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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A convenience store along Araneta Highway, Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City was robbed early Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim as 25-year-old Janine Makilan, the Quick Grab Daily convenience store cashier on duty at the time. A Police Station 8 (PS8) investigation revealed the suspect, described to be around five feet, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Hinoba-an town Mayor Ernesto Estrao recently revealed, among the projects included in the P110 million loan the city borrowed from the Municipal Fund Office (MFO), a division of the Department of Finance (DOF), is the P60 million construction for a new public market. According to the mayor, the original town …

By Jezza A. Nepomoceno The Iloilo Bantay Dagat Task Force is seeking the prosecution of fishermen apprehended earlier this year for the use of hulbot-hulbot boats. According to Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Jose Ronnie Panes and PO3 Philip Canoso, criminal complaints have been filed against boat captains Herman Tanes, Celso Zapa, and Ronald Santillan. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In an interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod yesterday, Imam Omar Betita of the Dar Al-Dhikr Islamic Call and Guidance Center in Barangay Mansilingan insisted the local Muslim community does not have any links to the Islamic State-backed Maute group, urging Christians to stop issuing statements that would inflame his community. In …

By Tara Yap In response to reports suggesting police officers who were disarmed by the New People’s Army (NPA) would be deployed to Marawi City, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, dispelled the claims, saying, no such order has been received from Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Ronald …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr., along with 10 provincial government officials, faces graft charges over a controversial 2010 land purchase in Murcia. In an e-mail sent to Watchmen Daily Journal yesterday by Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña, the respondents, aside from Marañon, include Provincial Administrator Enrique Pinongan, Provincial …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Northern Negros Guerilla Front yesterday claimed responsibility for the deaths of Calatrava planter Norberto Lumayno and his driver Danilo Braga. NPA-Roselyn Pelle Command spokesperson Cecil Estrella said Lumayno was found guilty by the revolutionary court over the killing of innocent farmers and illegally amassing properties …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) executive director Maria Belen Angelita Matibag spoke in Bacolod City yesterday in observance of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADAIT). In her speech, she discussed one of the national government’s recent projects in combatting the scourge of illegal drugs, “REHABiNASYON.” Describing the name …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. has yet to decide on a new Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director and recently requested another list of candidates from the Philippine National Police (PNP). When asked if he would like to assign somebody of his own choosing, the governor said he …

By Tara Yap Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) spokesperson, Police Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, urged the public to refrain from spreading false, or unverified, terror threats. “In case you come across any text message or social media posts regarding terrorist threats, please do not share,” he stated. “This is to avoid the spread of misinformation and panic.” …