By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Anti-crime and anti-corruption group Task Force Crusaders (TFC) has requested the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to probe the lending companies in Negros Occidental that allegedly charge exorbitant interests and violate the Lending Act. TFC National Deputy Commander John Chiong said they received complaints especially from pensioners. One senior citizen …
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Typhoid fever kills 2 in Iloilo
By Tara Yap A father and daughter died from typhoid fever in Passi City, Iloilo province. Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) confirmed that the 47-year-old male and 21-year-old female were among the five confirmed cases from Brgy. Tubod. Dr. Patricia Grace Trabaho, provincial health chief, said the remaining three cases are currently admitted at Don …
Drug surrenderee nabbed in San Carlos buy-bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A surrenderee of the government’s anti-drug campaign was arrested after he was caught in the act of selling illegal drugs in Barangay Ermita, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, early Monday morning. Police identified the suspect as 41-year-old Victor Alicante, a resident of Purok 2 in the said barangay. San Carlos …
BCD open to investors for sanitary landfill
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said private investors willing to put up a sanitary landfill will be welcomed as the local government seeks to address its solid waste management issues. He admitted, however, that no investors have signified interest yet. Leonardia said the local government is looking for a suitable …
Man hangs self in Singcang-Airport
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of a man believed to have killed himself was found yesterday morning, at Purok Kaingin, Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City. Police have refused to identify the fatality but confirmed he is 26 years old and a resident of Sagay City. Based on the initial investigation made by Police Station …
PECO complaint to be lodged at ERC
By Tara Yap Aside from calls for a congressional inquiry, there are plans to bring complaints against the sole power distributor of Iloilo City to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Iloilo City Councilor Joshua Alim wants to lodge a formal complaint against Panay Electric Company (PECO) for alleged violations of the Magna Carta for Residential …
Council to barangays: Follow Drugs Board guidelines to be drug-free
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Bacolod is encouraging all 61 barangays of the city to follow the operational guidelines of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) on how to be certified as a “drug free” barangay. Councilor Ricardo Tan said, under DDB regulation No. 3, a barangay may only be declared …
Ilongga bar topnotcher to stay away from drug cases
By Tara Yap While the national government is waging a war against illegal drugs, the Ilongga who ranked fourth in the 2016 Bar Examinations will stay away from drug cases. “We hear lawyers get killed in the crossfire. I don’t want to end my life and my career early,” said Allana Mae Babayen-on. The law …
Police trainee to be dismissed for extortion
By Tara Yap A trainee of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be dismissed for alleged extortion activities. Supt. Gilbert Gorero, spokesman of Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), said dismissal procedures are being readied against police trainee Glenn Garbosa who was arrested last May 4 in an entrapment operation by the Iloilo City Police Office-Station 3. …
No cloud seeding in Negros Occidental despite dry conditions
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) in Negros Occidental is not considering cloud seeding operations in the province yet despite the hot and dry conditions. OPA head, lawyer Japhet Masculino, said this is because the Department of Agriculture (DA) is still assessing the current situation of farmlands in Negros …