Some 78 personnel of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) affected by Typhoon Odette last December have received financial aid from the Philippine National Police (PNP). Lt. Col. Sherlock Gabana, public information officer of BCPO, said on Wednesday those given assistance were residents of Bacolod and other parts of Negros Occidental whose houses were destroyed during the onslaught of the typhoon. Each of the recipients was given PHP4,000 each during the flag-raising rites led by Col. Thomas Joseph Martir, police city director, at the BCPO headquarters on Monday. They received the assistance after the damage on their houses were evaluated, Gabana
Anti-drug operatives of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) have confiscated PHP1.02 million worth of suspected shabu from five individuals in separate buy-bust operations in the past week, police records on Wednesday showed. On Tuesday night, two suspects, tagged as high-value individuals, were arrested by personnel of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) in Purok Mainuswagon, Barangay 30. They were identified as Zenaida Samudio, 47, resident of the same village, and Erlinda Ubas, 65, of Purok Cheriza 1, Barangay 30, who are now detained at Police Station 6. At around 11:05 p.m., the suspects sold PHP2,000 worth of the prohibited substance
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board – Soccsksargen (RTWPB-12) will hold a public consultation for possible adjustment of the region’s minimum wage rates. Jessie Dela Cruz, RTWPB-12 secretary, said Wednesday the move is part of the board’s ongoing review of the area’s socio-economic situation and its impact on the prevailing minimum wages. The public consultation will be held on March 30 at the Anchor Hotel here. “This is to determine whether a new wage order should be issued, considering the prevailing socioeconomic condition of the region,” Dela Cruz said. As of Wednesday, the official said the agency has not
Law enforcers have arrested three suspects and confiscated PHP387.6 million worth of shabu in Quezon City on Wednesday. In a report, Brig. Gen. Randy Peralta, chief of the Philippine National Police – Drug Enforcement Group (PDEG), said suspects Gibbrael Arcega, Mikkael Arcega, and Ramil Ramos, were arrested during the buy-bust at a gasoline station along Mindanao Avenue at around 10:30 a.m. Peralta, who arrived at the scene, confirmed that Ramos was injured after an exchange of fire with police operatives during the buy-bust while his two cohorts surrendered. Recovered from the suspects were 57 kilos of suspected shabu wrapped in
Eight most wanted persons, including an alleged crime group leader, were arrested during a simultaneous enhanced managing police operation (SEMPO) in Zamboanga del Sur, a top police official said Wednesday. Arrested suspects were identified as Wennie Landiao Nango, 38; Randy Carolino Capa, 67; Rammel Ybañez Damulan, 35; Jason Tibagong Paglinawan, 31; Jimber Salonoy Bragat, 24; Richard Salibulan Candao, 25; Noel Candong Macabandas, 22; and Jiamel Mol Aladja, 49. Col. Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said Nango, the 10th most wanted in San Miguel town, was arrested around 2 p.m. Tuesday in Lazaro Street, Barangay Dalandanan, Valenzuela City. Nango,
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has considered favorably the fixed-rate bond offering by Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. and initial public offering by Asia Pacific Medical Center (APMC) Bacolod, Inc. In its March 22 meeting, the commission en banc resolved to render effective the registration statements of Converge covering up to PHP20 billion of bonds under shelf registration, and of APMC Bacolod for up to PHP1 billion of common shares, subject to the companies’ compliance with certain remaining requirements. Converge may offer the PHP20-billion fixed-rate bonds in tranches within three years. For the first tranche, the listed
