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By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution during their regular session yesterday, urging city residents to follow regulations on firecrackers and other polytechnics, as dictated by RA 7183, which regulates the sale, manufacture, and use of such items. The resolution, written by City Councilor Em Ang, says the measure …

By Paulo Loreto Lim During their regular session yesterday, the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution urging city residents to practice an environmentally-friendly Christmas, claiming failure to do so would “wreak havoc” on the environment. The resolution, penned by City Councilor Em Ang, proposed locals exchange “eco-friendly Christmas gifts,” re-use or recycle wrapping …

By Paulo Loreto Lim After the Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) launched their Bring Home a Friend (BHAF) program last week in Iloilo City, as part of their Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day observances, the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution during their regular session yesterday adopting the same program. …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed during its regular session yesterday, a resolution seeking to develop the Comprehensive Local Juvenile Justice Intervention Program (CLJJIP), which would create a framework for how the city responds to the needs of the youth and to assist the local Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council …

Karapatan chapter accuses Mayor of land grab attempt By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two members of a fact-finding team for the Central Visayas chapter of Karapatan, an alliance of human rights organizations, were killed, while another was wounded, after being ambushed by unidentified gunmen in Barangay Nangka, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, Tuesday afternoon. Police identified the fatalities …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A garbage man employed by city waste management contractor IPM Construction and Development Corporation (IPM-CDC) was arrested Tuesday morning on suspected robbery, after he was allegedly found in possession of items stolen from a La Castellana municipal employee who was robbed earlier this week in Bacolod City’s Barangay 11. Police identified the …

By Jezza A. Nepomoceno The Barangay Service Point Officer (BSPO) Congress 2017, an event organized by the Iloilo Provincial Population Office (PPO), is set to open at the Pototan Coliseum today, November 29. The BSPO is the community arm of the PPO, tasked with gathering demographic data from barangays. A total 2,634 BSPO volunteers, from …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A La Castellana municipal employee was allegedly victimized by snatchers in front of the old National Statistics Office (NSO) building along Gatuslao Street in Barangay 11, Bacolod City, Monday. Police identified the victim as 40-year-old Mitzie Pille, a resident of Purok Kasilingan Village, La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Based on an initial …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 59-year-old man was rushed to the hospital late Monday evening after his neck was slashed in Barangay Patun-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victim as Rodrigo Alburoto. Calatrava municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector John Joel Batusbatusan, said Alburoto was inside his home watching the television, when the suspect, 52-year-old …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Scoring 87 percent on the recent licensure examination for teachers (LET), Julie Ann Villarias Gentilezo, a graduate of the Himamaylan extension campus of West Visayas State University (WVSU), ranked seventh nationwide. Watchmen Daily Journal tried reaching out to the future educator, but she declined an interview. However, Himamaylan City Councilor …