By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 70-year-old woman was arrested by Dumaguete City police after she was caught engaging in illegal gambling in Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Sunday afternoon. Police identified the suspect as Nicanora Sandoy, a resident of Oracion drive in the said barangay. Dumaguete City police said intelligence operatives were in …
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Catholic priests call for vigilance, prayers amid Martial Law
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Presidents of Jesuit schools throughout the country issued a joint a statement yesterday calling for vigilance amid Martial Law in Mindanao and slamming religious extremism, while the Diocese of Bacolod asked for prayers in war-ravaged Marawi. The joint statement signed by the Jesuit administrators of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University, …
PRO-18: Security situation in Negros Oriental being monitored
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) Director, Police Chief Superintendent Edmund Gonzales, said they are currently monitoring the security situation in Negros Oriental, following recent terror acts in Mindanao. In an interview yesterday with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, Gonzales said Negros Oriental has been tagged as a “frontier” of the Negros Island Region (NIR) …
Minoyan road construction probed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to an order signed by Engineer Leandro Caymo, director of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Bureau of Land Tenure, the agency is ordering one of their local offices in Negros Occidental to investigate an allegedly illegal road construction at Purok 9, Barangay Minoyan, Murcia. The order was made …
P70K worth of shabu seized in Bacong
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around P70,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized, following a buy-bust operation in Barangay West Poblacion, Bacong, Negros Oriental, early Saturday morning. Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Joseph Caño, a resident of Barangay Isugan in the said town. Bacong town police chief, Police Senior Inspector Romel Luga, said they …
Assistance requested to fund Lopez Jaena shrine in Jaro
By Tara Yap The planned shrine for famed Ilonggo journalist Graciano Lopez Jaena in the Jaro district of Iloilo City is still unfinished and the foundation behind the structure are seeking assistance from the public. Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Inc. President Mia Lopez-Cruz, a descendent of Lopez Jaena, is hoping the public can pitch …
Unidentified man murdered in Ilog
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The lifeless remains of a man were found in a sugarcane field at Sitio Kamalarang, Barangay Galicia, Ilog, Negros Occidental, Saturday morning. Police have yet to identify the person, although they estimate the age of the individual to be between 22 and 28 years old and reportedly a resident of …
Burglar falls in Mandalagan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug personality was arrested by police after he was caught attempting to rob a sari-sari store along Villa Gerorgina Street, Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City, Saturday afternoon. Police identified the victim as 63-year-old store owner Ney Antoniano and resident of Kaakbay Village in the said barangay. Police Station 3 …
2017 Mansilingan Charter Day Chess Tournament La Castellana native wins
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Erich Singson of La Castellana won the 12-and-Under Mansilingan Charter Day Chess Tournament over the weekend at the Mansilingan Chess Society (ManChess) Club. Eliza Mae Toremoro of Talisay City took second place, followed by Lawrence Donguines of Mansilingan. ManChess President, Engr. Nestor Cena, said the club aims to develop the …
Freedoms in peril under Martial Law –Labor group
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local labor group General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) expressed concerned over the possible repression of labor rights after President Rodrigo Duterte stated the possibility of including the Visayas islands under Martial Law. In a text message from GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho, he said the rights of the labor sector, …