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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Salvador Escalante, Jr. set the committee hearing regarding the P300 million supplemental budget for this week at the Provincial Capitol. Escalante, who chairs the committee on appropriations, budget, finance, ways and means, said the budget was already approved on its first reading last week. He …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A man is currently in the hospital after being stabbed with an ice pick at Purok Sampaguita 3, Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, early Monday morning. Authorities identified the victim as 38-year-old Ronesto Cuyno. Police Station 8 (PS8) investigators said Cuyno was stabbed by Gilbert Lozada, of the said …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A minor suspected of robbing several commercial establishments was arrested yesterday at Purok Bayanihan, Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, following weeks of surveillance by Police Station 2 (PS2). PS2 chief, Police Chief Inspector Benedict Villarias, refused to provide the identity of the 15-year-old suspect. According to Villarias, the suspect …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A woman was severely wounded after she was stabbed in the neck by an unknown assailant in the Bacolod Public Plaza, Monday night. Police identified the victim as 26-year-old Rosela Parsenio of Barangay Handumanan. Reports released by the Police Station 1 (PS1) said Parsenio was abruptly stabbed as …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Two men were arrested on Sunday after they were caught playing an illegal gambling game along the Murcia national highway, corner Felisa Road, in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspects as 32-year-old Kenneth Paul Tabilo, a resident of Hacienda Guanzon, Simon Peter Village in the said …

By Paulo Loreto Lim During the recent Kumpas Barangay event at the Barangay Granada hall, after residents complained about vendors clogging local streets, Barangay Granada Captain Alfredo Talimodao, Jr. asked for leniency, saying the presence of the vendors bolsters free enterprise. “The more merchandise is present, the more people have choices, and prices could go …

By Jezza A. Nepomoceno Officials from the Saemaul Undong movement, a rural community development initiative based in South Korea, arrived in Lemery, Iloilo yesterday to assist in a community project called “Bagong Bayanihan ng Barangay.” The project, conducted in partnership between the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College and Philippine Saemaul Undong Center, plans to construct …

By Jezza A. Nepomoceno Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. recently signed a memorandum of agreement and provided a conditional deed offering the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and Department of Health (DOH) lots in Barangay Bolong Oeste, Santa Barbara, Iloilo to construct regional offices. “The establishment of appropriate regional offices will improve and strengthen the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Task Force Kasanag (TFK) chairman John Chiong recently penned a letter to Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., requesting Hinigaran municipal police chief, Police Senior Inspector Lawrence Bathan, be relieved of duty. Chiong cited rising tensions between Bathan and Hinigaran Mayor Jose Nadie …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Apolinario Gatmaitan Regional Operational Command released a press statement over the weekend, claiming a total of 17 armed attacks in January of this year, calling the July ambush of police officers in Guihulngan City “long overdue.” “This tactical offensive was long overdue in the face …