Governor: The scholars will spread Christianity in Japan A total of 10 senior high school students from across Negros Occidental left earlier this week for Japan, where they will be studying general health and automotive studies at Miyakonojo Higashi High School on a three-year scholarship from the Negros Occidental provincial government. Prior to their …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Mayor welcomes delegates to waste management workshop
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia welcomed delegates to the First Regional Training-Workshop on Measuring and Mitigating Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) from the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Sector workshop at the O Hotel last Monday. “I have seen over the years that climate change is something we had to face,” he said. “This is a very …
Panaad musical tells the story of Negros from the 70s to the 90s
The Negrense musical “Panaad: The Promise Fulfilled,” scheduled to run on April 18 at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod as part of the annual Panaad sa Negros Festival, tells the story of Negros from the 1970s to the 1990s. The story focuses on Negros Occidental through the “golden age” of the sugar …
NPA denies role in Guihulngan City councilor killing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Leonardo Panaligan Command denied being behind the killing of Guihulngan City Councilor Paulo Edison Dela Rita, which occurred earlier this week. In a statement sent late Tuesday night, spokesperson Ka JB Regalado claimed police and military forces suspected Dela Rita was conniving with rebel …
‘Inasal Festival’ ordinance passes on third reading
A resolution establishing the Manokan Country Inasal Festival passed the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) yesterday on its third reading. The legislation, authored by City Councilor Em Ang, referred to the local delicacy as “intangible cultural heritage” and said the festival would help promote the local chicken inasal industry. The planned site for the festival …
Monument requested marking June 18 as Bacolod City’s charter day
The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) yesterday passed a resolution calling for the establishment of a marker or monument commemorating Bacolod City’s charter day as June 18. The legislation, authored by City Councilor Em Ang, calls for the monument to be established as part of the city’s 80th anniversary celebration, which is set to be …
City Veterinary Office running out of anti-rabies vaccines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Veterinary Office (CVO) yesterday stopped distributing anti-rabies vaccines after it was revealed the office was down to its final 300 vaccinations. In a radio report yesterday, Rabies Control Officer Gloria Parreño said they were forced to stop due to the shortage, pointing out, deliveries were delayed …
DOH ordered to take action on local cataract scam
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Office of the President recently ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to take action on reported fraudulent activities by the Cataract Foundation, which includes the alleged widespread recruitment of cataract patients. According to a letter sent by anti-corruption and criminality group Task Force Kasanag (TFK), Assistant Secretary Jaime …
Two claim to be PCSO Iloilo branch manager
The Iloilo Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) currently has two employees claiming to be branch manager, with Janette T. Lloyd reportedly occupying PCSO-Iloilo Branch Manager Marie Abigal Reformina’s table, last Tuesday. According to Lloyd, who previously served as PCSO-Capiz officer-in-charge, she was deployed to the Iloilo branch by PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan back in …
Third most wanted La Carlota City drug personality druggie arrested
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga La Carlota City’s third most wanted street-level target was arrested in a Tuesday afternoon buy-bust operation at Sitio Carolina in the city’s Barangay 2. Police identified the suspect as 39-year-old Emelio Jamandre, a resident of the said barangay. La Carlota City police chief, Police Superintendent Cresenciano Cordero, Jr., said …