By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) defeated the University of St. La Salle (USLS), 3-1, in the final of the 2017 Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) secondary boys’ football competition at STI-WNU. “It was a great run for [STI-WNU] this season,” said STI-WNU coach Ian Combate. …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
P300K requested annually to establish a PWD employment desk
By Paulo Loreto Lim According to the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), which passed an ordinance establishing a persons with disabilities (PWD) employment desk during its regular session earlier this week, an annual P300,000 budget is required to implement the said legislation. The ordinance, authored by City Councilor Em Ang, said a PWD employment …
‘Safety whistle’ ordinance passes Bacolod City SP
Requested allocation doubled since August public hearing By Paulo Loreto Lim The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed during its regular session earlier this week an ordinance where “safety whistles” would be distributed to children with disabilities. During a public forum on the matter back in August, ordinance author, City Councilor Em Ang, called …
Ordinance grants barangay health workers, nutrition scholars PhilHealth eligibility
By Paulo Loreto Lim An ordinance passed the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) during their regular session last Wednesday, granting barangay health workers and barangay nutrition scholars eligibility to enroll for Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) coverage. In line with RA 7883, or the Barangay Health Workers and Benefits & Incentives Acts of 1995, …
Most barangay-level children councils are inactive –DSWD-6
According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region VI (DSWD-6), Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) affiliates at the barangay-level are inactive across the region. The Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children-Region VI (RSCWC-6) is seeking a full reactivation in every province of the region. RSCWC-6 Secretariat Raji Alvarado said only …
Former Purok Chairman gunned down in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former purok chairman was gunned down by unidentified assailants at Purok Mahogany, Barangay Tapi in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, late Wednesday evening. Police identified the fatality as 51-year-old Webby Argabio, a resident of the said barangay. Kabankalan City police chief, Police Superintendent Rhea Santos, said the incident may have been …
Tricycle driver mauled in Alijis after stealing a goat
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A tricycle driver accused of stealing a goat was mauled by an angry mob after he was cornered in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City, late Wednesday evening. Police identified the suspect as Joel Cepida, a tricycle driver and resident of Barangay Villamonte in the said city. Based on statements by Cepida, he …
City Councilor requests convening cemetery regulatory board
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. recently endorsed a letter to Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia requesting the cemetery regulatory board be immediately convened, following the General Services Office (GSO) recommendation for the closure of the Burgos Public Cemetery. In a copy of the request provided to Watchmen Daily …
They called it ‘giving everything up’
Caught an episode of the Korean reality show “The Temps” on tvN, which takes celebrities and gives them part-time jobs and, in the end, they meet the people they were filling in for and learn about their lives and the struggles they’ve faced. On this particular episode, former soccer player Ahn Jung-hwan and MMA fighter …
When will Filipinos learn?
When one travels abroad, one cannot help but compare Filipino life abroad and that within their own country. For example, when overseas, Pinoys cross the street using the marked pedestrian lane; yet in their own country, they jaywalk. As discussed in a column I wrote earlier this year, “Filipinos are hard-headed when they are in …