A campaign in support of Boracay rehabilitation, the reason for the island’s closure, which begins tomorrow, April 26, was recently launched on Facebook. According to the organization, they are calling for the public to show their support for the initiative by wearing their merchandise and posting photo experiences of the island resort with the hashtag …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Bacolod City restaurateur among ‘outstanding agri-preneurs’
Manager of Sir Jess, a restaurant located in the Doña Juliana Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing, Jesselle Hyacinth Suarez-Hablo was recently named among 62 outstanding Negrense agri-preneurs during the Pasidungog sa Panguma kag Pangisda 2018 awarding ceremonies, a part of the Panaad sa Negros Festival. Accompanied by City Department of Agriculture officer-in-charge Romeo Garcia, …
2018 AFC Cup
Schröck: History is in our hands By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. With Ceres-Negros FC set to play their final 2018 AFC Cup group stage match against Home United FC tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Ceres midfielder Stephan Schröck said, “History is in our hands.” “We are very happy …
KMH, RJ Stars compete in ABPI national championships
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod City-based female duckpin bowling teams Kami Mga Hubin and RJ Stars joined the ongoing 41st ABPI National Championship Bowling Tournament, which opened earlier this week at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. The two teams will be competing under the name Lansky, comprised of Sharon …
‘AIDS of environment’ is worse than ‘cesspool’
“We don’t have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment.” –Dennis Weaver When tourists fled from Guimaras’ popular beach resorts as a result of the worst oil spill in the Philippines when the oil tanker Solar I went down off Guimaras Island in August 2006, Nagarao Beach, among other resorts within the …
An addendum
Previously penned a column about the crippling bureaucracy average citizens are forced to deal with on a daily basis. On an earlier occasion, was tasked with acquiring various government forms, with each requirement coming with endless waiting and encounters with paper pushers at every corner. In addition, a separate column was also previously written about …
Miss you, Boracay
Today is the last day people can stay and enjoy Boracay. It seems thousands have flooded the island over the past few weeks, keeping the island fun and full of excitement; which will all end with the six-month closure due to rehabilitation needed as a result of greedy people in government. With the impending closure, …
PAGASA cautions public over high summer heat
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday cautioned the public over the high summer heat. Based on weather monitoring yesterday morning, a high pressure area is currently affecting the northern part of Luzon. Measurements by the Western Visayas weather bureau, which included the entirety of Negros, …
Moises Padilla mayor endorses Benitez for governor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña yesterday endorsed Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez for governor in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections. In a statement forwarded to Watchmen Daily Journal, the mayor said he conducted background checks of most provincial officials and the results affirmed the congressman and his …
Comelec-Negros Occidental: Over 23K seeking barangay, SK post
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Based on data from the Negros Occidental Commission on Elections (Comelec), a total of 23,548 will be running in next month’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. A total of 1,545 will be seeking the position of barangay captain, while 13,127 will be running for kagawad. In terms of …