By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. As part of the 32nd Escalante Massacre Commemoration, which began yesterday in Escalante City, murals were commissioned to “amplify the cry for justice.” “The images update the continuing struggles with land reform, poverty, and social injustice, especially the situation of sugarcane workers – victims of modern-day slavery,” said event coordinator …
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Ceneco opens bidding process to observers
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) announced they will be opening their power supplier bidding process to observers, a role fulfilled by consumer-members. In a press conference yesterday, Ceneco President Roy Cordova said the presence of observers is based on the procurement guidelines of RA 10531, or the National …
Two Carles fishermen face charges in relation to dynamite fishing
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno Two fishermen face charges after they were recently caught using improvised explosives to gather fish, a violation of RA 10654, or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998. 42-year-old Jonie G. Paghinayan and 27-year-old Reagan de la Cruz, both of Barangay Lantangan, Carles in Iloilo, were charged before the Iloilo Prosecutor’s Office …
Local DENR official recognized by CSC
Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Guimaras (DENR-Guimaras) Management Services Division head, Dr. Vilma Limates, was recently named one of 11 outstanding government workers for 2017 by the Civil Service Commission (CSC). The local DENR officer was cited for ending the practice of timber poaching, which was running rampant in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental, where she previously …
City Legal Officer: No ‘professional squatters’ in Bacolod City Local officials attend seminar on how to deal with informal settlers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After city officials recently took part in a seminar by the National Drive Against Professional Squatters and Squatting Syndicates (NDAPSSS), in an effort to discuss ways of dealing with professional squatters, or informal settlers who utilize fraudulent titles and documents, Bacolod City Legal Officer, Atty. Joselito Bayatan, said no professional …
Man stabbed by a friend in Brgy. Singcang-Airport
By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A man was wounded after being stabbed by a friend at Purok 1 Sigay, Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City, Wednesday. Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Rogelio Mahinay and the suspect as 36-year-old Rosino Jeronda, both residents of said purok. Investigators from Police Station 8 (PS8) said the stabbing …
RIP ‘Jumbo’
Former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player Cris ‘Jumbo’ Bolando was killed over the weekend, following a road collision in Cambodia. Last Sunday night, former Panay News photographer Joy Bien Lim, who is currently based in Cambodia, informed me of the incident. At first, I didn’t believe it, so I called my colleagues in Manila to …
26th Erne Jawad Table Tennis Cup Lopue’s team earns five gold medals
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) earned a total five gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at the 26th Erne Jawad Table Tennis Cup, which ended over the weekend at the Robinsons Galleria Cebu. Among the gold medal winners included Micah Tanate, Stephanie Reign Villanueva, and Kylie Sofia Villanueva …
Capitol receives P10M worth of hospital equipment from Australian Rotary Club chapter
The Negros Occidental provincial government recently received P10 million worth of hospital equipment from the Rotary Club of Canterbury in Australia, the “sister club” of the Rotary Club of Bacolod North. Included among the donated items were hospital beds and mattresses, emergency trolleys, surgical microscopes, examination tables, bedside tables, IV poles, wheeled walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, …
Iloilo City distributes patrol cars for barangay tanods
The Iloilo City government yesterday distributed 17 patrol cars, to be utilized by barangay tanods. “These barangay patrol cars are a big help to our barangay officials for mobility and easier response to emergencies,” said Iloilo City Acting Mayor Jose Espinosa III, who led the turnover ceremony. This event was the last in a series …