Around 50 social workers and house parents of the Bacolod City Social Development Center recently took part in a three-day training on case management at the MassKara Hall in the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). Social Worker Beth Caumban said the training reviewed topics including at risk children and children in conflict with the law. …
Monthly Archives: July 2017
ASEAN School Games DMLMHS students join PHL basketball team
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Two Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School (DMLMHS) students will be part of the Philippine 18-Under women’s basketball team heading to Singapore to take part in the 9th ASEAN School Games, which starts on Thursday, July 13, and runs until July 21. Kentjane Pastrana and Princess Fabruada are both students …
GAB blacklists 70 boxers over ‘fake’ CT scans
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Abraham Kahlil Mitra announced 70 Filipino boxers were blacklisted after submitting “fake” CT scans. “As a regulatory body, we must ensure that boxers are fit to fight,” he explained. “The integrity of the sport also depends on the integrity of the licensing process of …
Pueblo Rosario Basketball League BTTHS wins championship
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) won the 15th Pueblo Rosario Basketball League over the weekend, defeating the Talisay Knights, 78-62. “This will help our preparation not only for NOPSSCEA, but also in the Milo Little Olympics Basketball elementary level,” said BTTHS Vice President for Sports Jose Montalbo. The Milo …
Learning to enjoy the present
I met Jessie Joy Lund, a patient of my aunt’s friend for a few years, and she was somebody who has changed my life. They said she was lovely, adorable, and awesome in many ways; however, we did not meet under such circumstances. When I met her, she was in the late stages of dementia …
Changes in governance
With the completion of the first year of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, changes are expected to take place at all levels of government. Even within the first few months, President Digong showed he was never hesitant to change the men and women within his circle. Imperial Manila has clearly taken note of the new leader …
DPWH, CEO defend roadworks
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Both the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) appealed for understanding from the public amid roadwork that appears to have worsened Bacolod City traffic. Among the areas where the national agency is implementing road improvements are Lacson Street in Barangay Mandalagan, Circumferential Road, …
CDRMMO: Pahanocoy flooding caused by closed drainage systems
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) blamed flooding in Barangay Pahanocoy last week on closed drainage systems. CDRRMO cluster head Joemarie Vargas said some of the drainage systems were closed due to recently-completed road improvement and widening projects. Vargas said he will meet with the City Engineer’s Office …
Cameras needed to catch distracted drivers –BTAO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod Traffic Authority (BTAO) expressed difficulties in implementing traffic laws due to a lack of equipment. BTAO head, Police Superintendent Luisito Acebuche, said they have yet to apprehend any delinquent motorists since the implementation of the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA) last Thursday, citing the need for high-resolution cameras. ADDA …
Ex RPA-ABB commander gunned down in DSB
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Bongcayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) commander was killed after he was shot at Sitio Agbalasyang, Barangay Bago, Don Salvador Benedicto, Saturday. Police identified the fatality as 35-year-old Charlie Buli-buli, a farmer and resident of the said village. Don Salvador Benedicto police chief, Police Senior Inspector Jovito Bose, …