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By Tara Yap A complaint against Monsignor Juanito Tuvilla of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo province has been lodged before the Archdiocese of Jaro. Tuvilla is facing a complaint from retired army soldier Armando Sondia. The priest rudely accosted his niece out of the church during a funeral mass for Sondia’s mother. Tuvilla accosted her claiming the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An electrician was killed after he was allegedly shot by colleagues from the Philippines Guardians Brotherhood, Inc. at Victorias Commercial Complex, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, late Sunday evening. Police identified the fatality as Jonathan Baitan, a worker of the Victorias Sports Complex. Victorias City police chief, Police Supt. Herman Garboza, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three people, including a top drug personality in the town of Pontevedra, were arrested by joint elements of Pontevedra Police and operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region (PDEA-NIR) following a drug bust operation in Barangay 2 of the town, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the suspects as 35-year-old …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Close to 20 people were injured after a van slammed into two other vehicles along the national highway, part of Barangay Taloc, Bago City, yesterday morning. In a report released by Bago City police traffic investigator, Police Officer 3 (PO3) Rowel Peniero, a Mitsubishi Montero driven by Ernie Torrechiva was …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A top official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Negros Island Region (NIR) has significant tourism potential during the Tourism Summit held at the Social Hall of the Capitol building yesterday morning. “It is 99.9 percent,” said DOT Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre. Alegre together with Department of the Interior …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An American citizen was recently arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after he allegedly uploaded sex videos of him and a local woman in the internet. NBI Special Investigator William de Arca identified the suspect as 63-year-old Lee David Colglazier, a pensioner and temporarily residing in the country. …

By Tara Yap Effective May 15, the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Western Visayas region will have a new chief with a turnover ceremony at the regional headquarters of Camp Delgado in Iloilo City. Supt. Gilbert Gorero, spokesman of Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), said Chief Supt. Cesar Hawthorne Binag will assume the post. Outgoing PNP-6 …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man was killed on the spot after he was allegedly shot, stabbed, and hacked by his two neighbors at Hacienda Rosario Sur Relocation Site, Brgy. Granada, Bacolod City, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the fatality as 28-year-old Julius Medel, a resident of Purok Pinaya-on in the said barangay. Police Station …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Education-Negros Island Region (DepEd-NIR) has formally launched this year’s Brigada Eskwela at the Dumaguete City National High School in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental last Saturday. DepEd-NIR Director Gilbert Sadsad said DepEd has issued a memorandum on the implementing guidelines of Brigada Eskwela on March 9. Part of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod has approved for final reading the amendments to the anti-jaywalking provisions of the Bacolod City Traffic Code. The amendments, which were introduced by Councilor Caesar Distrito, increases the penalties for jaywalking, or crossing streets outside designated lanes, from P100 to P300 or one day …