Most Reverend Jose Romeo O. Lazo will be installed on April 17, 2018 as the sixth archbishop of the Jaro Archdiocese in Iloilo. Fr. Joenick Territorio, Judicial Vicar of the Archdiocese of Jaro, disclosed this in a media briefing Monday afternoon. To recall, the 69-year-old Lazo was appointed by Pope Francis last month after the …
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Unidentified man found dead in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An unidentified man was found dead Sunday afternoon with a bullet wound to the head at Sitio Bino in Barangay Orong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police estimated the man’s age to be around 30 years old and was described as having tattoos across his chest and upper back. Kabankalan …
Supreme Court rules against Bacolod City bingo operator
By Neska Centina The Supreme Court Third Division ruled in favor of the Bacolod City government regarding the 2007 closure of a bingo hall operated by Phuture Visions Company, Inc. According to the court decision, the city government “acted lawfully” in its closure of the business establishment, on the grounds the firm was operating …
Two dead, one wounded in Talisay City cockfight shooting
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people are confirmed dead while another was wounded following a shooting incident during a cockfight in Barangay Concepcion, Talisay City, Sunday afternoon. Police identified the fatalities as 62-year-old Isagani Dalisay and 29-year-old Jesrel Tarrasuna, both residents of the said barangay. Meanwhile, the wounded was identified as 35-year-old Maricel …
Kabankalan City native tops 2018 PNPA class
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A native of Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental is this year’s top graduate of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA). The cadet was identified as John Vallador, a member of the PNPA 2018 Maragtas Class. Vallador, a resident of Sitio Buri in the city’s Barangay 4, is set to receive …
Fire damages two homes in Brgy.
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least two homes were damaged following a Friday evening fire incident at Purok Lampirong in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) fire marshal, Fire Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, said they received the fire call at 6:19 p.m. and managed to quell the blaze …
wo injured in separate electrocution incidents in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people were left injured after they were electrocuted over the weekend in separate incidents in Barangays Pahanocoy and Mandalagan in Bacolod City. Police identified the victims as three-year-old Kim Empaces, a resident of Purok Mainuswagon, Barangay Cabug; and 27-year-old Danny Martin Maravilla of Barangay Alijis. Based on police …
Armed men burglarize Bago City house
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Five armed men reportedly burglarized a house and held a family at gunpoint late Friday evening at Purok Dinapalan in Barangay Ma-ao, Bago City. Police refused to identify the family due to security concerns. Based on a report by Bago City police, the victims were about to go to …
Roque blast UN human rights chief
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque blasted United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein for being a citizen of a non-democratic country after Zeid’s statement that President Duterte needs to undergo “psychiatric evaluation.” “Such language directed against a democratically elected head of a UN member country is uncalled for. It is an …
Barangay poll postponement depends on Duterte –Paduano
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod partylist Rep. Stephen Paduano yesterday said the possible postponement of the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will depend on President Rodrigo Duterte. He noted,while the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, of which he is a member, will tackle the bills calling …