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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) director, Police Chief Superintendent Renato Gumban, said he is looking to form police K-9 units to help in the fight against illegal drugs in the Negros Island Region (NIR) and other police regional offices in the country. According to Gumban, there are currently not enough K-9 …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will review their deployment plans in Bacolod City, following the robbery and rape of a call center agent in Barangay Mansilingan, last Wednesday morning. BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, said there is a need to review the regulation on tricycles in the …

By Paulo Loreto Lim According to Provincial Accountant Merly Fortu, the investigation into alleged “ghost employees” at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol is a “tedious” process that involves working weekends. “It’s a very tedious matter because it involves 645 JOs (job order casual employees),” she said. “It adds work because we have to [review] after …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Through a joint effort between the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the city government of Bacolod, around 45 personnel from the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) and the Traffic Management Unit participated in a two-day deputation seminar, from March 2 to 3 at Ting-ting’s Restaurant. Bacolod LTO acting chief Renato …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The lead convenor of the Save the Sugar Industry Movement (SAVE-SIM), Wennie Sancho, thanked officials of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya, yesterday, following the issuance of Sugar Order No. 3, which will control the importation of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). In a …

The National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) selected Bacolod City as one of five focus areas for their national security and defense study. The other areas include Samar, Leyte, Cebu, and Negros Oriental. According to NDCP President Roberto Estioko, the study provides NDCP students the opportunity to interact with key institutions associated with development …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City Population Office is set to expand the You-for-You (U4U) Teen Trail, a teen abstinence program, which has already been implemented at Jalandoni Memorial National High School, Fort San Pedro National High School, and Mandurriao National High School. “We plan to run the U4U Teen Trail in two other …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people, a father and son, were slightly injured after their tricycle accidentally bumped a car in Fortune Town, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, Thursday evening. Police identified the victim as 27-year-old Jeffrey Gequillana, while they withheld the identity of his seven-year-old son. According to Police Station 4 (PS4) traffic investigator, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An 11-year-old child reportedly drowned at a beach in the town of Valladolid, Negros Occidental, Thursday afternoon. Police have refused to reveal the identity of the victim following a request from his parents, but confirmed he is a resident of the said town. According to Valladolid town police chief, Police …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Supervisor, Atty. Jessie Suarez, confirmed, with March 8 designated as National Women’s Day, according to RA 6949, the provincial agency will be participating in the nationwide registration event prioritizing women who wish to register to vote. “We will be open and give priority to women in …