By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Amid implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, Bacolod City Executive Assistant Ernie Pineda, who runs the Market Coordinating and Monitoring Task Force, warned business owners who drastically raise prices may face charges. Following on-the-spot price monitoring inspections between January 3 and 8, stalls were found …
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Teachers group unhappy with pay hike due to additional taxes
Dajao: A P35 increase is not enough to buy a bottle of water By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Alliance for Concerned Teachers (ACT) recently expressed their disappointment with the pay raises proposed by President Rodrigo Duterte, noting the increased prices on commodities by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law …
Dinagyang Festival 2018
Public school classes suspended this afternoon in Iloilo City By Paulo Loreto Lim With the opening salvo of the Dinagyang Festival 2018, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, scheduled to take place today at 2:00 p.m., Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III issued an executive order suspending classes at public schools this afternoon. …
Pensioner wounded after being held up in Silay City
By Neska Centina A senior citizen was wounded after being held up and stabbed by three unidentified suspects at Fortuna Subdivision in Silay City, yesterday. The victim was identified as 67-year-old Roly Saragoza, a resident of Patyo Pari of the said area. Saragoza claimed he was held up after he withdrew his pension. In the …
Two dead, four hurt in Kabankalan City collision
By Neska Centina Two were killed, while four others were injured, after a truck and a tricycle collided in Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City yesterday. The victims were all residents of Barangay Taloc in Bago City. The fatalities were identified as 35-year-old Cecilia Villaruel and four-year-old Blessed Lines Santillana; while Leni Santillana, Leopoldo Santillana, Alexander Santillana, …
Escalante filed the most ordinances and resolutions before the Provincial Board in 2017
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Salvador Escalante, Jr. filed the most ordinances and resolutions before the Provincial Board in 2017, with a total 549 resolutions and 23 ordinances. Board Member Alain Gatuslao came in second with 207 resolutions and two ordinances, while Board Member Helen Zafra finished the year with …
Tropical Depression Agaton
Nearly P11M provided in relief for Capiz farmers By Paulo Loreto Lim According to the Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), around 5,000 farmers throughout the province were considered eligible for disaster relief assistance as a result of Tropical Depression Agaton. Capiz PDRRMO head Esperidion Pelaez said around P10.9 million has already …
Two Bacolodnons to debut in 2018 PBA D-League
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 2018 season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Developmental League (D-League), which opens next week, January 18, will feature two Bacolodnons, Gerard Castor and Spencer Pretta, among the 124 players selected during last year’s PBA D-League draft. Castor was drafted by Go For Gold/College of St. Benilde Blazers, while …
Dinagyang Mayor’s Cup
High school competition begins today By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The high school division of the Dinagyang Mayor’s Cup opens today, January 12, at the Ledesco campus of the Hua Siong College of Iloilo. “We need this type of league,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III. “This will help our young ‘cagers’ to showcase …
NOHSAAI Duckpin Bowling Festival for Unity
Classes of 1994, 1995, and 1970 lead the competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The classes of 1994, 1995, and 1970 currently lead their respective brackets in the ongoing 2017-2018 Negros Occidental High School Alumni Association, Inc. (NOHSAAI) Duckpin Bowling Festival for Unity at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. The Class …