After the Monico Cup and Bing’s Mayor’s Cup, here comes another basketball tournament, the 1st Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball Cup, which kicks off this weekend, April 22, at the STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) gym. Earlier this week, Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya; tournament director, City Councilor Dindo Ramos; and tournament commissioner Israel Salanga held …
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Mayor delivers welcoming address at school principals’ conference
Bacolod City Mayor EvelioLeonardia welcomed the 1,547 elementary school principals in town for the 36th Department of Education (DepEd) Principals Training and Development Program and National Board Conference, which opened yesterday at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod. “I would like you to feel at home here in Bacolod,” he said. “I wish, …
A tragedy that refuses to leave our memory
“It’s a terrible thing wishing that it can be someone else’s tragedy.” –John Dyer The MV Don Juan tragedy happened 37 years ago but it was a maritime disaster that Ilonggos in Negros and Iloilo cannot forget. On April 22, 1980, the M/S Don Juan, a commercial vessel owned by Negros Navigation (NN), was traveling …
Senate agrees on creation of sugar industry committee Sugar stakeholders remain in doubt
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Cynthia Villar, who chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, yesterday said, during the senate hearing on the sugar industry, she is pushing for a settlement of the issues hounding the industry, with the committee agreeing to the creation of a sugar industry consultative committee. “The industry wants P1,500 for …
Release: Coca-Cola uses 100% local sugar
By Paulo Loreto Lim Coca-Cola recently put out a press release saying the company uses 100 percent locally-sourced sugar, pointing out it is a practice employed since opening their bottling plant in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City in 1998. “We wish to continue to work with the government and the stakeholders of the local sugar industry …
Ombudsman suspends nine Iloilo provincial officials
By Tara Yap The Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas recently ordered a three-month suspension for nine Iloilo Provincial Capitol officials on the grounds of grave misconduct, stemming from the procurement of P5.3 million worth of medicine and medical supplies in 2010. The suspended officials include Provincial Accountant Lyd Tupas; Assistant Provincial Accountant Sandra Bionat; along with …
Local Barangay Captains endorse Party-list Representative for mayor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several Bacolod City barangay captains are reportedly urging Abang-Lingkod Party-list Rep. Stephen Paduano to run for city mayor. According to a recent Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod interview, Paduano said Rep. Alfredo Benitez sat down to a dinner with barangay captains in Metro Manila, where some reportedly voiced their support for the party-list …
I cannot stop Tan from running for Congress –Gasataya
By Paulo Loreto Lim In response to Bacolod City Councilor Ricardo Tan announcing his intention to run for Congress in 2019, incumbent Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya said he cannot stop him from running. “It’s his right,” he said. “It’s a matter I cannot stop.” The congressman also pointed out he has yet to …
City Councilor introduces ordinance creating BTAO trust fund Distrito seeks to hike jaywalking fines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Dindo Ramos recently introduced an ordinance creating a trust fund for the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO), following the implementation of the city’s anti-jaywalking and “No Helmet, No Travel” policies. During an interview yesterday, Ramos said funds from collected fines are currently going towards the city government …
Iloilo law student develops mobile app for local first responders
By Tara Yap Following the death of a friend from heart disease, 25-year-old law student Val Justin Deatras developed the HOPE app, designed for emergency responders in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. Introduced during the Ideas Positive competition, an event conducted by the Unilab Foundation, the mobile application was found to reduce response time of first responders …