Iloilo City Councilor Candice Tupas recently voiced concern over the number of suicide cases in the city, expressing her desire to form a support group to handle the matter. According to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), 22 suicide cases and five attempted suicides were recorded in the city since 2015. “I encourage parents and …
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Cadiz City man arrested for illegal gambling
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Cadiz City police arrested 47-year-old Paquito Ollete after he was caught participating in an illegal numbers game at Purok Narra, Barangay Tinampa-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, last Monday. The suspect, a resident of Hacienda Paz, in the said barangay, was caught writing a number combination and collecting bets …
Fisherman shot and killed in Guihulngan City
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A fisherman was killed in a shooting incident at his residence in Barangay Bulado, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, last Monday. Police identified the fatality as Alberto Mission Tecson, 49, and a resident of the said residence. Reports released by Guihulngan City police said the victim was inside his …
Two potential ‘world-class’ basketball stars
By Paolo Manuel C. Fule With the Philippines known for world-class athletes including boxers Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire, Olympic silver medalist weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, champion bowler Rafael ‘Paeng’ Nepomuceno, runner Lydia De Vega, and pool player Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, there are two up-and-coming basketball players who could potentially bring similar pride to the country. …
Besana, Decena elected to UNO-R posts
San Sebastian College–Recoletos de Cavite Vice President for Administration, Rev. Fr. Don Besana, was recently elected vice president for academics at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R); while UNO-R Grade School principal, Rev. Fr. Perzius Joseph Decena, was elected UNO-R vice president for religious affairs. Besana had previously worked for UNO-R as chaplain and Campus …
Water Advisory Water Interruption in the Service Area
The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) will be conducting service improvements, which will cause temporary water supply interruption and turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Interconnection of Luis Ville Subdivision pipeline to Baciwa’s existing line along Estefania Barangay Road, Barangay Estefania Schedule: Today (July 27), from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. …
‘Build, Build, Build’ prioritizes four infrastructure projects in the region NEDA-6: Bacolod-Silay airport to soon offer international flights
The “Build, Build, Build” program by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte includes four Western Visayas infrastructure projects among its priorities. According to the National Economic Development Authority-Region 6 (NEDA-6), those projects include P30 billion for improvements to Iloilo Airport, P27 billion for the Panay-Negros-Guimaras bridges, P20 billion for the Panay River Basin Integrated Development …
DTI promotes creativity, innovation during local MSME summit
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Export Marketing Bureau Director Senen Perlada recently implored to an audience at a summit for Negros Island Region (NIR) micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod to focus on creativity and innovation when promoting local products. In terms of marketing, he …
‘Mansion’
“The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game.” –Boris Spassky An avid reader of my blogs and other news websites from Manila in the Philippines once asked this writer, “Where is that mansion? What kind of mansion?” She was referring to the “mansion” mentioned …
The contributions made by Big Bikers
Today, we take the five-hour drive to Negros Oriental for a sports and road tourism event, expected to attract over 200 big bikers from across the Visayas. Corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials, politicians, investors, and retirees are among those who consider themselves “big bikers.” They own and ride expensive and elegant motorcycles, capable of reaching …