The Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), through the Kahublagan sa Barangay para sa Lapnagon nga Kahandaan sa Kalamidad (KABALAKA) Program, will be conducting emergency response trainings, covering subjects including first aid and basic life support, for barangay officials. “Education in basic life support and first aid is very important for the …
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WWII lecture at BCGC on Tuesday
In commemoration of the Fall of Bataan, the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) will be hosting a lecture on Tuesday, April 10, at the MassKara Hall from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. United States National Archives head researcher Marie Vallejo will be speaking on “Finding Our Heroes: The Brigadier General Francisco Licuanan, Jr. Memorial Collection, …
54 BCPO personnel undergo LTO deputization seminar
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 54 Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) police officers underwent a seminar yesterday to become deputies for the Land Transportation Office (LTO). In a radio interview, BCPO Deputy Director for Administration, Police Superintendent Victorino Romanillos, Jr., said the group was comprised of traffic investigators, station commanders, the Traffic …
Gun wielding man arrested in Silay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man who allegedly wielded a gun inside a department store was arrested by police on Thursday along Rizal Street in Barangay 1, Silay City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the suspect as 38-year-old Edemar Parreño, a resident of Sitio Beraño, Barangay Lantad in the said city. Silay City police …
Thief arrested after burglarizing La Castellana convenience store
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected thief was arrested after allegedly stealing several grocery items Wednesday morning from a small convenience store located in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Police identified the suspect as Carlito Pareño, a resident of Barangay Lantad, Silay City. La Castellana municipal police said the store’s owner, Valentino …
BCPO reports reduction in abuses against women
According to Bacolod City Police Office-Women and Children Protection Desk (BCPO-WCPD) head, Police Inspector Arlyn Torrendon, the number of cases involving violence against women reduced between this year and last year. Based on police data, a total 15 cases were recorded between January and February of this year, a drop from the 99 recorded during …
Leonardia to BCC graduates: Your education is of top quality
During the recent Bacolod City College (BCC) commencement exercises at the SMX Convention Center as SM City Bacolod, Mayor Evelio Leonardia delivered the commencement address, where he touted the quality of education at the city college. “You have a college education that is of top quality,” he said. “Bacolod City College is an institution that …
Mayor urged to have streetlights regularly checked
The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution earlier this week calling for Mayor Evelio Leonardia to have the City Engineer’s Office regularly check streetlights located near the Panaad Park and Stadium exit to ensure they are turned off during the day. According to the legislation, penned by City Councilor Em Ang, four streetlights …
Iloilo set to turn over P80M regional museum next week
The P80 million regional extension museum at the old Iloilo Rehabilitation Center or is set to be turned over to the National Museum on April 11. The project to turn the old jail in Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City Proper into a museum was completed after two years of work, said Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. …
One dead after motorcycle strikes cane truck in Manapla
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcyclist died after his vehicle struck a 10-wheeler cane truck at Hacienda Lourdes in Barangay Punta Mesa, Manapla, Negros Occidental, late Wednesday evening. Police identified the fatality as 20-year-old Christian Lucero, a resident of Barangay Santa Teresa in the said town. Manapla municipal police traffic investigator, Police Officer …