By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Cynthia Villar said there is no time to tackle the bills filed before the House of Representatives seeking the postponement of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections slated for May of this year. According to Villar, the Senate’s last session was held on Wednesday, saying, it is …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
City Hall Treasurer’s office website hacked
The website for the Iloilo City Treasurer’s Office was hacked Friday morning. This was confirmed by Francis T. Cruz, chief of the Information Technology Department of the Iloilo City Hall. A group called Iloilo Blackhats took credit for the hacking, which Cruz said wants to be known for its mischievous act. It said: “Dear Iloilo …
Local Kilusang Pagbabago denies members were captured by NPA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local Kilusang Pagbabago (KP) chapter yesterday denied the three reported organizers earlier captured by New People’s Army (NPA) in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental were members of their organization. KP-Negros provincial head and former Bacolod City Councilor, Atty. Archie Baribar, said the supposed KP personalities, led by a certain …
P72K worth of drugs confiscated in Hinigaran
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P72,000 worth of suspected shabu were seized following a Thursday afternoon buy-bust operation in Barangay 4, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. Police identified the suspect as 39-year-old Jude Tejada, a Level 2 high-value drug target and resident of the town’s Barangay 3. Anti-drug operatives recovered two big sachets of …
Wanted suspect dead after fighting Sipalay City police
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A wanted suspect was killed, while two police officers were wounded, after the suspect reportedly resisted arrest at Sitio Indingawan in Barangay Manlocahoc, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, around noon on Thursday. Police identified the suspect as Emerson Antepaso, Jr., a resident of the said barangay and the most wanted …
Boracay to switch-off lights
This Saturday, Boracay Island will be literally dark for eight minutes. “It will be Boracay’s eight minutes for unity,” said Nenette Aguirre-Graf, Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member of the municipality of Malay in Aklan province. The event will happen around 8:08 p.m. and people will gather at the beachfront for a brief time. “This will be …
Provincial government wants consultation on federalism shift
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Alain Gatuslao said the provincial government wants a consultation in the province on the proposed revisions to the 1987 Constitution and the shift to federalism.. In a radio interview yesterday, Gatuslao, who chairs the Provincial Board Committee on Laws and Ordinances, said he sent …
Negrense wins Vietnam chess tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Victorias City-native Michael Ocido recently won the 8th HDBank Cup International Open Chess Tournament, which took place at the Army Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam. Ocido won with 7.5 points, earning a trophy and a $1,200 cash prize. Other Negrenses also took place in the competition, with Recarte Tiauson of …
Akari National High School Volleyball Championships
BTTHS to represent the Visayas By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) will be representing the Visayas region in the 2018 Akari National High School Volleyball Championships, which takes place this weekend at the Adamson University gym in Manila. The school qualified for the national competition after defeating Central …
NBTC 2018
BTTHS leaves for national competition tonight By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. 2018 National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) regional champions Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) head to Manila tonight, where they will compete in the NBTC National Finals, set to begin Sunday, March 18, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay …