Following President Rodrigo Duterte referring to resort destination Boracay as a “cesspool” and ordering the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to get a handle of the ongoing pollution problem in six months or risk being shut down, the Malay municipal government, which has jurisdiction over the island, said they accept the president’s “constructive criticism.” “We …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Another barangay, SK poll postponement is up to Congress –Comelec Official
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Commission on Elections (Comelec) election supervisor, Atty. Jessie Suarez, yesterday confirmed a bill is currently before the House of Representatives proposing the postponement of the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, which, if passed, would be the third time the polls would be postponed. In an …
American singer-songwriter seeks to help rehabilitate local reefs
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno American singer-songwriter Rockwell Ryan Ripperger, better known as Stephen Speaks, recently discussed plans to help rehabilitate local reefs after snorkeling off Agho Island, a part of Concepcion, Iloilo. “After [Super Typhoon Yolanda], a lot of reefs in the Visayan Sea were damaged,” he said. The musician noted, during his snorkeling …
P200K worth of damage following Sum-ag fire
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P200,000 worth of belongings were either damaged or destroyed after a fire broke out at Purok Fatima in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City. In a statement provided by homeowner Anabelle Ginabo to the Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), her home’s electrical line, located on the roof, …
Bacolaodiat Festival 2018
BCPO officers awarded for providing security By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) distributed awards to personnel during last Monday’s flag-raising ceremony in recognition of providing security during the recent Bacolaodiat Festival. BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, together with his deputy directors, awarded commendations to Task Unit commanders …
Surrendered drug personality arrested in Handumanan buy-bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After surrendering to police through “Oplan: Tokhang,” a resident of Barangay Handumanan was arrested Monday morning after yielding drugs following a buy-bust operation in the neighborhood’s Purok Santo Niño. Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Angelo Montañes. Police Station 10 (PS10) commander, Police Chief Inspector Charles Gever, said they arrested Montañes …
Man stabbed to death in La Castellana
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 25-year-old man was declared dead after he was stabbed by a still-unidentified suspect in Barangay Mansalanao, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, late Tuesday evening. Police identified the fatality as Vemar Bernabe, a resident of Barangay Cabagnaan in the said town. Based on a statement provided to police by Bernabe’s father, …
Parish priest echoes opposition to Dumaguete City sanitary landfill construction
By Paulo Loreto Lim Fr. Sulpicio Vincoy, parish priest for Dumaguete City’s Barangay Camanjac, recently echoed sentiment voiced by residents of the community he represents, opposing the construction of a sanitary landfill in nearby Barangay Candau-ay. Earlier this month, the project received the endorsement of 29 out of 30 city barangays, based on an …
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Gilas squad named for tomorrow’s game against Australia By Paulo Loreto Lim Philippine national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, coach Vincent ‘Chot’ Reyes announced over the weekend, via twitter, the official squad is set to take on Australia in their upcoming 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying game at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne tomorrow, February …
SCUAA Meet 2018
Regions 3, 4 rule archery By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Regions 3 and 4 archers ruled the 30-meter men and women’s archery event in the ongoing 2018 National State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) meet at the Camp Gen. Leandro L. Fullon archery range, located in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique. Region 3 …