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By Tara Yap The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), recently approved a P25 salary increase for workers in Negros Occidental and the Western Visayas. Workers for companies with more than 10 employees will receive an increase of P25, while companies employing 10 workers and below will …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) is currently awaiting orders from higher-ups in Camp Crame, after President Rodrigo Duterte cleared the Philippine National Police (PNP) to return to conducting anti-drug operations. PRO-18 Director, Police Chief Superintendent Renato Gumban, said they are waiting for the directives from PNP chief, Director General Ronald …

By Paulo Loreto Lim On the season premiere of “The Voice,” all four judges turned their chairs for 16-year-old Filipino-American Anatalia Villaranda during her performance of the Bruno Mars hit “Runaway Baby.” Following her audition, judge Blake Shelton requested she bring out her family, after fellow judge Alicia Keys called them “Amazing.” Villaranda tweeted last …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A female call center agent was allegedly robbed and sexually assaulted by two unidentified suspects in Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police refused to name the victim, but confirmed she is a resident of Barangay Alijis and currently works at a major call center along Lacson Street. According to Police Station …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was killed, while his two passengers were injured, after they slammed into a tree at Purok Balunggay, Barangay Pacol, Bago City, Tuesday evening. Police identified the fatality as 59-year-old Pacifico Libe, Jr., while the injured were identified as his sons, Mark and Charles Libe, both of whom …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 36-year-old father was found dead in his home after he hanged himself at Purok Bagong Pag-asa, Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City, Monday afternoon. Police refused to reveal the identity of the victim, but confirmed he was a resident of the said barangay. According to Police Station 9 (PS9), the victim …

By Tara Yap A demand letter was sent to businessman Andrew Ong requesting the removal of an illegal structure along Dungon Creek by today, March 2. In compliance with an order from Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, the Iloilo City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), Iloilo City Legal Office, Iloilo City Planning and …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Following the back and forth on the policies surrounding small town lottery, the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved a resolution, yesterday, requesting official guidelines from Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chair Jose Jorge Corpus. City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., a sponsor of the resolution, said he needs clarification on the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army formally installed Colonel Eliezer Losañes as the new commanding officer of the 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) at Camp Major Nelson Gerona in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, yesterday morning, in a ceremony attended by Major General Jon Aying, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID); and Negros Occidental Governor …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 46-year-old man was arrested by members of Police Station 3 (PS3) on alleged links to illegal gambling in Barangay Mandalagan, Tuesday. Police identified the suspect as Michael Medel, a resident of the said barangay. PS3 said they arrested him at his residence after they received reports he was allegedly …