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By Paulo Loreto Lim Earlier this week, the Iloilo Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), through its Comprehensive Local Integration Program, provided a total P195,000 to three residents of Barangay Cabatangan in Lambunao, Iloilo, claiming to be former rebels. Following a meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council at the Provincial Capitol, …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. led the turnover of 12 automated external defibrillators to various provincial hospitals earlier this week. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias, who also heads the Hospital Management Office, noted, each unit cost P125,000. “This will enhance the capability of our hospital personnel to save lives, especially during emergency …

By Joland Jose Abraham, Intern   A suspected drug dealer was arrested by operatives of the Negros Occidental Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) following a buy-bust operation in Barangay 19, Bacolod City, late Wednesday evening. Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Glenn Beñas, a resident of the said barangay. PDEA agents, who have refused to …

Espina: Duterte’s hostility towards the press is ‘troubling’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   The Bacolod City chapter of the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) and the Negros Press Club will hold a roundtable talk on defending press freedom today at the NPC Building along San Juan Street in Bacolod City. In …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   The Association of Negros Artists yesterday condemned the murder of Nunistell Mae Fulo, a local artist, who was killed at her home in Barangay Granada earlier this week. In a statement released by group founder Joan Honoridez, she said they are “seeking justice” as the local art community lost …

By Paulo Loreto Lim   The Office of the Ombudsman recently charged Dingle Vice Mayor Rufino Palabrica III before the Sandiganbayan on four counts of violations to RA 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, in relation to government contracts signed while he was serving as mayor. The contract with Tri-B Marketing, a company …

By Paulo Loreto Lim   Iloilo City Councilor Candice Magdalane Tupas, who chairs the committee on health, announced she would be calling a meeting regarding compliance with an ordinance that mandates establishments provide breastfeeding stations. According to the city official, the City Engineer’s Office must prioritize the installation of the said facilities in newly-built structures. …

By Paulo Loreto Lim   The Bacolod City Solid Waste Action Team, which is in charge of monitoring waste management in the city, recently submitted a list of 24 barangays found in violation of the ‘No Segregation, No Collection’ policy to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Board (DENR-EMB). According to Vice Mayor …