DOT-6 sponsoring three awards for Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2018 The Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) will be sponsoring three awards for the Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2018 pageant, including Miss Iloilo Dinagyang Ecotourism, Miss Iloilo Dinagyang Farm Tourism, and Miss Iloilo Dinagyang Faith-based Tourism. The winners will each receive P10,000, a certificate, a bouquet of flowers, …
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Six cruise ship visits expected in Boracay throughout January
The Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) recently revealed resort destination Boracay, located in Malay, Aklan, is expected to receive six cruise ship visits throughout January, with the MS Star Legend making its maiden call, or first visit to the port, on Monday, January 15. Meanwhile, the MS Chinese Taishan is expected to visit on January 17, …
Rotary Club of Bacolod-East celebrates 35 years
The Rotary Club of Bacolod-East will be celebrating their 35th anniversary tonight, January 13, at the Natalia Hall 2, located at the O Hotel, starting at 7:00 p.m. The event includes the presentation of the Media Lifetime Achievement Awards, with this year’s recipients identified as Rommel Jamero and Clarence Locsin. Rolando ‘Rolly’ L. Espina, who won …
Bacolaodiat Festival 2018
Table tennis tournament registration deadline at the end of January By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The registration period for the Bacolaodiat Age-Group Invitational Table Tennis Championship, scheduled to run from February 16 to 18 at the Lopue’s San Sebastian annex building, expires at 2:00 p.m. on January 31. The competition, coordinated by the Lopue’s Table Tennis Association, will be divided …
Mayor Neil Lizares 50-Up
BUS Group to face Legends for the title By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Basketball Unified Sports (BUS) Group is set to meet Legends in the 1st Mayor Neil Lizares 50-Up basketball tournament title game at the Talisay City gym tonight. The BUS Group beat Golden Boys in the semifinals; while Legends defeated the Alijis …
Bacolod Open Tchoukball Championships
Ten teams to compete By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. A total ten teams are expected to compete at the Bacolod Open Tchoukball Championships, which is scheduled to open today at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym. Ikthus, MFBC, the Christian Academy of Bacolod, Shiloh, Sum-ag, and the junior and senior teams of the University …
Local DFA head questions accusations of employees blocking appointment dates
Constantino: How do they know they are DFA employees? By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to accusations Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) employees were intentionally blocking schedules for the online appointment process, after being paid by local travel agencies, who charge customers P4,500 to P5,000 for “passport assistance,” DFA-Bacolod head Carmela Constantino yesterday asked …
TFK letter regarding incident involving Moises Padilla Vice Mayor with DOJ
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Task Force Kasanag (TFK) national commander John Chiong yesterday revealed his letter requesting an investigation into the delayed release from prison for Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo and her husband, Felix Mathias Yulo, who were jailed on charges of illegal possession of explosives, is currently with the Department of …
Leonardia claims politics is behind uncooperative barangay officials at ‘BOSS’
By Neska Centina After it was revealed 20 out of 61 Bacolod City barangays were participating in the ongoing Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS), where barangay officials are expected to be present in order for business owners to obtain barangay clearances, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia assumed they were being uncooperative because of politics. “This is …
Pay raises will reduce the number of police engaged in illegal activity –PRO-6 Chief
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, said the pay hikes for members of law enforcement, recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, will reduce the number of incidents involving police officers engaged in illegal activity. “With the high amount of salary they have, I don’t know …