Bacolod Local News
Cops’ negligence in farm conflict scored
FARMER-beneficiaries from Hacienda Aqueda in Barangay Odiong, Moises Padilla slammed the local police allegedly for “neglecting” their duty and for allowing farm workers to drive them away from the land awarded
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Mall management won’t file charges vs. bodyguard
POLICE investigators Tuesday said the management of SM City Bacolod has no plan to file charges against Allan Advincula, who accidentally fired his gun, inside the mall.
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Trucks overturns, 2 hurt
A WATER delivery truck overturned in Bago City Tuesday, hurting the driver and his companion, police said.
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Burglars ransack home
UNIDENTIFIED thieves ransacked a residential house in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City early morning Tuesday, taking away the homeowner’s money.
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5 officers attend ITP seminar-workshop
FIVE commissioned officers from the Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office (Noppo) attended the Integrated Transformation Program (ITP) Implementation Handholding Seminar-Workshop held at Camp Mar
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‘No audit memorandum’ issued for reforestation project
COMMISSION on Audit (COA)-Western Visayas State Auditor III Sheila Velmonte Portal confirmed that they have not issued any Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) involving reforestation projects in Bacolod.
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Operations ‘standstill’ at Capitol
A STANDSTILL in the delivery of services out of town by the Provincial Government was experienced in the past two months when some of the department offices at the Provincial Capitol
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Experts’ findings sought on ‘sili’ growth
DON SALVADOR BENEDICTO -- An expert’s findings from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are being sought to determine the life cycle of freshwater
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Briefing on Carper implementing rules, provisions set
DEPARTMENT of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Negros Occidental office set Tuesday a one-day provincial briefing on implementing rules and regulations of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with
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Councilor: Justice was finally served
SILAY City Councilor Warlito Go said Monday that he was very happy that after almost two years of waiting, justice was finally served to him.
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2 Pinays vie for Miss Earth ’09 crown
A FIRST of its kind, two Filipinas are joining this year’s search for “Green Lifestyle,” the theme for the Miss Earth 2009 search which the Philippines will host on November 22 at Boracay Ecovil
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2 wounded in Bacolod shootout
POLICE operatives of Station 2 (Bac up 2) under the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) are now conducting a fast investigation on a theft complaint lodged by 44-year-old victim Josevel Ugbanun.
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Villagers warned of unscrupulous persons
VICE Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson warned the public Monday against “those unscrupulous people who are taking advantage of the situation of Barangay 19 and are making money for their own personal benef
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UNO-R denies poll survey in Bacolod
UNIVERSITY of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) director of research, planning and development office Roy John de la Torre said Monday that they are not aware of any survey conducted by any organiza
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