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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Liga ng mga Barangay (Liga) president of Bacolod City criticized and accused the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) of politicizing their apprehensions of colorum tricycles in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City yesterday, for lack of coordination in the barangay. Barangay Tangub Captain Noli Villarosa, said BTAO head, Police Superintendent Luisito …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected carnapper was killed on Thursday evening at Purok Paho 2, Bangga Trinity, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect and fatality as 26-year-old Bryan Chavez, a resident of Purok Cagaycay, Barangay 2 in the said city. Police Station 4 (PS4) chief, Police Senior Inspector Elmer Bonilla, said …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Police Chief Inspector Mark Anthony Darroca of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (NOPPO-PDEU) recently announced, between July and December of last year, they recorded a total 15,535 drug personalities in the province. The total compiles both those who surrendered to authorities and the original 4,178 on the …

By Tara Yap Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) Director, Atty. Helen Catalbas, projects, with Iloilo hosting meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit this month, both city and province will earn around P2 billion. “We look at the meetings as having a multiplier effect,” she stated. “If our delegates, ministers, and senior …

By Jezza A. Nepomoceno Iloilo hospitals reported record-breaking revenue for 2016 with, according to the Hospital Management Office (HMO), earnings totaling P281 million. The amount broke the P261 million in earnings made in 2015. Rep. Pedro G. Trono Memorial District Hospital in Guimbal reported the most in earnings with P39.25 million, followed by Iloilo Provincial …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The top drug personality in Barangay Estefania was nabbed by members of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) at Celine Homes Subdivision in the said barangay, yesterday morning. Police identified the suspect as Esteban Uy, a resident of the said barangay. According to …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran asked the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to focus on the security of the city at night time, following a string of robbery and other crime incidents in Bacolod City. In a phone interview yesterday, Familiaran said he suspects the rise in robbery …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Both the Save the Sugar Industry Movement (SAVE-SIM) and the Confederation of Sugar Producers Cooperative (Confed) expressed their support for the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), after Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines filed a complaint before the court asking to nullify the sugar order issued by SRA. In a message sent by SAVE-SIM …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The lawyer for Rep. Melecio Yap, Ariel Malunes, held a press conference, yesterday, at the Grand Regal Hotel to give his side’s perspective, saying so much has been said by the other party against his client surrounding accusations of conducting extrajudicial killings in Escalante City from 2007 to 2011. “The …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Seven people were arrested following separate buy-bust operations in Bacolod City and Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, yesterday. Police identified the subject persons of the operations as Arthur Villacampa, Cherlina Aberin, and Remelson Continiedo. The first raid, carried out by the Bacolod City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit (BCPO-CDEU), nabbed Villacampa after …