The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) program being pushed by the Department of Finance (DOF) is anti-poor/pro-rich, reflective of the neoliberal thrust being pursued by the economic planners and technocrats within the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Senate Ways and Means Committee proposed changes in order to shift the tax burden from …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Ceres FC meets JPV Marikina today in Manila
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC next meets JPV Marikina FC in the ongoing Philippines Football League (PFL) today at 4:00 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. Ceres coach Risto Vidaković discussed the challenges the club faces with some key players on the injured list. “Stephan Schröck, Martin Steuble, and Manuel Ott are injured …
AFC Asian Cup qualification round: Philippines heads to Nepal for next match
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine men’s national football team, the Azkals, left for Nepal last night, where they are scheduled to take on their national team next week, November 14, at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu. “This team can surprise you,” said Azkals coach Thomas Dooley. “They are not so consistent in the game, …
Batang Pinoy 2017: BTTHS to compete in regionals
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Athletes from Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) are scheduled to leave for Dumaguete City on Thursday, November 9, to compete in the 2017 Batang Pinoy-Visayas, which is set to take place from November 10 to 16. According to team manager Jose Montalbo, the roster includes Alyssa Bertolano, Shane Carmona, Hannah Quanico, …
Former Board Member files complaints against judges who handled Leonardia case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Negros Occidental Board Member Victor Puey filed a complaint before the Supreme Court (SC) against the three Court of Appeals (CA) justices who approved motions for reconsideration filed by Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and former Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) chairman, Atty. Goldwyn Nifras, in relation to the …
ICPO reports continued drop in crime
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) reported another decline in the city crime rate, a trend that has been recorded over the past several weeks. Between October 27 and November 2 of this year, the office recorded 32 incidents, compared to 81 from the same period last year, constituting a 60.49 …
Capitol, Army defend serving canned sardines to returning soldiers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Both the Negros Occidental provincial government and the Philippine Army defended the distribution of canned sardines to local soldiers returning from battling Islamic-State backed Maute terrorists in Marawi City. Following criticism from a radio commentator and buzz on social media, 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Colonel Eliezer Losañes, said during …
Distrito to call for public hearing regarding Burgos Public Cemetery closure
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Caesar Distrito said he will call for a public hearing regarding the recommendation by General Services Office (GSO) head Jerome Solinap to close the Burgos Public Cemetery and establish a new public cemetery. In an interview yesterday with Watchmen Daily Journal, Distrito said he has yet to …
Marañon voices support for CBCP advocacy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. voiced his support for the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in their campaign against extrajudicial killings, during a press conference at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol yesterday morning He said an end to extrajudicial killings is what everybody wants, including President Rodrigo …
Iloilo City Government rewards local soldiers returning from Marawi City
By Paulo Loreto Lim During yesterday’s flag ceremony at the Iloilo City Hall, Mayor Jose Espinosa III awarded a citation and P5,000 each to Private Andrew D. Catequista of the Arevalo district, Corporal Mark Gevero of the Molo district, and Staff Sergeant Rodel Pacaña of City Proper, who all recently returned from battling Islamic-State backed …