By Paulo Loreto Lim Bacolod City Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) head, Police Superintendent Luisito Acebuche, announced at a press conference at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) earlier this week they would begin slapping fines on individuals who jaywalk. He said jaywalking contributes more congestion to an already problematic traffic situation. Beginning March 27, first …
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City to fully implement ‘No Segregation, No Collection’ policy in April
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The city government of Bacolod will fully implement the “No Segregation, No Collection” policy next month. Bacolod City Administrator, Atty. John Orola, said garbage contractors will not collect any waste from a resident if it is not properly segregated. He also stated they will implement penalties for anyone caught violating …
Siaton police chief sacked over alleged abuse of motorcycle driver
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The police chief of Siaton, in Negros Oriental, has been sacked and reassigned to the provincial headquarters for investigation by the provincial police director over a video showing him allegedly abusing a motorcycle driver. In a mobile phone video taken by the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) from an …
Training underway for ASEAN ushers, liaison officers
In preparation for the 2017 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, with meetings scheduled in Bacolod City from March 21 to 24, a total of 60 ushers and 25 liaisons are currently attending a four-day skills enhancement training program at the Sugarland Hotel. According to Bacolod Secretariat Committee Assistant Chair Sandra Ruth Sycip, the …
Two dead, three injured in Cauayan road collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people are confirmed dead, while three others were seriously injured, following a road collision between a passenger jeepney and a tricycle along the National Highway, part of Barangay Man-uling, Cauayan, late Wednesday evening. Police identified the fatalities as 40-year-old Emmanuel Sabo and Christine Jade Garcenilla, 9, while the injured …
Drunk man mauled to death in Taculing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drunk man was killed after he was allegedly mauled by another drunk person at Purok Nabalian, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City, Wednesday evening. Police identified the fatality as 57-year-old Manuel Dato-on, a resident of the said barangay. Police Station 6 (PS6) commander, Police Chief Inspector Jovil Sedel, said the suspect, …
DOH endorses negligence complaint against Kabankalan City hospital
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau of the Department of Health (DOH) recently endorsed the complaint by the mother of a seven-year-old child allegedly neglected by a physician and nurse at the Kabankalan District Hospital (KDH) in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. The complaint is now being forwarded to the …
CBCP decries Congress for approving the death penalty Villegas: Congress has given consent for the state to kill
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) condemned the House of Representatives after they passed House Bill 4727, which sought to reimpose capital punishment. In a letter released by CBCP president and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, he said, “The House of Representatives has given its consent for the state …
HB 4727: Death penalty bill passed Gabriela: Bill was ‘railroaded’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Women’s rights group and party-list Gabriela claimed House Bill 4727, which sought to reimpose the death penalty, was “railroaded.” In an interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, yesterday, Gabriela Representative Emmi de Jesus said the bill was hastily passed by members of congress. According to De Jesus, the process in which the …
DENR-6 traces source of green algae in Boracay to untreated wastewater Sampulna blames informal settlers, Catalbas says its businesses
By Tara Yap The presence of green algae along the beaches of Boracay is caused by untreated wastewater, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region VI (DENR-6) Director Jim Sampulna said. He cited a study conducted last year that found informal settlers were dumping soap and shampoo directly into streams that flow towards the beach. “These …