By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A number of Muslims residing in Bacolod City have expressed their disgust over the Maute group and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), following the attacks on Marawi City this week. Abdul Rasheed, who worships at the Dar Al-Dhikr Islamic Call and Guidance Center in Barangay Mansilingan, claims the actions taken by …
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PRO-18 Director orders protection of Serenio family
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) Director, Police Chief Superintendent Edmund Gonzales, released a directive to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to protect the family of former Berya drug group member Ricky Serenio. In a report by TV Patrol Negros, Gonzales said he strongly believes the killings of Wilfredo and Wilmar …
New contractor for Baciwa starts in July
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a public consultation at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) yesterday, the leadership of the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) assured concessionaires a new contractor will start operations in a few months. Baciwa chairman Lorendo Dilag said the Bacolod Bulk Water Inc. (BBWI) will begin to supply water for …
Suspected ‘akyat bahay’ member falls in Barangay 16
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected ‘akyat bahay’ member was nabbed by police, while two of his accomplices escaped, after victimizing a boarding house at Purok Dawidaw, Barangay 16, Bacolod City, late Wednesday evening. Police identified the victims as 25-year-old Leslie Apuhin, a resident of the said barangay; and Rusty Mata, 27, a native …
Ramadan begins today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The observance of Ramadan, a 30-day period of prayer and religious devotion for Muslims, begins later today. In a phone interview with Imam Omar Betita yesterday, he said, during the observance, Islamic faithful refrain from eating or drinking from dawn until dusk for 30 days. Betita explained, it is an …
Department of Agriculture to offer farmers, fisherfolk affordable loans
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Department of Agriculture Regional Director Joyce Wendam said the government will begin offering an affordable loan program for farmers and fisherfolk next month. Dubbed as Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA), the program will launch on June 23 and will allow the farmers to borrow loans through conduit banks, with a …
Child drowns in Sipalay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A six-year-old child drowned at a resort in Barangay Camindangan, Sipalay City, Thursday morning. Local officials from the city’s disaster risk reduction and management office (CDRRMO) identified the victim as Jero Vermil, a resident of Barangay 5 in the said city. In an interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, Sipalay City CDRMMO …
Leonardia tells city residents there is no need to panic Mayor: Heightened tension in Mindanao will keep us on our toes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia assured city residents there is no need for panic, following the recent terror attacks by the Abu Sayyaf and Maute Groups in Marawi City, last Monday. “We can never tell when or where the terrorist will strike, at least, with this heightened tension in Mindanao, …
Bacolod City SP voices opposition to excise tax, VAT expansion
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution voicing their opposition to the proposed excise tax on sugar and the expansion of the value-added tax (VAT), a part of the comprehensive tax reform package (CTRP) submitted by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. According to an email from City …
Muslim Brotherhood backs Martial Law in Mindanao
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization that has been deemed a terror group in countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, voiced his group’s support for the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao, a pronouncement recently made by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a recent radio …