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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) clarified yesterday that Police Chief Inspector Rocky Desear was not among the cops named by former Berya drug group member Ricky Serenio. Desear, who was formerly assigned under the Regional Headquarters (RHQ), was reassigned as one of the newest officers under the Negros Occidental Police …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) warned, yesterday, the plan by President Rodrigo Duterte to postpone barangay elections and, instead, appoint officials, is a “clear prelude to dictatorship.” GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho explained Duterte’s proposal is contrary to existing law, in which barangay officials should be elected in a …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, in response to reports Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol criticized Negros Occidental sugarcane plantation owners as living in “Mar Roxas country,” said the cabinet secretary should not be politicizing the sugar industry. “This issue is not political,” said Zubiri. “This issue is the survival of …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Provincial Chief of Hospitals, Dr. Leonardo Eusebio, who was previously serving concurrently as acting Negros Occidental provincial administrator, recently revealed government hospitals are both over their bed capacity and lacking doctors to treat the overflow of patients. According to the provincial official, public hospitals in the province are currently 173% over …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a thanksgiving mass held in the lobby of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), yesterday, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said those who lost in the last elections are trying to destabilize his administration. “The problem is there are people who have no work trying to sabotage our administration,” …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Task Force Crusaders (TFC) recently entered the ongoing situation regarding the stalled reinstatement of Talisay City Hall employees, who were dismissed following the election that saw Neil Lizares III ascend to the role as city mayor. TFC National Deputy Commander John Chiong said the issue is about “employees that have …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Following the announcement Iloilo City will be hosting another meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from April 24 to 29, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog credited the job the city did in hosting ASEAN meetings earlier this week during the 2017 ASEAN Summit. “This is because of …

By Tara Yap A total of 46 Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) police officers were recently deputized by the Land Transportation Office (LTO). According to IPPO chief, Police Senior Superintendent Harold Tuzon, the deputized cops are authorized to both regulate traffic and sanction motorists through confiscating driver’s licenses. Tuzon sought deputation after the rise of …

By Tara Yap Despite the recurrence of algae along the beaches of Boracay, Arjunn Calvo of the Environmental Management Bureau-Region VI (EMB-6), a division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region VI (DENR-6), said the latest monitoring report shows the waters of Boracay are “within normal range of safety.” Monitoring stations reported a total …

By Jezza Nepomoceno In an effort to strengthen coordination among private and government partners to effectively facilitate employment opportunities, the provincial government is launching Public Employment Service Office (PESO) services with an event at the Grand Tower Suites on Thursday, March 30. The event is expected to be attended by 134 participants from 130 companies, …