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By Jezza A. Nepomoceno The Iloilo provincial government launched its first Developmental League Program, intended to provide meaningful sports and physical fitness activities to local youth. According to Center for Sports and Physical Fitness Executive Director, Dr. Raymundo Lapating, the program is focused on cultivating grassroots sports programs, in particular, athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, football, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Militant group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) warned of the “re-imposition of open dictatorship” after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law over Mindanao, follow the recent terror attacks by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and the Maute Group in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. In an email to Watchmen Daily …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., said he supports the proposal by Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Alfredo Benitez to lower the proposed excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) from 10 percent to five percent per liter. In a press conference yesterday morning, the governor said he also backs …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) Director, Police Chief Superintendent Edmund Gonzales, ordered the entire regional police force on heightened alert status, following the attacks from the Abu Sayyaf and Maute Groups in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. PRO-18 spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said Gonzales called for an emergency command …

By Tara Yap Both the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are on full alert in Western Visayas region, following the terrorist attack in Marawi City. Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, director of Police Regional Office (PRO-6), said their office is closely coordinating with the AFP. Police presence …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga City Veterinarian Maria Agueda de la Torre said they are currently conducting a campaign to apprehend all stray dogs in Bacolod City. Recently, the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved a resolution requesting the City Veterinary Office (CVO), through Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, to impound stray dogs, particularly those found along …

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 …