Monthly Archives: September 2017

By Paulo Loreto Lim Speaking during the opening ceremonies of the Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. (PSAI) conference at the Sugarland Hotel in Bacolod City, yesterday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian boasted about the Free Higher Education Law, which provides free tuition at state universities and colleges. “They said it would be too expensive,” he explained. “We calculated …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Reports released by various divisions of the Philippine National Police (PNP) found the drugs seized from the recent raid of a home owned by Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) Joshua Barile tested positive for shabu. A report from the Negros Occidental Provincial Crime Laboratory Office found the crystalline substance, which …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern Two people were victimized by a pair of robbers that struck both Barangays Montevista and Granada in Bacolod City on Wednesday. Police identified the victims as 24-year-old Glenda Mae Lardera, a resident of Block 4 Homesite, Barangay Montevista; and 23-year-old Ernesto Santos, Jr., a resident of the Patricia …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Sonya Verdeflor forwarded a resolution earlier this week before the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) urging Bacolod Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya and Mayor Evelio Leonardia to prioritize the construction of evacuation centers in the city. In an email from the city councilor, she made reference to …

By Paulo Loreto Lim During an integrity, transparency, and accountability in public service (ITAPS) seminar, a program conducted by the Human Resource Management Office, in partnership with the Office of the Ombudsman-Region VI, Iloilo City Administrator, Atty. Hernando Galvez, reminded those gathered about laws regarding the acceptance of gifts. He cited RA 6713, or the …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO), in coordination with the Liga ng mga Barangay (Liga), has been distributing larvicides to city barangays every three to four months in an effort to combat dengue. In terms of the districts with the highest number of recorded dengue cases, including City Proper, Molo, Mandurriao, …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A man reportedly suffering from mental illness was gunned down at Purok Mangga, Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental, by a police officer acting in self-defense on Tuesday. Police identified the fatality as Danilo Loquero. According to authorities, police responded to a call from Pastor Jason …

The Iloilo Provincial Board approved an ordinance earlier this week affirming the new tourism tagline for the province as “It has to be Iloilo.” The previous slogan was “It’s got to be Iloilo.” According to Board Members Marcelo Valentine Serag and Demy Sonza, the new tagline was adopted for “easier recognition.” Aside from tourism, the …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City Youth Development Division (CYDD), in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross, recently conducted a four-day training for the Tiger Shark Volunteer Group, a group of disaster relief volunteers, at the Iloilo City Diamond Jubilee Hall. Volunteers went through a standard first aid training; along with a basic life …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A tricycle driver was shot by a father and son at Don Fernando-Apitong Streets, Villa Angela Subdivision, Barangay Villamonte in Bacolod City on Wednesday morning. Police Station 4 (PS4) identified the victim as 38-year-old Jose Ryan Deslate, a resident of San Juan Villa Homes, Barangay Vista Alegre in …