By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A construction worker was killed after he was electrocuted late Saturday afternoon at Purok Mahirup in Barangay Alianza, Bago City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 19-year-old Jemar Adolfo, a resident of Barangay Nayon in Alominus, Laguna. Bago City police investigators said Adolfo was helping in the construction …
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Australian national found dead in Sipalay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An Australian-national was found dead inside his home Saturday morning at Sitio Marabo in Barangay Mambaroto, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 79-year-old Teunis Van Dalen, a resident of the said area. Sipalay City police chief, Police Chief Inspector Nazer Canja, said the victim’s neighbor, Lolito …
P150K worth of shabu seized in Hinoba-an
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around P150,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated after agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (NOPPO-PDEU) presented a search warrant Saturday afternoon against a suspected drug personality at Zone 2 in Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an. PDEA agents from …
Smart Communications donates learning package to Maasin school
Smart Communications recently donated a digital learning package to students at Trangka Elementary School, located in Maasin, Iloilo. The program provides a “School-in-a-Bag,” which is comprised of a big backpack containing a laptop, tablets, TV, a solar panel with batteries, pocket Wi-Fi, and educational content. “The students will definitely be more interested to go to …
Jaro Plaza to host trade fair later this month
The Iloilo City government, in partnership with Produkto Lokal, will be holding a trade fair at the Jaro Plaza bandstand from May 25 to 27. Around 50 food, non-food, and farm exhibitors are expected to participate. “We expose these micro-entrepreneurs to the market, then link them to suppliers, provide assistance by helping them register their …
Ecosystem assessment orientation conducted at the Sagay Marine Reserve
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) National Institute of Physics, in coordination with the Cadiz City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and the Sagay City government, conducted an orientation last month at the Sagay Marine Reserve on automated rapid reef assessment systems, which allows for rapid surveys of underwater ecosystems. The two-day …
Russian ambassador calls Bacolod City visit an ‘unforgettable pleasure’
Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev, who was in Bacolod City for the inaugural Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, called the visit an “unforgettable pleasure.” “For me, it has been a great honor,” he said. The envoy also called chicken inasal the “most delicious chicken.”/WDJ
BCGC named the most recommended place to visit in Bacolod City –DOT-6
According to the Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6), the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), often referred to as the New Government Center (NGC), topped their list of recommended places to visit in Bacolod City. “You have not been to Bacolod if you have not have been to NGC,” said Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia. He …
San Carlos City competing in #WeLoveCities campaign
San Carlos City is currently competing in the #WeLoveCities campaign, an event conducted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), which is looking for the 2018 Most Lovable and Sustainable City in the world. The Negros Occidental city was named fourth more lovable city in 2016. The San Carlos City Environment Management Office is urging social …
Duterte’s homicidal views on activism
The mayor that called himself a “socialist” on the presidential campaign trail and said he will attain peace during his term has turned into a megalomaniac who overturns promises. Abolishing peace talks between the national government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) paved the way for “red-tagging” progressive …