone District representative Carl Lopez pled not guilty before the Sandiganbayan Seventh Division in Quezon City in relation to his usurpation of authority case. According to the decision, signed by Associate Justice Ma. Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta, Lopez and his legal …