By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four Negros Oriental farmers were shot dead last Wednesday, while another was wounded, following a shooting incident in, what authorities believe, was caused by a land conflict. Police identified the fatalities as 34-year-old Jessebel Amantillo Abayle, 57-year-old Carmelina Garingo Amantillo, and 66-year-old Consolacion Esparcia Cadevida of Sitio Bondo, Barangay Napacao …
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Cabinet official suggests manufacturers pay for products consumers throw away
By Paulo Loreto Lim While speaking before the Philippine Environment Summit in Cebu City earlier this week, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu suggested manufacturers must be held responsible when consumers throw away products that contribute to the problem of accumulating garbage. “We must consider enacting laws that will make manufacturers …
Former Tayasan Mayor indicted over unliquidated funds
By Paulo Loreto Lim Former Tayasan Mayor Anthony Isidro Bayawa III was recently brought up on graft charges before the Sandiganbayan in connection to nearly P100,000 in cash advances between 2006 and 2008 that allegedly had not been fully liquidated. Charges were brought forward by the Office of the Ombudsman, who claimed the former mayor …
Resolution passed calling for more lights throughout Bacolod City
By Paulo Loreto Lim A resolution urging the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO), the City Engineer’s Office, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and concerned barangay officials to have lights erected near dimly-lit crosswalks passed the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) yesterday during their regular session. The measure, authored by City Councilor Caesar …
Two arrested in Brgy. 2 bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police nabbed an individual considered a high-value target by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), along with his suspected runner, following a buy-bust yesterday afternoon at Purok Cagaycay in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. Police identified the target as 22-year-old Vincent Dayret, and the runner as 20-year-old Joemel Yasas, both residents …
13-year-old raped by robbers in Bago City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 13-year-old girl was reportedly raped by two burglars last week in Barangay Calumangan in Bago City, Negros Occidental. Based on a radio interview yesterday morning, the victim’s father, only identified as ‘Toto,’ said the suspects, with covered faces and wearing jackets, entered his house in the early morning hours …
Summit planned to discuss preserving the local fish population
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno An enforcement summit will be held in April in order to address the decreasing fish population in the Visayan Sea, following data from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reporting a 34 percent drop in the local fish population over the past five years. According to non-government organization Oceana …
10 arrested in Taculing drug bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Station 6 (PS6) anti-drug operatives arrested 10 people yesterday during a buy-bust operation at Purok Gonzaga in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, identified the target of the operation as 36-year-old Roy Guillero, a resident of Purok Star Apple in …
Tourism officials urged to support Bacolod City’s 80th anniversary activities
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia urged the academe and stakeholders from the tourism industry to support the city’s 80th anniversary activities, which are scheduled to run throughout the year. During the Tourism Awareness Conference at the L’Fisher Hotel yesterday, City Administrator John Orola, who represented Leonardia, told those gathered to …
House passes bill banning the conversion of irrigable land
By Paulo Loreto Lim The House of Representatives unanimously passed HB 7115 on its third reading earlier this week, which seeks to amend RA 6657, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988, by banning the practice of converting irrigated and irrigable lands for non-agricultural purposes. The measure seeks to ensure food security in the country, …