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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a report about recent flooding in Barangay Pahanocoy resulting from closed drainage canals, Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to unclog sewage and drainage canals in Bacolod City. In addition to Pahanocoy, the congressman also identified Barangay Sum-ag as an …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) recently sent another batch of relief aid to the residents of Marawi City, who have been displaced due to the ongoing fight between government forces and the Islamic State-backed Maute terror group. According to acting Provincial Administrator Lucille Gelvolea, the aid package, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) buy-bust operation, 21 big sachets of suspected shabu were recovered along Mabini Street, Barangay 40, Bacolod City, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the arrested suspects as 19-year-old Aisa Million, 24-year-old Rashel Tantua, and 24-year-old Nelrose Sulta. CDEU head, Police Chief Inspector James Albaytar, said …

By Maria Irish Sabio, Intern Eight people were arrested in two different anti-gambling crackdowns in Barangays Singcang-Airport and Granada, Bacolod City, Sunday. Police identified the suspects as Jose July Hofileña, Johrey Ebarquez, Jomar Siva, and Bonnie Glenn Peruelo, all residents of Barangay Singcang-Airport; and Elbert Snooky, Joevanie Photos, Jojo Rosales, and Kim Dela Genre, all …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) blamed flooding in Barangay Pahanocoy last week on closed drainage systems. CDRRMO cluster head Joemarie Vargas said some of the drainage systems were closed due to recently-completed road improvement and widening projects. Vargas said he will meet with the City Engineer’s Office …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod Traffic Authority (BTAO) expressed difficulties in implementing traffic laws due to a lack of equipment. BTAO head, Police Superintendent Luisito Acebuche, said they have yet to apprehend any delinquent motorists since the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA) last Thursday, citing the need for high-resolution cameras. ADDA …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Bongcayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) commander was killed after he was shot at Sitio Agbalasyang, Barangay Bago, Don Salvador Benedicto, Saturday. Police identified the fatality as 35-year-old Charlie Buli-buli, a farmer and resident of the said village. Don Salvador Benedicto police chief, Police Senior Inspector Jovito Bose, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former San Sebastian Cathedral Rector, Father Felix Pasquin, slammed House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez over a proposal to legalize “civil unions” for same-sex couples. Pasquin called the move a “travesty of God’s intent in instituting the sacrament of marriage.” He quoted the book of Genesis in claiming marriage is between a …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following last week’s 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Leyte, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) imposed rotating brownouts, or “manual load dropping,” on the Visayas, initially including Bacolod City and neighboring areas, citing a “supply deficiency.” Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde expressed concern after NGCP …

According to Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), Police Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, the New People’s Army (NPA) recently returned items reportedly stolen from the Maasin Municipal Police Station during a raid last month. The items comprised of two laptop computers, which were returned through Bombo Radyo-Iloilo, among other items brought to RMN Iloilo. Both radio stations immediately …