By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reopened voter registration in preparation for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, which were moved from October 23, 2017 to May 14, 2018. Comelec-Negros Occidental election supervisor, Atty. Jessie Suarez, said 156 people have registered at various Comelec offices throughout the province since reopening …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
State of the Province Address: Defensor lists accolades bestowed upon the province
In his 2017 State of the Province Address, delivered before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan yesterday, Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. listed the accolades bestowed upon the province over the course of his administration. “If you come from the gate beside the Casa Real and across Casa Plaza, you couldn’t miss the tarpaulin banner at the canopy …
Negros Occidental honors outstanding Negrenses, centenarians
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government honored 45 centenarians and awarded five “outstanding Negrenses” in ceremonies commemorating the 119th Negros Day, or Cinco de Noviembre, Monday evening. Centenarians, or those who have reached the age of 100, each received cash incentives of P100,000 from the provincial government during ceremonies at the Provincial Capitol. …
POSO foils attempt to add janitor fish to BCGC fountain area
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) stopped an attempt by several minors to add janitor fish to the fountain area of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), last month. POSO head Celestino Guara said four minors were seen holding several buckets of janitor fish and were planning …
Vallacar to file charges against Manapla robbery suspects
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Ceres Liner parent company Vallacar Transit Incorporated (VTI) yesterday revealed plans to file robbery charges against the suspects who allegedly robbed one of their buses in Manapla, Negros Occidental last Sunday. VTI media relations officer Jade Seballos said they will file robbery charges against two of three suspects, who are …
Kilusang Pagbabago warns of scam surrounding barangay appointments
By Paulo Loreto Lim Former Bacolod City Councilor and current spokesperson for the Negros chapter of Kilusang Pagbabago (Movement for Change) Archie Baribar warned local residents of a scam being conducted by a group called Alyansa General Parent-Teachers’ Association-Indigenous People, Inc. (AGPTA-IP, Inc.) soliciting money for barangay appointments. Back in September, Baribar wrote a letter …
Ceneco warns consumers about ‘electricity savings’ scam
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) reminded consumers that individuals posing as Ceneco employees trying to sell “electricity saving” devices are not associated with the local cooperative. They pointed out, there has not been a technical study proving such devices are effective. If encountering such an individual, please contact Ceneco at 435-3640 to 55 …
Income management training conducted for the families of Iloilo City OFWs
The Iloilo City Local Economic and Investment Promotion Office, in coordination with non-governmental organization Atikha Overseas Workers and Communities Initiative, Inc. (Atikha), conducted a family income management training for the families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at the City Hall penthouse, yesterday. “We want to help the migrants and their families in changing their behavior …
Iloilo City Council unanimously approved P30M supplemental budget
The Iloilo City Council unanimously approved a P30 million supplemental budget recently, with a large portion of the funds intended for the procurement of vehicles. “[A] big part of the supplemental budget is allocated for the purchase of vehicles,” explained City Councilor Eduardo Peñaredondo. “Some of our departments have no vehicles, while some are using …
Waiting for the flyover
Driving home, noticed the flyover along Araneta Street was near completion – it will probably be done by the end of the year. Following construction, what we are waiting for is the process in which local traffic authorities design a traffic system for the area. It remains to be seen whether the flyover will provide …