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By Tara Yap Two congressional representatives from Iloilo province expressed support for House Bill No. 4727, or the Death Penalty Bill. Both Reps. Arthur Defensor, Jr. and Raul Tupas voted in favor of the passage on the second reading, last Wednesday. The Death Penalty Bill is expected to pass next week after previously being deferred …

Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Dooc announced the additional P1,000 benefit for the month of January 2017 for SSS pensioners is now available. “We are pleased to announce to our pensioners that the P1,000 additional benefit is now ready for withdrawal,” he said. Dooc noted the remaining retroactive amounts will …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) scheduled elections for Board of Director in Districts 4, 5, and 8 (Talisay City) this weekend, however, the first two districts were unable to produce qualified candidates to run. In the District 4 election, which covers Bacolod City-East that includes Barangays Villamonte, Montevista, Alangilan, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One of the suspects in the robbery and rape of a female call center agent was arrested at Police Station 7 (PS7), yesterday afternoon. The case had previously been reported as a sexual assault. The suspect, identified as 42-year-old Virgilio Villaflor of Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, came to the police station …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Both Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Moises Padilla Mayor and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) consultant Magdaleno Peña welcomed the news, yesterday, that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been cleared to return to anti-illegal drug duties. In a text message sent by Lacson to Watchmen Daily …

By Tara Yap The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), recently approved a P25 salary increase for workers in Negros Occidental and the Western Visayas. Workers for companies with more than 10 employees will receive an increase of P25, while companies employing 10 workers and below will …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) is currently awaiting orders from higher-ups in Camp Crame, after President Rodrigo Duterte cleared the Philippine National Police (PNP) to return to conducting anti-drug operations. PRO-18 Director, Police Chief Superintendent Renato Gumban, said they are waiting for the directives from PNP chief, Director General Ronald …

By Paulo Loreto Lim On the season premiere of “The Voice,” all four judges turned their chairs for 16-year-old Filipino-American Anatalia Villaranda during her performance of the Bruno Mars hit “Runaway Baby.” Following her audition, judge Blake Shelton requested she bring out her family, after fellow judge Alicia Keys called them “Amazing.” Villaranda tweeted last …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A female call center agent was allegedly robbed and sexually assaulted by two unidentified suspects in Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police refused to name the victim, but confirmed she is a resident of Barangay Alijis and currently works at a major call center along Lacson Street. According to Police Station …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was killed, while his two passengers were injured, after they slammed into a tree at Purok Balunggay, Barangay Pacol, Bago City, Tuesday evening. Police identified the fatality as 59-year-old Pacifico Libe, Jr., while the injured were identified as his sons, Mark and Charles Libe, both of whom …