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 …
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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 …
Cops nab mom pimping daughter
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Operatives of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) arrested last Friday a single mother, who allegedly used her daughter in lewd videos and photos that were being sold online. Police Senior Supt. Jack Wanky, acting city director of BCPO, said the operation was conducted at the suspect’s house in Barangay …
Motorcycle driver ran over by truck in Calatrava
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was declared dead on the spot after he was ran over by a cane truck along Kilometer 135, Barangay San Isidro, Calatrava town, Negros Occidental, Saturday. Police identified the fatality as 53-year-old town resident Joerge Rabago from Barangay Patun-an. Calatrava town police chief, Chief Inspector John Joel …
Barangay 23 resident accidentally shoots self
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A resident of Barangay 23 in Bacolod City was killed after he accidentally shot himself, early Sunday morning. Police identified the fatality as 26-year-old Paulo Agustin. Police Station 4 (PS4) commander, Senior Inspector Elmer Bonilla, said Agustin was inside his friend’s house in the said barangay when the incident happened. …
Angat Pilipinas to be launched in time for 2017 MassKara Festival
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Angat Pilipinas, a national non-government organization, is planning to have its national launching in Bacolod City in October this year in time for the MassKara Festival, its founder said. Marlon Marañon said “Angat” means Alliance for National Growth and Transformation whose objective is to create “a funding and business mechanism …