By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 3rd Infantry Division commander Major General Jon Aying said the Philippine Army (PA) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) is planning to tap Islamic leaders or “Ulamas” in helping counter radicalization among Muslim youths in the region. Aying, who was in Bacolod City yesterday for the activation of the 1st …
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PA activates 1st NIR Geographical Battalion
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 3rd Infantry Division commander Major General Jon Aying, and Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. led the formal activation rites of the 1st Negros Island Region (NIR) Geographical Battalion at the Capitol Building, yesterday morning. Aying said the new geographical unit comprises of two battalions, with the other battalion assigned …
Australian buffaloes coming?
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. revealed the Provincial Government is planning to purchase buffaloes from Australia for dairy, meat, and crossbreeding with local carabaos. In a chance interview yesterday morning, Marañon said he and the provincial delegation were able to taste buffalo meat during their official visit to Australia …
Iloilo urged to address future port, road congestions
By Tara Yap The City and Province of Iloilo must plan ahead to address impending congestion of ports and roads as the regional capital. Ronilo Balbieran, an infrastructure and budget consultant to government agencies, urged for alignments of port developments and road expansions in the regional center of Western Visayas. “Iloilo must not repeat the …
City: 10,000 trees to be planted before June 2
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The City Government of Bacolod is targeting its summer job trainees to plant about 10,000 trees before the summer job season ends on June 2. The city on May 2 has deployed about 2,000 summer jobbers in different offices of the city, which is also a joint program of the …
Burglars steal P56K worth of items in Granada
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the notorious ‘Akyat Bahay’ gang carted away around P56,000 in goods from a house at San Dionisio Subdivision, Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, early morning Tuesday. Police identified the victim as 59-year-old Joseph Eopoldo, a resident of the said subdivision. Investigators from Police Station 5 (PS5) said the suspects …
Two nabbed for drugs in Sagay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two alleged drug suspects were arrested by operatives of the Sagay City Police Station following a buy-bust operation at Crossing Cesco, Barangay Rafaela Barrera, in the said city, late Monday evening. Police identified the suspects as 36-year-old Jonel Tapi-on, a resident of the said barangay; and Jake Cordova, 31, a …
Motorcycle driver dies in Kabankalan road collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 54-year-old motorcycle driver died in a hospital yesterday morning, after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a truck in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as Edwin Hecita, a resident of the said barangay. Kabankalan Police traffic investigator, Police Officer 2 (PO2) Adones Sebala, …
Bato absent in turnover ceremony of new PRO-18 director
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa will miss out the turn-over ceremony of incoming Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) Director Police Chief Supt. Edmund Gonzales on Friday. PRO-18 spokesperson, Police Senior Insp. Armilyn Vargas, said the headquarters issued the new memo, yesterday, but it failed to …
House hearing on HFCS today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya met with various sugar industry stakeholders for a pre-hearing conference yesterday at the House of Representatives in connection with its investigation on the importation of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) scheduled today. He said the stakeholders were invited to the hearing to be …