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Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (center) flanked by councilors Al Victor Espino and Jude Thaddeus Sayson (right) at a press conference on Monday.*Billionaire Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez said Monday, February 20, that he will personally pay for the about P16 million renovation and expansion of the Mayor’s Office at the Bacolod City Government Center.Barring any legal obstacles he is planning to spend his personal funds for the renovation of the Mayor’s Office, and redirect the government funds allocated for it towards the repair of the city’s public toilets, Benitez said at a press conference.His spending personal funds for the renovation of the mayor’s office is to make sure there are no issues that government funds are being used for his personal benefit, Ben...

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The Bacolod City government will begin its drive against about 10,000 illegally operating tricycles when the uniforms and identification cards of its deputized agents are all distributed, Councilor Al Victor Espino said Sunday, February 19.The operations against the colorum tricycles for failure to avail of franchises and business permits were scheduled to start Monday, February 20.However, because of the delay in the distribution of uniforms and IDs the operations were suspended but he will know on Monday when they can begin, Espino said.They hope it can be done at the soonest possible time, he said.The deputized agents who compose the apprehending teams are presidents of about 60 groups under the Tricycle Operators and Drivers' Associations (TODA), Espino said.There a...

The scene of the crime in Barangay Guinpanaan, Moises Padilla.*PNP photoA Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit member was shot dead at Barangay Guinpanaan, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, 3 a.m. Sunday, February 19.Killed was Bon Lopez Cadigal, 42, an active CAFGU member and a resident of Sitio Lower Mamballo, Barangay Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla.Lopez was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound on his head that resulted to his instantaneous death, the police said.The victim was at a “peryahan (fair)” watching a game while under the influence of liquor when he was shot by an unidentified suspect without any provocation, the police said.The suspect then immediately fled, the police added.*

Policemen point to the wanted poster.*CIDG photoThe Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group on Friday, February 17, released wanted posters of six accused security guards, including four with addresses in Negros Occidental, believed responsible for the disappearance of missing “sabungeros (cockfighting enthusiasts)” in the Manila Arena.A reward of P1 million is being offered for the arrest of each of the six or a total of P6 million, the CIDG announced on its Facebook page.The four from Negros Occidental on the poster are Mark Carlo E. Zabala, 29, of Barangay II (Poblacion) Hinigaran, and Barangay Enclaro, Binalbagan; Roberto G. Matillano Jr., 54, of Talisay City and Bacolod City; Johnry R.Consolacion, 33, who was born in Kabankalan City; and Virgi...

A woman was found dead with a belt around her neck at Purok Makawiwili, Brgy. Banago, Bacolod City, at about 1:50 p.m. Saturday, February 18.The victim identified as Roselyn Gallasa Destua, 33, of Barangay Zone 6, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, was found with a belt on her neck and a blanket over her body in a room of a house in Purok Makawiwili, the police reported.The police apprehended her partner Josan Destua, 30, of Purok Makawiwili.Witnesses said at about 9 a.m. Friday the suspect and the victim were heard having an argument.At about 10:45 a.m. witnesses saw the sweating suspect buy a cigarette and ice water at a store and appeared to be panicking as he left his house on his motorcycle at 11 a.m. Friday, the police report said.He was later apprehended by the pol...