Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia recently met with Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) president, Atty. Clint Aranas, during a luncheon at the GSIS office in Manila. “We have a dedicated government official who comes from the private sector,” the mayor said of Aranas. “We expect fresh ideas and innovations.” “We are enthusiastic and positive that …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
La Castellana mayor: more effort needed to
promote tourism for Negros Occidental By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Nicor-Mangilimutan yesterday said more effort is needed to promote Negros Occidental as a tourism destination on the international market. The mayor recently returned from the Internationale Tourismus Börse (ITB), or International Tourism Exchange, which took place in Berlin, Germany earlier this …
NBTC 2018
BTTHS out following loss to De La Salle Lipa By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) exited the second division of the 2018 National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) National Finals following a 69-63 loss to De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) last Wednesday. The Bacolod City-based school opened the game …
Negros, Cebu football associations dominate regional football festival in San Carlos City
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA) and Cebu Football Association (CFA) recently dominated the 2018 Regional Festival of Football, which took place earlier this week at the San Julio football field in San Carlos City. NOFA won the U15 boys’ and girls’ competitions, while CFA won the U13 boys’ …
SJI, Timagrey lead Sipalay City beach volleyball tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The teams from Bacolod City’s St. John’s Institute, along with Timagrey of Dumaguete, are currently leading the ongoing Women’s 18-and-Under Beach Volleyball Invitational Tournament, taking place along the Sipalay City beach front, and scheduled to end today, March 23. SJI-A defeated Sipalay-C, Enrique Villanueva-Siquijor, and Sipalay-A; while SJI-B beat …
City councilor confirms Gasataya Basketball Cup will open on April 14
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After an earlier meeting between Bacolod City Councilor Dindo Ramos and tournament commissioner Israel Salanga, where it was determined the second Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball Cup will begin in April at the STI-West Negros University gym, Ramos recently specified the competition would begin on April 14. Meanwhile, Salanga confirmed …
Social media ‘friends’ don’t win elections
“The more social media we have, the more we think we’re connecting, yet we are really disconnecting from each other.” –JR There was a joke that a popular politician in Iloilo in the Philippines lost in the 2016 local elections because he “campaigned” mostly in the social media instead of moving his butts to …
Going beyond the word ‘bureaucracy’
After the unfortunate experience of learning how the Land Transportation Office (LTO) operates for the average civilian, am currently in the middle of handling government documentation required for work. Despite being previously employed at different places in the United States, where entitlements like social security and employer-linked healthcare came with the position, the process in …
3ID warns of possible NPA ‘atrocities’
during anniversary observance By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) yesterday released a warning to the public of potential ‘atrocities’ associated with the upcoming New People’s Army (NPA) anniversary, set to take place next week, March 29. 3ID Commander, Brigadier General Dinoh Dolina, said the public should remain …
PNPA topnotcher kin excited, but fear SAF duties
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The family of this year’s top graduate of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), Kabankalan City-native, Police Cadet John Vallador, expressed excitement during yesterday’s graduation rites in Silang, Cavite; however, they also showed reservation over his duties as a police officer. In a radio interview yesterday, Vallador’s aunt, Nelia …