BY JEN BAYLON Western Visayas has seen a significant 11 percent drop in crime rates in the first six months of 2024. The Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 recorded 5,529 crime incidents from January to June of this year, a notable decline from 6,260 incidents reported in the same period in 2023. PRO-6 director, …
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La Castellana mayor welcomes lifestyle check amid graft raps
La Castellana Mayor Alme Rhummyla Nicor Mangilimutan said yesterday that she was willing to undergo a lifestyle check, after charges of graft and corruption were filed against her. “I’m not a perfect mayor, but if they believe they have basis, then they must file charges in the proper venue, and we will face the charges,” …
New Bacolod city hall to be completed in 18 months
The construction of the new Bacolod City Hall, with an initial project cost of almost P223 million, is expected to be completed in 18 months. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez led the groundbreaking ceremony on the original historical site of the building on Luzuriaga and Araneta Streets in the downtown area yesterday. “The original appropriation …
LGUs urged to have command centers, install CCTVs to address crimes
The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) urged local government units (LGUs) yesterday to have a command center and install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to help address criminality. PRO-6 Regional Director Brigadier General Jack Wanky, during the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas, said installing CCTVs in strategic areas of the community is a big …
Rebel yields, helps Army recover weapons
By JEN BAYLON A former member of the dismantled New People’s Army-Northern Negros Front provided crucial information to the Philippine Army that led to the recovery of hidden weapons in an encounter at Barangay Pinapugasan in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City last February. According to a statement from the 79th Infantry Battalion, the surrendered rebel disclosed the location where one …
Kabankalan gov’t ready to pay poll support staff if …
The Kabankalan City government said payment will be released for the support staff who served in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in 2023, provided that the legal opinion from the Commission on Elections-Negros Island Region (Comelec-NIR) offers a sufficient basis. Kabankalan Mayor Benjie Miranda said the city government is willing to allocate …
Bacolod City to form task force to mitigate fire incidents
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said yesterday that he will form a task force to monitor and develop plans to mitigate fire incidents after two instances last week razed 96 houses and caused the death of a purok (sub-village) official. “We met with our fire marshal [Supt. Jenny Mae Masip] this morning. We had …
‘Walang Gutom’ beneficiaries in NegOcc get food stamps for 3 years
Household-beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Walang Gutom: Food Stamp Program in 31 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental can avail of P3,000 in monthly food credits for three years until 2027. In Western Visayas, all the target 43,021 households, identified as most food-poor, are located in Negros Occidental. …
BFP: Bacolod has 184 fire-prone areas
There are 184 fire-prone areas in Bacolod City, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). City fire marshal, Superintendent Jenny Mae Masip said an area is considered fire-prone if the houses are close together and the road is narrow enough for a fire truck to pass through in case of a fire. Barangay …
WV police boost monitoring of coastal areas vs. smuggling
The Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) is intensifying its monitoring of coastal areas to prevent possible smuggling activities. In an interview on Friday, August 2, PRO-6 Director, Brigadier General Jack Wanky, said this complies with instructions from the national headquarters to intensify the monitoring of coastal areas amid widespread smuggling apprehensions in …