By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A newly-identified drug personality was arrested over the weekend during a buy-bust operation at Purok Kawayanan in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as Ronald Montero, a resident of the said barangay. Police Station 10 (PS10) commander, Police Chief Inspector Charles Gever, said they received a report …
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Over 200 participate in #SaveBoracay clean-up drive
Volunteers from the Department of Tourism (DOT), alongside participants from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management Bureau, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), among other groups, recently took part in a clean-up drive on Boracay, following the island’s official closure, which began last Thursday, April 26. The event was …
DENR seeks to integrate Boracay with the rest of Aklan
With the Boracay rehabilitation underway as of last week, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) revealed they also plan to review the Boracay Master Plan and integrate it with their Northern Aklan Master Plan. The project would seek to boost tourism in both the areas near Boracay, along with the entirety of …
Mayor lauds police officers for neutralizing La Castellana robbers
Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña praised two of the police officers involved in a botched robbery incident in La Castellana last week, which ended with two robbers dead, while another was wounded and captured. In an email sent by the mayor to various media outlets yesterday afternoon, he extended his congratulations to Police Officer 3 …
Security guard stabbed to death on first day of Boracay closure
Murder marred the first day of closure of Boracay island, when a drinking and videoke session at a local restaurant ended in tragedy. The incident happened at a packed Cris Restaurant in Barangay Manoc-Manoc in Boracay Thursday afternoon, April 26, the first day the world-famous island resort was closed to tourists, according to a police …
Passport appointments from July 2018 onwards are not yet open –DFA
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released a public advisory yesterday indicating appointments for passport applications from July 2018 onwards are not yet open due to the implementation of enhancements to the online system. According to the release, the agency plans to add an ePayment system, allowing applicants to make necessary payments with their payment …
Silay City, La Castellana police officers recognized
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police officers involved in the recent botched robbery attempt in La Castellana and the double murder in Silay City will receive awards from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO). NOPPO spokesperson, Police Inspector Charmae De Paz, said prior to the robbery incident last Wednesday, La Castellana municipal police …
Cops in Boracay banned from sleeping in establishments
All policemen deployed in Boracay island are not allowed to sleep in any of the establishments during the island’s six-month closure and rehabilitation. This was the order of Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde to his men during his visit there on Thursday. “They should not sleep or enter the establishments. Even …
Previously surrendered drug personality arrested in Bago City bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drug personality that previously surrendered to police was arrested Thursday afternoon after Bago City police conducted a buy-bust in the city’s Barangay Poblacion. The suspect was identified as 41-year-old Willy Mel Paclipan, a resident of Purok Sun Flower in the said barangay. Bago City police chief, Police …
Water Advisory
Water interruption in the service area The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) regrets to inform the consuming public a temporary water supply interruption will be experienced in some portions of the service area. Schedule: Ongoing Activity: Emergency repair of Well #25 (Bata) Affected Areas: Barangays Bata and Mandalagan, Mountainview Subdivision, Eroreco, Villa Valderama, …