By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The office of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in Negros Occidental’s Isabela town was allegedly ransacked by unidentified individuals late Sunday night, December 17. Isabela police chief, Captain Ar-jay Dangarang, said the village tanods of Barangay Bulad discovered the office had been ransacked. The tanods said computers, keyboards and system units …
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Sagay City to kick start ‘No Plastic Day’ in January
Sagay City in Negros Occidental will start implementing “No Plastic Day” every Tuesday and Friday starting January 1, in line with the ordinance seeking to minimize single-use plastic bags and containers in the locality. The two-day “No Plastic Day” for the entire 2024 will be a prelude to the three-day “No Plastic Day” in …
9 NegOcc LGUs tagged as ‘poverty-stricken’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that nine local government units (LGUs) in the province have been tagged as “poverty-stricken,” based on a survey presented during the Provincial Development Council’s last quarter meeting yesterday morning. Lacson identified the LGUs as the towns of Binalbagan, Calatrava, Candoni, Cauayan, E.B. …
BFP-Bacolod adds fire station, opens region’s 1st mobile motor pool
Bacolod City gets a firefighting boost with the operation of the latest fire station located in Barangay Alijis, and the commissioning of a mobile motor pool, the first to be launched by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Western Visayas. In rites held at the barangay gymnasium yesterday, Chief Supt. Jerry Candido, regional …
BCPO to coordinate with PDEA over ‘pipe’ use in molestation case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will coordinate with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) after one of the suspects in the alleged molestation video was seen smoking a pipe. Lt. Colonel Ronnie Brillo, BCPO spokesperson and deputy director for operations, said they will conduct an investigation into the …
Don’t engage in indiscriminate firing, cops warned
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) warned its personnel not to engage in indiscriminate firing during the holiday season. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Major Rhojn Darrel Nigos, said all city and municipal police stations in the province have already scheduled their respective muzzle taping of weapons for the coming …
BCPO deploys B-PADs for ‘Misa de Gallo’
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has deployed Bacolod Police Public Assistance Desks (B-PADs) beside the city churches during the nine-day “Misa de Gallo” to ensure the safety of the residents while attending Mass. BCPO director Colonel Noel Aliño said they have launched the Ligtas Paskuhan B-PAD on Saturday, December 16, …
PHO: COVID-19 cases in NegOcc remain low
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of new COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental remains low, the latest monitoring from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed yesterday. PHO head Dr. Girlie Pinongan said the province has four active COVID-19 cases, of which, one was confined at the Alfredo Marañon Sr. District Hospital in Sagay City, …
NegOcc solon calls for gov’t intervention on low sugar prices
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental 5th district Congressman Emilio Yulo III is calling on the national government to intervene as prices of domestic sugar continue to go down. Yulo said the government needs to help local sugar producers immediately, particularly small farmers that comprise more than 80 percent of the country’s sugar …
Bacolod cops seize P1.57-M ‘shabu,’ nab 2 in sting op
Anti-drug operatives of Bacolod City Police Office arrested two suspects and seized P1.57 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust in the city’s Barangay 2 yesterday. The suspects were identified as Michael John Tabara, a high-value individual, and his companion Janclyde Pillora. In a report, the City Drug Enforcement Unit said around 3:28 a.m., …