By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya, the House of Representative, through the House Committee on Agriculture and Food, will hold a congressional hearing on high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) on May 16. Gasataya previously filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the importation of HFCS, saying the practice …
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Following PFT incident, provincial government reviewing security agency contracts
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the ongoing investigation into the alleged cover-up of a shooting incident at the Provincial Food Terminal (PFT) involving a reportedly drunk security guard of the IloBac Security Agency, the designated agency to the site, the Negros Occidental provincial government is reviewing contracts with security agencies. “We are currently discussing …
Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball League Brgys. Bata, Cabug, Villamonte, 35, 7 lead respective brackets with 3-0 records
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Among the eight brackets the 1st Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball League open category is broken into, Barangays Bata, Cabug, Villamonte, 35, and 7 currently lead their respective groups with undefeated 3-0 records. The University of St. La Salle, Bacolod Tay Tung High School-A, Jaguars, and St. John’s Institute currently lead …
D-League Basketball Tournament Boston Finance and AA Electrical win
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Boston Finance and AA Electrical both registered wins in the ongoing 2017 D-League Basketball Tournament campaign at the STI-West Negros University gymnasium. Boston Finance defeated FilSino, 89-80, while AA Electrical beat Bacolod Basketball Club-LDI, 84-70. FilSino went into halftime ahead, 39-31, however, Badong Perez led Boston Finance to a 66-53 …
NOHSAAI Unity Cup Class of 1985 wins Bracket A
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Class of 1985 defeated the Class of 1994, 465-440, to win Bracket A of the NOHS@115 Negros Occidental High School Alumni Association, Inc. (NOHSAAI) “Unity Cup” Bowling Fellowship at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. Meanwhile, the Class of 1999 beat 2000Up, 554-512, to capture Bracket …
Bakbakan sa La Carlota Waminal defeats Valero
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. In a battle of Cebuanos, Jess Rhey Waminal defeated Gerpaul Valero via unanimous decision at the “Bakbakan sa La Carlota,” which took place last week at the city’s Public Plaza Festival Park. Meanwhile, in the undercard fights, Romel Renondo of Murcia defeated Jasper Cayno of Bohol via unanimous decision; while …
‘Promdi’ power in bar exams
“The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.” –Jeremy Bentham The results of the 2016 bar exams showed law schools outside “Imperial Manila” are improving and can no longer be taken for granted. For the first time in history, perennial “topnotchers,” the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, San …
Developing tourism
I remember meeting Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo in Davao City, where she told me she was looking for out-of-the-box tourism ideas. Tulfo-Teo has been around travel and tour operation circles; she knows the industry well. Our own DOT-Region VI (DOT-6) Director, Atty. Helen Catalbas, is one such innovator and, knowing her, the …
City Councilor claims ordinance was copied, opposition calls him a ‘cry baby’ Distrito: Ordinances can be copied or used at anytime
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. claimed an ordinance authored by City Councilor Caesar Distrito, regulating the use of e-cigarettes, which recently passed its second reading before the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), is a copy of his 2014 E-Cigarette Ordinance. “The 2014 E-Cigarette Ordinance was landmark local legislation as …
Provincial Food Terminal security guard under investigation on alleged cover-up
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Provincial Legal Officer Jose Maria Valencia, a security guard of the IloBac Security Agency, assigned to the Provincial Food Terminal (PFT), is currently under investigation in connection to an alleged cover-up of a shooting incident at the facility, where it is said he was drunk at the time. …