Vice Mayor: The mayor is God-sent By Robert Sumugat, Jr. Hinoba-an recently held a Thanksgiving celebration after earning a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Local Governance award for 2017, a first for the municipality. Mayor Ernesto A. Estrao delivered a speech to those gathered, thanking God for “wisdom and …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Loose firearms turned over to PS5 reaches 17
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of loose firearms turned over to Police Station 5 (PS5) has reached 17. PS5 commander, Police Chief Inspector Sherlock Gabana, said, after two barangay tanods visited his station on Sunday to turnover their improvised shotguns and a .38 caliber revolver over the weekend, more residents in the jurisdiction turned over …
Human skull found in Silay City
y Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A skull was recovered by police after it was spotted at Rizal Proper, Barangay Rizal in Silay City, Negros Occidental yesterday morning. Silay City police chief, Police Superintendent Noel Polines, said they received a call from residents after one of the garbage men, who were in the area to collect …
Two arrested in Tangub on gun possession
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two men were arrested by police early Tuesday morning when a search of their belongings along Araneta Street, Barangay Tangub in Bacolod City yielded several firearms. Police identified the suspects as 22-year-old Isaiah Mendoza, a resident of Phase 4, Barangay Handumanan in the said city; and 22-year-old Ronel Baldonado, a …
Packaging the content: Why media should be biased
Every traditional profession has a central philosophical tenet; law is equated with justice and medicine has a duty to render aid. Journalism, too, has a lofty ideal: communicating truth. However, this ideal is often problematic. While truth is considered a stable commodity, wherein it does not change on a day-to-day basis; the concept of truth, …
Power Watch Negros calls on Duterte to intervene in Ceneco-Kepco case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Power Watch Negros (PWN) lead convenor Wennie Sancho recently sent a letter to the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office to request President Rodrigo Duterte intervene in the “excessive and incompetent power supply agreement” between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) and the Korean Electric Power Corporation-Salcon Power Corporation (Kepco-SPC). In …
Wanna One’s breathtaking comeback
Proving to be an unprecedented smash after their debut following the conclusion of “Produce 101: Season 2” earlier this year, Wanna One released their first album “1×1=1 (To Be One),” which immediately shot to number one on the Korea charts and peaked at number four on the Billboard World Album chart. They have numerous endorsement …
Outreach program held in Victorias City for Drug Abuse Consciousness Month
The Victorias City-based Negros Occidental Drug Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc. (NO DRFI) and the Negros Occidental Drug Rehabilitation Center (NODRC) conducted a community outreach program last week in Barangay XIX-A in Victorias City as part of Drug Abuse Consciousness Month, which is observed throughout November. Dr. Ernesto Palanca, who heads both agencies, led the event, noting …
Talisay City distributes allowances to tanods, special education beneficiaries
Talisay City Mayor Neil Lizares III awarded P284,200 worth of monthly allowances to barangay tanods and special education beneficiaries. In two ceremonies yesterday morning, 294 Talisay City barangay tanods each received P500 in their September monthly allowance. Meanwhile, a total of P137,200 was distributed to 74 Talisay Elementary School special education students and 24 who …
SEC to hold investment seminar on Thursday, Friday
Registration deadline tomorrow The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in partnership with the Bacolod City Council on Gender and Development (GAD), the Bacolod Business Development and Promotions Center (BBDPC), the Business Permits and Licensing Division, and the office of City Councilor Cindy Rojas will be conducting an investment information seminar on Thursday, November 16, and Friday, …