By Neska Centina Five men were arrested in a Wednesday buy-bust operation at Purok Paraiso in Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police seized 13 sachets of suspected shabu, with an estimated market value of P150,000; along with assorted drug paraphernalia. The apprehended suspects were identified as 46-year-old Noel Cuenca, 25-year-old John Mark Salazar, 20-year-old Marvin …
Monthly Archives: December 2017
SEC considering extension office in Dumaguete City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering the establishment of an extension office in Dumaguete City, with SEC Director of Enforcement and Investor Protection Department Jose Aquino identifying the city among a list of possible locations for an extension office. Aquino noted, the SEC seeks to partner with …
2017 Palarong Panlalawigan: NOPSSCEA leads medal tally
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA), or Area 8, currently leads the medal tally in both the elementary and secondary divisions of the ongoing 2017 Palarong Panlalawigan. The area has a current tally of eight gold, nine silver, and six bronze medals in the …
Collantes wins November TMC title
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Francisco ‘Paco’ Collantes recently won the Tenpin Masters Challenge (TMC) Season Four November title at the East Bowling Center, located at the Lopue’s East Centre. Collantes defeated OJ Lopue, 211-188, in the championship shootout. Meanwhile, Lito Masculino was named the ‘Monthly Hilit-Hilit King’ for November./JSG, WDJ
Iloilo City’s Brgy. Veterans Village, City Proper district named most ‘child-friendly’
The Iloilo City Council for the Protection of Children recently revealed the Most Outstanding Child-Friendly Barangay 2017 at the Iloilo Grand Hotel, naming both Barangay Veterans Village and the City Proper district as the winners. “The most important thing that we must do is to make the children feel important,” said Barangay Veterans Village Captain …
Regata-6 recognizes Iloilo City offices
The Iloilo City Assessor’s and Treasurer’s Offices were recently recognized with “Most Outstanding Performance” awards at the Regional Association of Treasurers and Assessors-Region VI (Regata-6) General Assembly at the Sampaguita Gardens in New Washington, Aklan. “Iloilo City’s edge is its competitive and impressive development,” said Assistant Iloilo City Assessor Cheryl Chan. “We are more than …
Ceneco Advisory
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) will be accepting bill payments until 3:00 p.m. today, December 15. The schedule applies to all collection centers, including the Mabini main office; Silay City, Talisay City, Bago City, and Murcia area office collection sections; and the Metrodome, Robinsons, and East collection centers. Ceneco emergency services, meanwhile, will still be …
NLLC parol-making contest display closes today
The Negros Longlife Corporation (NLLC) parol-making contest display, which opened last Tuesday, December 12, at the 888 Chinatown Square Premier Mall in Bacolod City, comes to a close today, December 15. Balucanag Elementary School of La Castellana was named the winner, with Cudangdang Elementary School of EB Magalona taking second place, and Pilar Elementary School …
Chess tournament opens at CityMall-Mandalagan next week
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias (CSAV) will be hosting the CSAV Festival of Chess, scheduled to take place next week, December 19, at CityMall-Mandalagan. The competition will be divided into two categories. The open category, with a top prize of P6,000, comes with a P200 registration fee; while the …
Giving Up (Part 2): It’s not about information
Whoever controls the media, controls the mind” –The Doors frontman Jim Morrison Given the way in which the media in Bacolod City is seemingly under the control a force directing to only cover specific stories, for those who refer to themselves as “journalists,” it draws an appalling parallel. Reporters are instructed en masse to portray …