By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) reported another decline in the city crime rate, a trend that has been recorded over the past several weeks. Between October 27 and November 2 of this year, the office recorded 32 incidents, compared to 81 from the same period last year, constituting a 60.49 …
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Capitol, Army defend serving canned sardines to returning soldiers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Both the Negros Occidental provincial government and the Philippine Army defended the distribution of canned sardines to local soldiers returning from battling Islamic-State backed Maute terrorists in Marawi City. Following criticism from a radio commentator and buzz on social media, 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Colonel Eliezer Losañes, said during …
Distrito to call for public hearing regarding Burgos Public Cemetery closure
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Caesar Distrito said he will call for a public hearing regarding the recommendation by General Services Office (GSO) head Jerome Solinap to close the Burgos Public Cemetery and establish a new public cemetery. In an interview yesterday with Watchmen Daily Journal, Distrito said he has yet to …
Marañon voices support for CBCP advocacy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. voiced his support for the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in their campaign against extrajudicial killings, during a press conference at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol yesterday morning He said an end to extrajudicial killings is what everybody wants, including President Rodrigo …
Iloilo City Government rewards local soldiers returning from Marawi City
By Paulo Loreto Lim During yesterday’s flag ceremony at the Iloilo City Hall, Mayor Jose Espinosa III awarded a citation and P5,000 each to Private Andrew D. Catequista of the Arevalo district, Corporal Mark Gevero of the Molo district, and Staff Sergeant Rodel Pacaña of City Proper, who all recently returned from battling Islamic-State backed …
Local Diwali celebrations to begin tomorrow
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Indian community of Bacolod City invited local residents to join their celebration of Diwali, an annual celebration in India, which is set to begin tomorrow, November 8, and run until November 12. Malkit Singh, president of the Punjabi Khalsa Diwan, a local Indian group, explained Diwali is known as …
Bacolod City Indian community expressed satisfaction with police presence
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local Indian community in Bacolod City expressed its satisfaction with the current police presence in the city, despite the rise of robbery incidents back in September of this year. In an interview yesterday at the Bacolod City Government Center, local Indian group Punjabi Khalsa Diwan President Malkit Singh said …
Ceres bus held-up in Manapla
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three unidentified men held up a Ceres bus plying the Bacolod City-Escalante City route along the national highway in Bangga Ibus, Barangay Tortosa in Manapla, Sunday evening. Reports released by the Manapla Municipal Police Station said the bus driver, identified as 48-year-old Glecerio Gao, Jr., said he was traversing the …
Misunderstanding ends in hacking incident in Sagay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A misunderstanding between friends ended in a hacking incident along South Road Street, Barangay Poblacion 1 in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, early Sunday morning. Police identified the victim as 24-year-old Emmanuel Manoloy, a resident of Purok 5 in the said barangay; while the suspect was identified as 21-year-old Ranie Bot-uy, …
Floodlights installed at Iloilo City plazas
By Paulo Loreto Lim After previously ordering the installation of more lighting units in Iloilo City’s Jaro Plaza, a total of 60 LED floodlights were installed at the Jaro Plaza, La Paz District Plaza, and Plaza Libertad, as directed by Mayor Jose Espinosa III. City Engineer Roberto Divinagracia previously projected Jaro Plaza improvements would be …