Monthly Archives: September 2017

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The House of Representatives approved, on its third and final reading, the postponement of this year’s barangay and SK elections, during their regular session yesterday. In a radio report from Iloilo City, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, who was attending an oath-taking for PDP-Laban members in the town of Guimbal, said …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Executive Assistant Ernie Pineda, the Bacolod City government yesterday announced all firecracker manufacturers and vendors will be required to attend a safety seminar before they can proceed with their firecracker and pyrotechnics activities for December. Pineda reported around 77 members of the Bacolod Vendors Firecrackers Association have already …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Following flooding in Iloilo City after recent heavy rainfall, acting Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III urged market vendors to properly dispose of their refuse. “We have gathered plastic garbage in the drainage system at Iloilo Terminal Market and Central Market,” he said. “We are appealing to our vendors to, as …

By Paulo Loreto Lim According to Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) head Donna Magno, the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) is set to hold discussions on problems facing the city, which the CDRRMO chief identified as flooding and drought. She said flooding is a “short term problem,” while drought …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez spoke at the Silay City Plaza over the weekend to address 1,600 beneficiaries of the Tulong-Dunong Program, an education assistance program enacted during his first term in Congress in 2010. The program, conducted in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), offers financial …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Task Force Kasanag (TFK) founder and national commander John Chiong recently reiterated his call for the public to report erring task force members, especially cases involving the brandishing of firearms. “We do not tolerate such a blatant show of power,” he said. “[It] is a violation of our organization’s code …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A barker was stabbed at Purok Lubi-Phase 3, Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City early Sunday morning. Police identified the wounded individual as 36-year-old Celmo Makilan, while the suspect was found to be 32-year-old Jonard Pagalilawan; both are residents of the said purok. According to a report by Police Station …

By Ma. Irish Joy M. Sabio, Intern A mother and son were robbed by unidentified riding-in-tandem suspects at their residence at Block 27, Lot 114, NHA-Phase 4, Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City, Saturday. Police identified the mother as 50-year-old Arlene Espera, but did not name her son. Investigators from Police Station 8 (PS8) said Espera’s son …

Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recently expressed his opposition to the proposed Greyhorse Energy, Inc. oil depot in Dumangas, Iloilo, which has also received disapproval from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region VI (BFAR-6). “We are mandated to conserve marine wealth, while protecting the rights of fishermen,” he said. According to BFAR-6 Director …