By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was killed while his passenger was severely injured after they crashed into a parked trailer along the Bacolod-Murcia-San Carlos Highway, part of Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police have yet to identify both victims. Based on eyewitness accounts, the motorcycle was heading towards the barangay …
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Bike ride for OFW Demafelis
Around 200 bikers took the road in northern Iloilo town for Joanna Diana Demafelis, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who died in Kuwait. Organizer and bike enthusiast Febe Morales said the March 18, 2018 ride from Barotac Viejo municipality to Demafelis’ hometown of Sara aims to help sustain the momentum in the call for justice. …
P18K worth of drugs seized from newly-identified drug personality
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P18,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized by police from a newly-identified drug suspect during a Friday evening buy-bust operation in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old John Carlo Fabruada, a resident of Purok Datiles, Phase 4 in the said barangay. Police Station …
Senator names P150M Bacolod Museum
his ‘flagship project’ for 2019 By Neska Centina Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, who was in Bacolod City over the weekend, said the realization of Bacolod Museum would be his “flagship project” for 2019. The project is estimated to cost P150 million and will stand four stories. “I want to give a flagship project …
City Hall Treasurer’s office website hacked
The website for the Iloilo City Treasurer’s Office was hacked Friday morning. This was confirmed by Francis T. Cruz, chief of the Information Technology Department of the Iloilo City Hall. A group called Iloilo Blackhats took credit for the hacking, which Cruz said wants to be known for its mischievous act. It said: “Dear Iloilo …
Local Kilusang Pagbabago denies members were captured by NPA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local Kilusang Pagbabago (KP) chapter yesterday denied the three reported organizers earlier captured by New People’s Army (NPA) in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental were members of their organization. KP-Negros provincial head and former Bacolod City Councilor, Atty. Archie Baribar, said the supposed KP personalities, led by a certain …
P72K worth of drugs confiscated in Hinigaran
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P72,000 worth of suspected shabu were seized following a Thursday afternoon buy-bust operation in Barangay 4, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. Police identified the suspect as 39-year-old Jude Tejada, a Level 2 high-value drug target and resident of the town’s Barangay 3. Anti-drug operatives recovered two big sachets of …
Wanted suspect dead after fighting Sipalay City police
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A wanted suspect was killed, while two police officers were wounded, after the suspect reportedly resisted arrest at Sitio Indingawan in Barangay Manlocahoc, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, around noon on Thursday. Police identified the suspect as Emerson Antepaso, Jr., a resident of the said barangay and the most wanted …
Boracay to switch-off lights
This Saturday, Boracay Island will be literally dark for eight minutes. “It will be Boracay’s eight minutes for unity,” said Nenette Aguirre-Graf, Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member of the municipality of Malay in Aklan province. The event will happen around 8:08 p.m. and people will gather at the beachfront for a brief time. “This will be …
Provincial government wants consultation on federalism shift
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Alain Gatuslao said the provincial government wants a consultation in the province on the proposed revisions to the 1987 Constitution and the shift to federalism.. In a radio interview yesterday, Gatuslao, who chairs the Provincial Board Committee on Laws and Ordinances, said he sent …