Thirty members of the association of the differently-abled persons in Iloilo were trained on Enterprise Development and Marketing of Organically Grown Vegetables, Fruits and Herb Products at Remnant Institute, Inc., La Paz, Iloilo City. Maria Teresa T. Solis, chief of the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) 6, said the two-day training aims to capacitate …
Monthly Archives: May 2018
DTI-6 imposes price freeze, trains displace workers
With the ongoing closure of resort destination Boracay, the Department of Trade and Industry-Region VI (DTI-6) has imposed a price freeze on the island in order to conduct price monitoring of basic necessities and prime commodities, which include canned fish, processed milk, coffee, laundry soap, detergent, candles, bread, salt, potable water, and locally-manufactured noodles. DTI-6 …
Iloilo City eyes P5K allowance for college scholars
The Iloilo City government is strengthening its education program with its latest initiative to extend financial assistance to college students in the city. During yesterday’s regular flag-raising program, Mayor Jose Espinosa III announced he would endorse to the Sangguniang Panlungsod a proposed ordinance, which will provide for education financial assistance to college students of the …
I do not conform to Tulfos’ return of P60M
LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “… Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act…” (Psalm 3:27, the Holy Bible). *** FILIPINOS HAVE BECOME MALICIOUS: Filipinos, really, have become a thoroughly malicious nation. Once they fixed in their mind that something is wrong with another or …
Negros Basketball Association President’s Cup
Red House Taiwan Shabu Shabu/UNO-R, ESJ Fyre Fyter win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Red House Taiwan Shabu Shabu/The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) beat Melfern, 132-110, over the weekend in the ongoing Negros Basketball Association President’s Cup at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym; while ESJ Fyre Fyter defeated Duke Jay …
Lourdes Soccorro Escalante Open Summer League
Bacolod City-based team wins By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod City-based team Fuentes Lines recently beat Talisay City, 4-3, in the ongoing 1st Lourdes Soccorro Escalante Open Summer League at the Hacienda Lourdes Ballpark in Manapla. The victory marked their first win of the tournament. It was originally reported, among the participating teams, …
JGM volleyball tournament opens next week
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 4th JGM Invitational Volleyball Tournament opens next week, scheduled to run from May 18 to 20, at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) covered court. Among the teams expected to participate include BTTHS Teams A and B, Living Stones International School, Trinity Christian School, Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod, …
CHO: Bacolod City dengue cases down by 23.7%
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO), the number of dengue cases in the city has “significantly dropped.” CHO Environmental Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, said they have recorded 213 dengue cases this year, compared to 279 in 2017, a drop of 23.7 percent. Tan said the …
Four killed in La Paz fire
Four family members died in a recent fire that struck a home in Barangay San Isidro, located in the La Paz district of Iloilo City. Police identified the fatalities as 40-year-old Evangeline Gerafusco, along her 64-year-old mother Elvira Avelino, 15-year-old son Richard, and 40-year-old aunt Christina Dolente. Meanwhile, 21-year-old Jayvee Avelino, 38-year-old Carla Avelino, and …
Drug target arrested in Hinigaran
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A high-value drug target was nabbed Saturday morning by operatives from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office-Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (NOPPO-PDEU) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region VI (PDEA-6) in Barangay Nanunga, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. PDEA agents identified the suspect as Momer Prudente, a resident of the said area. …