The House committee on appropriations ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to realign funds meant for anti-dengue kits, and use the money to profile all children vaccinated with Dengvaxia instead. This was the order of appropriations panel chairperson Karlo Nograles to the DOH yesterday, as the committee deliberated on the proposed P1.16-billion medical support fund …
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Package causes alarm at Provincial Capitol
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A package addressed to Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson caused alarm at the Provincial Capitol yesterday morning, with police dispatched to investigate the matter. According to Lacson, he received a text message a few days ago from shipping company 4A’s Cargo Services, informing him of a package …
American citizen shot dead in Silay City over beer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An American citizen was shot dead by two bar customers after he reportedly refused to give them beer late Tuesday evening in Barangay 5, Silay City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 57-year-old Eric Hendrickson, originally from Iowa in the United States, but currently a resident of Saint …
Barangay/SK Elections 2018
DSB Vice Mayor denies mother was hospitalized after losing By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Don Salvador Benedicto Vice Mayor Nehemiah Joe dela Cruz yesterday denied report his mother, Cynthia dela Cruz, was rushed to the hospital after she lost her bid for Barangay Igmayaan captain. He called it “fake news.” “As a matter …
Gun ban in effect until Monday –Comelec
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded the public the gun ban, which began on April 14, remains in effect until Monday, May 21, when the election period for the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls expires. According to Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6), as of Tuesday, 80 people were arrested in violation of the policy, …
Inflation in Aklan increased by 2.2% last year –Report
The Aklan Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently released their inflation report for 2017, which showed the province saw a 2.2 percent rise in inflation, or the rate in which the price of goods and services is increasing. Various food groups saw big jumps in prices, including a 9.1 percent increase in the price of fish, …
Prov’l board condemns killing of Ilonggo OFW in South Korea
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) in Iloilo condemned the killing of Angelo Claveria, an Ilonggo factory worker, whose skeletal remains was found in a septic tank of a water purifier plant in Hwasong Gyeonggi province in South Korea. During Tuesday afternoon’s regular session, SP member Manny Gallar, chairman of the committee on public order and safety, …
BSP: Bacolod’s growth ‘spills over’ to other NegOcc cities
The growth of Bacolod has spilled over to other cities in Negros Occidental, based on the big improvements in the competitiveness rankings of three component cities — Bago, San Carlos and Kabankalan – In 2017. This was the observation of Joselito Basilio, acting deputy director of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-Department of Economic Research, during …
Suspected Bacolod City robbery group leader arrested again
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After posting bail earlier this year, suspected robbery group leader Johnnie Villarete was arrested again on robbery charges at a convenience store late Tuesday evening along CL Montelibano Avenue in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said Villarete was arrested …
Barangay/SK Elections 2018
Lacson: Elections went well By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said during a press conference yesterday, the conduct of the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections went well despite reports of vote buying and harassment. “I think, so far, I haven’t heard of any barangay or …