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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Bacolod employee Rodolfo “Boy” Gamuyao was transferred by NBI personnel, yesterday, to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) facility in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. Reports over local radio station Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod said Gamuyao was earlier arrested on April 19 at the Terra Plaza …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local chapter of an anti-corruption and crime group in Bacolod City has called on Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial and Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to investigate an alleged health insurance fraud. In a letter dated April 6 this year sent to Ubial and Alvarez, John Chiong, national deputy commander of …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Banaga Abang Lingkod Party list Rep. Stephen Paduano expressed surprise over the inclusion of sugar-sweetened beverages in the government’s tax reform package that had already passed the ways and means committee of the House of Representatives. Paduano, a native of Bacolod City, said he also bucked the imposition of excise taxes …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Negros Island Region (DENR-NIR) and the city government of Bacolod have inked a memorandum of agreement to launch a massive ‘greening’ program for Bacolod City. The program dubbed by Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia as the Bacolod City Urban Development Greening Program aims to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) said they are dismayed over the decision of the Commission on Appointments (CA) to reject the appointment of Gina Lopez as head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). GAWA Secretary-general Wennie Sancho, in a text message, said it is unfortunate …

By Tara Yap Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr., while saddened by the Commission on Appointments’ non-confirmation of Ms. Gina Lopez as environment secretary, said Lopez should have been more “tactical” in the fight for the environment. Defensor said Lopez should not have “picked a fight against the mining industry at the start; she should have …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Six people were nabbed by members of the Regional Special Operations Task Group-18 (RSOTG-18) in a buy-bust operation at 5th Road, Puentebella Subdivision, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, Wednesday evening. Police identified the arrested as Emmanuel Alcala, Stephen Celedonia, Rapunzel Estribo, Augie John Tadeo, Adrian Carlos Aspan, and Jayp Claveria, all …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A gasoline location was allegedly robbed by a lone gunman at corner Magsaysay-Lacson Street, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police identified the victim as 38-year-old Nilo Buen, a pump boy of the gas station and resident of the said city. Based on an official report released by Police Station …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An illegal ‘swertres’ operator was arrested by members of the Sibulan Municipal Police Station, yesterday morning at the airport area, Barangay Agan-an, Sibulan, Negros Oriental. Police identified the suspect as 56-year-old Expedito Jumawan Baroro, a resident of Colon Extension, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. Sibulan town police chief, Senior Inspector Nelson …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Ceres-Negros FC secured a spot in the ASEAN Zone semifinals after defeating Tampines Rovers FC, 4-2, in the final Group G match of the 2017 AFC Cup at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore last night. The game started quickly for the Negrense club. Following a deflection off a Rovers defender, …