By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Another Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban violator was nabbed by Police Station 1 (PS1) personnel yesterday morning at Purok Kingfisher in Barangay 16, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Michael Yap, a resident of the said area. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn …
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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga
A motorcycle driver was killed, while his backrider was injured, after they crashed into an oncoming truck along the national highway on Thursday at Crossing Pacol in Barangay Poblacion, Valladolid, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 22-year-old Atelano Galez III, while the injured was 23-year-old Cherry Rose Davido, both residents of Barangay Miranda in …
PRO-6 sends off over 8K augmentation cops for May 14 polls
Some 8,511 augmentation cops from the Police Regional Office VI (PRO-6) will help ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the region. The policemen were officially deployed in their areas of assignment in a send-off ceremony held at Camp Martin Delgado, Fort San Pedro in Iloilo City …
Marawi forum held in Bacolod City
The Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303 IB) recently led a forum called “Advocacy on Marawi Experience and Countering Violent Extremism,” which discussed the Marawi City experience. “Ang adbokasiya nating ito ay para malaman na ‘yung problema ng terorismo ay hind lang sa Mindanao kundi problema ng lahat (Our advocacy tells that the problem of …
PRO-6 sends off over 8K augmentation cops for May 14 polls
Some 8,511 augmentation cops from the Police Regional Office VI (PRO-6) will help ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the region. The policemen were officially deployed in their areas of assignment in a send-off ceremony held at Camp Martin Delgado, Fort San Pedro in Iloilo City …
Q1 economic figures below expectations
The Philippine government recently revealed economic growth in the first quarter of 2018 amounted to 6.8 percent, which is lower than their seven to eight percent targets. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. pointed out the figure is slightly higher than the growth figure last year, which was 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2017. …
Suspected drug target eludes PDEA agents
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug personality managed to escape Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives during a late Wednesday evening buy-bust operation at Purok Lampirong in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. PDEA agents identified the target of the operation as Jonalyn Derla, a resident of the said area. During the operation, Derla’s …
Small Town Lottery operation shut down in Iloilo
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) recently shut down Small Town Lottery (STL) in Iloilo province, after their operator, Eagle-Crest Gaming and Holding Corporation, failed to pay its presumptive monthly retail receipts (PMRR). “Ang PMRR ay obligasyon nila sa gobyerno (The government requires they pay the PMRR),” said PCSO National Inter-Branch Security Monitoring chief Manuel …
Capiz town officially declared a ‘Zero Open Defecation’ municipality
The town of Ivisan, located in Capiz, was officially declared a zero open defecation (ZOD) municipality earlier this week. According to humanitarian organization World Vision, which supports the ZOD campaign, proper hygiene and sanitation practices will prevent the spread of disease. “Open defecation is a serious threat to health causing diseases such as diarrhea and …
Woman mauled in Barangay 12
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was left wounded after she was mauled and hit in the head by a rock Wednesday afternoon in Barangay 12, Bacolod City. Police identified the victim as 32-year-old Criselda Canillada, a resident of the said area. Based on Canillada’s statement, she was playing bingo when she was …