The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and the Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will be holding a fire safety and awareness fora in order to reduce fire incidents, beginning 9:00 a.m. at Purok Lilang in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago. Between January and March of this year, the BFP received a total of 69 fire …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
25th Panaad sa Negros Festival
Don Salvador Benedicto wins Paindis-indis sa Binalaybay An entry composed by Sandra Asin and interpreted by Lyndon Culanag of Don Salvador Benedicto won the Paindis-indis sa Binalaybay, an event of the ongoing Panaad sa Negros Festival. The winning entry took home a trophy and P10,000. A piece composed by Julie Santia and interpreted by …
25th Panaad sa Negros Festival
Don Salvador Benedicto wins Paindis-indis sa Binalaybay An entry composed by Sandra Asin and interpreted by Lyndon Culanag of Don Salvador Benedicto won the Paindis-indis sa Binalaybay, an event of the ongoing Panaad sa Negros Festival. The winning entry took home a trophy and P10,000. A piece composed by Julie Santia and interpreted by …
25th Panaad sa Negros Festival
Livestock auction today A livestock auction will be held today, April 20, at 2:00 p.m. at the Livestock and Dairy Fair activity area, as part of the ongoing Panaad sa Negros Festival. In addition, the Provincial Veterinary Office will be recognizing veterinary achievers that morning, at 8:00 a.m. Tomorrow, April 21, a pet parade/dog …
Crowd-sourced site named Bacolod City among the safest in Southeast Asia
According to Numbeo, a crowd-sourced database that uses information supplied by the public, Bacolod City ranked 19th among the 28 safest cities in Southeast Asia. “This is good news for us,” said Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia. Among localities in the Philippines, Bacolod City ranked behind seven other cities, including Iloilo City, which came in …
25th Panaad sa Negros Festival
Talisay City dominates taekwondo competition By Paulo Loreto Lim Talisay City athletes recently dominated the taekwondo competition of the Panaad Sportsfest, part of the ongoing Panaad sa Negros Festival. Arthur Diaz and Norielle Mae Tabiera won gold in elementary kyorugi, or sparring; while Sheryl Shee Dela Cruz, Mary Joy Telequido, Hanica Balasabas, Rica …
Over 1,000 join summer sports clinic in Iloilo City
A total of 1,443 children took part in the Iloilo City Sport Divisions’ Pag-ulikid sang Syudad sa Kabataan program, a free summer sports program that concluded last weekend, with sites at all district public plazas and SM City Iloilo. “We were able to gather more than a thousand kids in this activity,” said Iloilo City …
Richard goes to social media for Janette
“A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.” –Frank Abagnale No one can now accuse him of just watching and doing nothing while his wife is being …
Why repaint road markings?
Have recently noticed portions of roads in town have been blocked in order for markings to be repainted. Why? Based on how local motorists operate, the lines have no meaning. On any given day, on any of the roads in Bacolod City, vehicles are driving along the lines, squeezing between lanes of traffic and creating …
Putting order on the road
Whenever “traffic” is discussed, many recall a no-nonsense man, Arroyo appointee, who made Marikina City the cleanest in the Philippines. A mechanical engineer by profession, Bayani Fernando served as Marikina City mayor for nine years, where he instilled discipline by prohibiting city residents from placing garbage bins outside their homes as they were keep them …