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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A resident of Binalbagan, Negros Occidental was arrested by members of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) at the corner of Lacson-Hernaez Sts., Barangay 39, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old John Del Olmo, a resident of Purok Darigold, Barangay San …

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Land Transportation Office-Region VI (LTO-6), headed by Director Roland Ramos, will conduct its deputation seminar today in Pontevedra with LTO-Bacolod chief and Provincial Law Enforcement Service head Renato Novero tasked to lead event. Topics in the seminar are expected to cover areas of moral values, vehicle registration, the issuance …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A teenager suffocated to death after he was trapped in a burning house at Block 1, Eufemia Subdivision, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the fatality as 18-year-old Mark Jason Hontiveros, a resident of the said barangay. BFP arson investigator, Senior Fire Officer …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A farmer was killed over a land dispute with his neighbor at Sitio Cambihod, Barangay Tinaogan, Bindoy, Negros Oriental, yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as 64-year-old Juanito Babor Tepacia, a resident of the said barangay. Bindoy town police said, based on their investigation, a heated argument ensued between Tepacia …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) Principal Mario Amaca confirmed classes will not be impacted by the impending transport strike and will open on their designated date of June 5, noting, it is beyond his abilities to suspend classes. “It is beyond my capacity to suspend classes, only the DepEd (Department …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The father of former Berya drug group member and bagman Ricky Serenio was shot and killed by riding-in-tandem suspects at Purok Sampaguita 1, Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, late Monday evening. Police identified the fatality as 53-year-old Wilfredo Serenio, a resident of the said barangay. Police Station 8 (PS8) commander, Police …

By Paulo Loreto Lim After power rates hit P11.1669 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this past March, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) announced their second straight months of rate drops, with a May 2017 rate of P10.5062/kwh, down from the April 2017 figure of P10.8556/kWh. The utility co-op credits the adjustment to drops in the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 21-year-old woman was arrested by operatives of the Victorias City Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) at Zone 4, Barangay 6, Victorias City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the woman as Anna Mae Eswagan, a resident of Zone 5 of the said barangay. Police Superintendent German Garbosa, Victorias City police chief, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In order to jumpstart rehabilitation, the Local Market Committee proposed the mayor to request a clearance from the Commission on Audit (COA) for the Libertad Public Market Annex Building. According to Jonah Abao, officer-in-charge of Libertad Public Market, the structure contains about 120 blocks and can accommodate 240 vendors. However, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A commuter was sent to the hospital on Monday evening after he was stabbed along Circumferential Road, Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City. Police identified the victim as 26-year-old Lorenzo Cordova, a resident of Gold Land Village, Doña Juliana, Barangay Taculing of the said city. Investigators from Police Station 4 (PS4) said …