By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga House Bill 3808, which proposes a permanent Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) office for Bacolod City, recently passed a House of Representatives committee. In a radio interview yesterday, Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya, who authored the bill, which has the endorsement of the PRC, said it was approved …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Teen pregnancy in Iloilo City on the decline
By Paulo Loreto Lim Based on data from the Iloilo City Population Office (CPO), teen pregnancy is on the decline. The office noted a drop from 2,266 cases recorded in 2015 to 1,327 cases in 2017. “We are happy to report that there is a decreasing trend on the number of cases,” said CPO …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018
Singcang Destroyer advances to the semis By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Singcang Destroyer recently defeated Rain or Shine-Manila Beer, 81-73, earning a spot in the Class A semifinals of the Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018 at Bacolod Tay Tung High School. Arjie Gicana led the victory with 21 points, followed …
Sinigayan Festival 2018
Over 2,000 expected to participate in football festival By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Over 2,000 footballers from across the province are expect to participate in the Sinigayan 7 A-Side Football Festival set to begin tomorrow, March 10, at the Sagay National High School football field. The competition will be divided into several categories, …
Surrey-based Pinay among ‘Women of Distinction’ finalists
“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” –Margaret Thatcher A Filipino-Canadian community leader based in Surrey, British Columbia in Canada became the first Filipino to become a finalist in the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. Narima Dela Cruz, founding director and president of the Surrey …
Negrense OFW missing in Turkey since 2016
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mother of a Negrense overseas Filipino worker (OFW), who was last based in Turkey, sought the assistance of local media yesterday, claiming her daughter has been missing since 2016. Feliciana Prayle, a resident of the Purok Aton-aton relocation site in Barangay Mambagaton, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, said she …
Supreme Court denies MKK petition seeking a recount
By Neska Centina The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of a lower court and denied a petition filed by members of Magbinuligay Kita sa Kauswagan (MKK), the political group supporting former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella, calling for a recount of the 2016 Bacolod City mayoral election. In their decision, the court noted …
Local labor groups push to stop Boracay closure
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Various labor groups in Negros Occidental called on other progressive groups to oppose the proposed 60-day closure of Boracay, amid the ongoing pollution problem plaguing the island. General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) Secretary-General Wennie Sancho said they forwarded a copy of a resolution, passed earlier this month, urging …
DILG considering charges against municipal officials over Boracay pollution situation
DOLE offering assistance, preparing job fair for displaced workers By Paulo Loreto Lim Department of the Interior and Local Government-Region VI (DILG-6) director, Atty. Anthony Nuyda, recently revealed the DILG is considering filing charges against local government officials found to be responsible for environmental violations at resort destination Boracay, which President Rodrigo Duterte …
Despite outbreak declaration, local DOH says measles cases are ‘minimal’
By Paulo Loreto Lim Following news of a measles outbreak in Negros Oriental, Department of Health (DOH) provincial chief, Dr. Socrates Villamor, called the number of cases “minimal.” He explained, the local DOH is currently looking at 21 cases across the province; however, with an ongoing national campaign seeking to declare the country “measles-free,” …