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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected thief died after he was shot by a security guard at the old Ceres Bus Terminal in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City, Sunday evening. Police have yet to identify the suspect. Based on an initial investigation by Police Station 3 (PS3), the security guard, identified as 28-year-old Rhomel Santero, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A street level drug pusher was arrested following a raid at a pension house along San Juan Street, Barangay 13, Bacolod City, Sunday afternoon. Police identified the suspect as 43-year-old Jade Babaran, a resident of the said city. Based on a report by Police Station 1 (PS1) commander, Police Senior …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The family of the Calatrava sugar planter that was killed in an ambush last Thursday doubt the New People’s Army (NPA) was behind the incident. According to Raul Baterna, the brother-in-law of slain planter Norberto Lumayno, it was a “diversionary tactic” by the gunmen in order to lay the blame …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of dengue cases in the Negros Island Region (NIR) has risen by two percent from the same period last year, according to Department of Health-NIR (DOH-NIR) director, Dr. Emilia Monicimpo. In an interview over the weekend with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, she said there are currently 1,203 recorded dengue cases …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippine (CBCP) released the names of websites they believe carries fake news, or unverified content, some of which are considered “pro-Duterte” sites. Among the sites highlighted by the religious group include du30newsinfo.com, dutertedefender.com, and mindanation.com, all of which publish news favorable to the administration …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Press Club (NPC) President Renato ‘Aksyon Boy’ Duran revealed his organization’s endorsement of the bill filed by Senator Joel Villanueva, which aims to penalize individuals or groups who publish information considered “fake news.” In an exclusive interview with Watchmen Daily Journal yesterday afternoon, Duran said the proliferation of malicious …

By Tara Yap During a visit to Iloilo last week, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, ordered the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) to capture top Region 6 drug lord Richard ‘Buang’ Prevendido. Both the PNP and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have tagged Prevendido as a leader of one of …

By Paulo Loreto Lim In a release published by Aangat Tayo party-list Rep. Neil Abayon III over the weekend, the congressman called attention to the growing HIV/AIDS crisis in the Philippines, saying, “The victims are getting younger and there are many young millennial men having sex with men who get infected.” He cited statistics from …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three people, including a minor, were arrested by members of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) following a buy-bust operation along Yakal Street, Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the suspects as 21-year-old John Jeryl Gemora, the main subject of the operation and resident of Barangay Alijis; and …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police recorded two separate drowning incidents in Sagay City and Kabankalan City during feast of St. John the Baptist observances last Friday and Saturday. Police identified the fatalities as Ramyl Carvajal, a resident of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental; and Rayden Sinfuego, 4-years-old, and resident of Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City. An official …