By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 65 kilos of ‘hot meat,’ which refers to meat that was illegally slaughtered, were seized over the weekend after Task Force Botagoy inspected meat stalls and butcher shops in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport. Task Force Botagoy head Rex Juplo said the meat was seized from 20-year-old meat seller Resty …
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Road safety seminar under consideration by local task force
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local anti-crime and anti-corruption group Task Force Kasanag (TFK) yesterday revealed a road safety seminar for their 500 members is currently under consideration after 120 of their members underwent a similar seminar over the weekend, conducted by the Highway Patrol Group (HPG). Meanwhile, another 136 members attended a separate …
Monitoring team created to track down illegal quarry operations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After Kabankalan City quarry operator Melvin Ibañez was accused of issuing fake quarry coupons, which were used for the extraction and delivery of sand and gravel by private operators, the Negros Occidental provincial government has since created a multi-sectoral monitoring team to ensure the protection of the environment and …
Over P10M distributed to Moises Padilla 4Ps beneficiaries
Local MSWDO records six rape, child abuse cases By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña recently led the distribution of over P10 million in cash assistance to around 3,264 local Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries during an event last week. The Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) also provided …
Barangay, SK elections should be inexpensive –Comelec
Spokesperson: You only get to spend P5 per voter By Paulo Loreto Lim The upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, which were earlier postponed by President Rodrigo Duterte and rescheduled for May 14, should not require a lot of money for campaigning, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez. “Barangay elections are …
Duterte gives Boracay six months to clean up or risk being shut down
Chamber of Commerce: We hope that things will really happen By Paulo Loreto Lim Despite the Malay Municipal Tourism Office reporting an increase in tourist arrivals at resort destination Boracay, claiming over two million visited last year, President Rodrigo Duterte recently referred to the island as a “cesspool” and ordered the Department of Environment …
CAFGU member shot dead in Calatrava
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) was killed after being shot by unidentified gunmen at Crossing Balea in Barangay Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental, yesterday. Police identified the fatality as 27-year-old Raul Ugdiman, a resident of Sitio Macapula, Barangay Dolis in the said town. Calatrava deputy police …
P114.5K in cash, gadgets stolen in Murcia burglary
By Joland Jose Abraham, Intern Around P114,500 in cash and gadgets were stolen after robbers broke into a home owned by a widow Thursday morning at the Farmville Subdivision in Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victim as Ellen Tubongbanua. Murcia municipal police chief, Police Senior Inspector Ronald Santillan, said, around 2:00 a.m., three unidentified men …
Religious groups sign agreement with BJMP
By Joland Jose Abraham, Intern Religious groups in Negros Occidental recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) as part of plans to provide rehabilitation services for inmates. BJMP-Region 6 director, Jail Senior Superintendent Joel Superficial, said the agreement includes the implementation of religious activities, such as preaching, …
Charges filed in relation to ‘fake quarry coupon’ case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial Legal Office head, Atty. Jose Maria Valencia, yesterday announced his office filed falsification of public documents charges against Kabankalan City quarry operator Melvin Ibañez on allegations of issuing fake quarry coupons, which were used for the extraction and delivery of sand and gravel by private operators. The provincial official …