By Paulo Loreto Lim Former Negros Occidental Governor Rafael Coscolluela echoed fears recently expressed by local sugar planters and Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez of possible manipulations behind falling “mill gate prices.” “I tend to suspect that there is [a] cartel,” he said. Both the congressman and the Negros Farmworkers and Agrarian …
Monthly Archives: December 2017
San Enrique Mayor orders probe into elevated Candaguit riverbed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga San Enrique Mayor Jilson Tubillara said he has ordered an investigation after a portion of the riverbed in the Candaguit River rose out of the water last week. In a radio interview yesterday afternoon, Tubillara said the local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) recommended the probe in …
Another court dismisses Ortiz-Muelle Loney squatters case
By Paulo Loreto Lim After the Regional Trial Court (RTC) dismissed the case brought forward by informal settlers along Ortiz-Muelle Loney Streets in the City Proper district of Iloilo City against then-Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and the Task Force on Anti-Squatting and Illegal Structures (ASIS) back in August of this year, the Municipal Trial …
Sipalay City Police Chief assures impartiality in mining dispute
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the ongoing ownership dispute at the closed Maricalum Mining Corporation (MMC) site in Sipalay City, local police chief, Police Chief Inspector Romeo Vargas, during a recent interview, vowed to remain impartial on the matter. After National Mines and Allied Workers Union (NAMAWU) Local 103 President Melecio Libo-on, Jr. …
Health Office issues warning on non-communicable diseases for the holiday season
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) yesterday issued a warning to the public regarding the rise of non-communicable diseases, particularly with the upcoming holiday season. CHO Environmental Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, said they are expecting a spike in the number of patients with cardiovascular problems, as well …
One dead, one wounded in Brgy. 16 riding-in-tandem shooting
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One person was confirmed dead while another was wounded after they were shot by riding-in-tandem suspects at Purok Kingfisher in Barangay 16, Bacolod City, late Sunday evening. Police identified the fatality as 38-year-old Harold Tornilla, a resident of Purok Adarna in the said barangay; while the wounded was identified as Jessie …
61 tricycles apprehended by BCPO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After violating local traffic rules and regulation, a total 61 tricycles were impounded at Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) headquarters in Barangay Taculing. Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) head, Police Superintendent Luisito Acebuche, said 60 violators were caught operating without a business permit, while one was without a driver’s license. …
Three fishermen apprehended off the coast of Concepcion By Jezza A. Nepomoceno The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force recently apprehended three fishermen off the coast of Concepcion, Iloilo after they were caught trawl fishing, when a fishing net is dragged across the bottom of the sea, which is a violation of RA 10654, or …
Restaurants must hire toilet cleaners, too
The pork, chicken, fish, and vegetables we consume are from the public market. Yet, we cannot imagine how dirty most of the local public markets are. We also eat in carinderias, restaurants, bars and coffee shops, without much thought to food preparation. However, stepping into the comfort room, you are met with wet floors, tissues …
A test of Loreto-Garin’s integrity
“One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised” –Chinua Achebe Ilonggos will be watching with bated breath as former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin defends the controversial purchase during the term of former President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III of the controversial P3.5 billion anti-dengue vaccination, which is …