By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A La Castellana municipal employee was allegedly victimized by snatchers in front of the old National Statistics Office (NSO) building along Gatuslao Street in Barangay 11, Bacolod City, Monday. Police identified the victim as 40-year-old Mitzie Pille, a resident of Purok Kasilingan Village, La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Based on an initial …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Man survives after being slashed in the neck in Calatrava
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 59-year-old man was rushed to the hospital late Monday evening after his neck was slashed in Barangay Patun-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victim as Rodrigo Alburoto. Calatrava municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector John Joel Batusbatusan, said Alburoto was inside his home watching the television, when the suspect, 52-year-old …
WVSU-Himamaylan graduate among the teachers’ exam Top 10
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Scoring 87 percent on the recent licensure examination for teachers (LET), Julie Ann Villarias Gentilezo, a graduate of the Himamaylan extension campus of West Visayas State University (WVSU), ranked seventh nationwide. Watchmen Daily Journal tried reaching out to the future educator, but she declined an interview. However, Himamaylan City Councilor …
Senior citizen found dead in Calatrava
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A senior citizen was found dead inside his home yesterday in Barangay Patun-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 60-year-old Franco Fuertes, a resident of the said barangay. Calatrava municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector John Joel Batusbatusan, said the victim’s remains were initially found by family, who …
EB Magalona ready for Ugyonan Festival
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga EB Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon announced during a press conference yesterday, the municipality is ready for the 2nd Ugyonan Seafood Festival, which is scheduled to run from December 9 to 11. He said the event is expected to attract around 3,000 tourists, along with 55 confirmed guests from South Korea. The …
DRRMO conducts community outreach program in Brgy. Vista Alegre
Members of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) recently conducted a community outreach activity at Purok Progreso Village 1 in Zone 1, Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City. The program sought to reinforce existing disaster preparedness programs, bring services closer to the community, and showcase various disaster preparedness activities. Among the activities conducted during …
Provincial officials meet for strategy planning
Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., alongside 38 Provincial Capitol department and office heads, are currently in Sagay City for local economic development strategy planning, which was organized by the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) and the Provincial Economic Development and Investment Center (PEDIC). “We have done so much for our province, …
Gwapo Zumba Bacolod ends this weekend
The 1st Gwapo Zumba Bacolod, which launched at the beginning of this month at the Bacolod Public Plaza, will come to an end on Saturday, December 2, with an event at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) amphitheater at 4:00 p.m. After an initial 22 Zumba groups entered the competition, through a series of eliminations, nine teams …
U4U holds event in Talisay City raising awareness on teen pregnancy
The U4U (You-for-You) Youth Hub Initiative recently took place in Talisay City, where teenagers from schools across the city were provided with information regarding teenage pregnancy and the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases. The event, which ran for two days, was created by the Commission on Population (PopCom), with support from the United Nations Population …
Beware of snakes and parasites, ‘Mrs. Joe III’
“Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.” –Edmund Burke Now that her husband, Atty. Jose ‘Joe III’ Espinosa III, has been installed by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) as the new Iloilo City mayor, Mrs. Gina Sarabia Espinosa or “Mrs. Joe III” should be wary of snakes and political parasites. They …