The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) will be conducting repair and service improvement activities, which will cause a temporary water supply interruption and turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Replacement of defective 100 mm Ø gate valve and 100 mm Ø Check Valve at JJ Gonzaga Subdivision. Schedule: Today (July 18), from 2:00 p.m. …
Monthly Archives: July 2017
TESDA allocates additional funds for scholarships in Negros Occidental
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently announced the agency will be allocating funds for scholarship programs in Negros Occidental, as part of the plan by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to reduce poverty. Available scholarships include training for work, private education assistance, and the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP). There …
Sabor Bisaya Food Expo and Culinary Competition opens tomorrow
The Sabor Bisaya Food Expo and Culinary Competition is scheduled to open tomorrow, July 19, at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod. The event begins with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and opening remarks will be delivered by Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. The event will showcase exhibits from different food vendors, national and local companies, …
Provincial Government offers scholarships to study in Australia
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is offering hospitality students an opportunity to study in Australia, as part of the Study Now, Pay Later Program. According to Provincial Public Information Officer Karen Dinsay, there are 10 spots available for the scholarship, which covered tuition fees worth P1 million. In order to …
Local PIA opens ASEAN kiosk, photo exhibit at Robinsons Place Bacolod
The Philippine Information Agency-Region VI (PIA-6) opened the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) PIA information kiosk and ASEAN Traditional Costumes photo exhibit on the second floor of Robinsons Place Bacolod yesterday. This is the third such kiosk set up in Bacolod City, following one at SM City Bacolod and another at the Negros Occidental …
Schools should be teaching ‘right conduct’
Many parents today are engrossed with their lives, focused on a means for survival, along with professional commitments. This results in their children becoming reliant on the educational system. Parents have observed many schools are not emphasizing on good manners and right conduct. Back in March of this year, I wrote about the same subject …
Education is a right, not a privilege
For decades, generations of youth activists have taken to the streets to fight for free education and were laughed at. Critics claimed they had nothing better to do than organize rallies. Those jaded by life dismiss these activists as “rebels without a cause” and ask what these protesters have done for their country outside of …
Clear Malones first, before Maasin
“Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.” –Jean-Jacques Rousseau It was Mayor Mariano Malones of Maasin, Iloilo in the Philippines, who was falsely accused of being involved in narco-politics. Malones, his family and political supporters, have endured humiliation for several months now from the wrong accusation. If there is someone who …
BCPO Director: There are more cybersex dens operating in the city
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, believes there may be more cybersex dens operating in the city and has ordered local police forces to be on the lookout for more operations. This assertion comes after police raided a cybersex den in Barangay 26 last …
PRO-18 requests cybercrime unit following cybersex den raid
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the raid of a cybersex den in Bacolod City, where six children were rescued, Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) director, Police Chief Superintendent Edmund Gonzales, said he will be sending a request to Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame for a cybercrime unit to serve the Negros Island …