According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region VI (DENR-6), 1,932 workers are needed to clean wetlands on shuttered resort island Boracay. The largest of these wetlands is located in the island’s Barangay Balabag, measuring 10.35 hectares. DENR estimates the area alone will need 774 workers. The clean-up began yesterday with workers supplied by …
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Local youth group demands TRAIN Law be immediately revoked
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local chapter of Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (Spark) called on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday to immediately revoke the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, following complaints surrounding rising prices on primary commodities. In an email, Spark spokesperson Joanne Lim, said officials “lied” about the …
Roxas considering 2019 run
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 2016 presidential candidate Mar Roxas revealed he is currently considering plans for a run in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections. In a radio report yesterday morning, during a press conference in Capiz, Roxas said he is considering a local-level position in the province but said he is still “studying …
Napolcom exec discovers 2 ‘abandoned’ police stations in Iloilo
Two municipal police stations in Iloilo province were found to be left unmanned during a surprise inspection of the National Police Commission 6 (Napolcom-6). Lawyer Joseph Celis, Regional Director of Napolcom-6, said the unmanned police stations are in the towns of Ajuy and Barotac Nuevo. Celis said that he conducted unannounced inspection in Barotac Nuevo …
207K tourist arrivals in Q1 –City Tourism Office
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Tourism Office (CTO) confirmed around 207,000 tourists arrived in Bacolod City during the first quarter of 2018. According to records, 21,000 were foreign nationals. Last month, it was reported Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, remained the second most popular province in the Western Visayas, behind Aklan, …
Medical consultations provided for Hinoba-an indigenous communities
The Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6), in partnership with the National Commission for Indigenous People, the Hinoba-an municipal government, among other agencies, led the “Hugpong sang mga Tumandok” event last week, which provided free medical consultations and dental services. Around 600 indigenous residents took part in the event. Hinoba-an Mayor Ernesto Estrao led the distribution …
SK provincial polls set for next week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Director Carmelo Orbista yesterday confirmed the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) provincial federation elections are scheduled to take place next week, on June 5 and 6, at the L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City. Orbista said the last local government level elections …
NOHS principal encourages Brigada Eskwela participation
Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) Principal Mario Amaca recently encouraged participation in the ongoing Brigada Eskwela, the annual practice of preparing schools for the upcoming school year. “Let us all help each other for the sake of our students,” he said. According to a release, an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 students, parents, parent-teacher association (PTA) …
‘Malasakit Center’ soon in Western Visayas
The government’s “Malasakit Center” will soon be expanded to Western Visayas. Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go presented the perspective of the proposed project that will be established at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Manduriao district. Initial discussions have been made with the management of the WVMC to have the …
6 nabbed for weapons possession in Handumanan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least six people were arrested by Police Station 10 (PS10) personnel after they were caught carrying weapons yesterday morning at Purok Narra in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspects as Reymar Costan; Remegio Costa; and four minors aged between 16 and 17 years old, whom police …