By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following the fifth day of the 2017 KMH Inter-Squad Trios Duckpin Bowling League Season 2 elimination round at Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex, Active Solid Strikers Fellowship of Bowlers, Inc. (ASSFBI) Mixed leads the competition. ASSFBI Mixed delivered 932 pin falls, giving them a total of 4,758. …
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Why Iloilo mayor is unfazed by Ombudsman case
“Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” –Mary Tyler Moore Public officials facing a case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman normally refuse to speak with the media out of fear of the oft-repeated adage, “More talk, more mistakes.” …
A day without jeepneys: A relief for Bacolod City roads
The Monday morning drive to the gym was like none other. Circumferential Road, in Barangay Bata, with the exception of the overflowing taxis parked in the middle of the road, obstructing the street every day, it was clear and smooth sailing all the way down to Bangga Pepsi. No jeepneys making random u-turns in the …
3ID Commander: Massive CPP-NPA recruitment in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Major General Jon Aying, said they have monitored a massive recruitment drive by members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Negros Occidental. In a media interview with Aying yesterday morning at Camp Major Nelson Gerona, Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, …
Lacson, Peña welcome return of PNP anti-illegal drug operations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Both Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Moises Padilla Mayor and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) consultant Magdaleno Peña welcomed the news, yesterday, that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been cleared to return to anti-illegal drug duties. In a text message sent by Lacson to Watchmen Daily …
Salary hike for Negros, Panay workers approved
By Tara Yap The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), recently approved a P25 salary increase for workers in Negros Occidental and the Western Visayas. Workers for companies with more than 10 employees will receive an increase of P25, while companies employing 10 workers and below will …
PRO-18 awaiting orders after Duterte clears police for anti-drug operations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) is currently awaiting orders from higher-ups in Camp Crame, after President Rodrigo Duterte cleared the Philippine National Police (PNP) to return to conducting anti-drug operations. PRO-18 Director, Police Chief Superintendent Renato Gumban, said they are waiting for the directives from PNP chief, Director General Ronald …
Fil-Am with Bacolodnon roots wows all four judges on ‘The Voice’
By Paulo Loreto Lim On the season premiere of “The Voice,” all four judges turned their chairs for 16-year-old Filipino-American Anatalia Villaranda during her performance of the Bruno Mars hit “Runaway Baby.” Following her audition, judge Blake Shelton requested she bring out her family, after fellow judge Alicia Keys called them “Amazing.” Villaranda tweeted last …
Call center agent robbed, assaulted
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A female call center agent was allegedly robbed and sexually assaulted by two unidentified suspects in Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police refused to name the victim, but confirmed she is a resident of Barangay Alijis and currently works at a major call center along Lacson Street. According to Police Station …
One dead, two injured after motorcycle slams into tree in Bago City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle driver was killed, while his two passengers were injured, after they slammed into a tree at Purok Balunggay, Barangay Pacol, Bago City, Tuesday evening. Police identified the fatality as 59-year-old Pacifico Libe, Jr., while the injured were identified as his sons, Mark and Charles Libe, both of whom …