By Paulo Loreto Lim Police in Pamplona, Negros Oriental arrested the most wanted person in town earlier this week through a joint operation by the Negros Oriental Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), along with police officers from Pamplona and Amlan. 46-year-old Rolando Intero, a resident of Sitio Pinanlayaan in the town’s Barangay Datagon, was …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
2018 WVRAA
Negros Occidental footballers prepare for competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. According to Negros Occidental football coaches Noreil Revilla and Ian Combate, their elementary and secondary football teams are currently undergoing rigid preparation for the upcoming 2018 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet, set to take place at the Iloilo Sports Complex from February 18 …
WVPRISAA 2018
CSAV attend training camp ahead of competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias (CSAV) basketball team have been taking part in a month-long training camp ahead of the upcoming 2018 Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) meet, set to take place in Iloilo from February 24 to 27. …
Meat safety training at the Iloilo City Diamond Jubilee Hall on Friday
The Iloilo City Local Economic and Enterprise Office (LEEO), in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration, will hold a basic orientation training on meat safety at the Iloilo City Diamond Jubilee Hall on Friday, February 9, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. “We’ll try to initiate more food safety-related programs to give awareness to the …
Mayor suggests visiting tourists invest in Bacolod City
While addressing 250 visiting Filipino-Canadians over the weekend at the Bacolod City Government Center, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia suggested they invest in the city. “Many of you, if not all, may want to invest someday,” he suggested. “You may have friends who might come to the Philippines to invest someday.” “We wish that, when …
Cabinet official says it is unfair to blame price increases on the TRAIN Law
During the recent Open Government and Participatory Governance Regional Dialogue at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod, Department of Finance Assistant Secretary Teresa Habitan called it “unfair” to blame price fluctuations on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. “Maybe because we are talking a lot about price increases due to …
Football festival seeking participating teams
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 1st Fritz Solidarios 7-a-Side Football Festival is seeking teams for its event at the STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) football field, scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 11. This event is part of the STI-WNU’s 70th General Alumni Homecoming. Registration is P500 per team and interested parties can contact …
How local businesses steal from their customers
“The following practices of business establishments shall be prohibited: Shortchanging a consumer, even if such change is only of a small amount.” –Republic Act 10909 It’s been said before, always count your change. Despite the passage of RA 10909, or the No Shortchanging Act of 2016, many (if not most) businesses continue to ignore the …
We hope there will be no regrets
“When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.” –Maurice Maeterlinck If Iloilo City in the Philippines is a human face, the condemned Iloilo Freedom Grandstand sitting on the area of the 600-square meter Sunburst Park, serves as the face’s mouth. It …
Six injured in Talisay City bus, van collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least six people were injured after a bus collided with a van at Purok Dose in Barangay Zone 1, Talisay City, yesterday afternoon. Police identified the victims aboard the van as Jose Roccio, Jennifer Baladhay, Ramie Roccio, and Sonia Sumaria, all residents of Barangay Matab-ang in the said …