P935M cleared for ‘infrastructure services’ The Provincial Development Council (PDC), presided over by Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., yesterday approved an P8 billion annual investment plan for 2019 with just over P4.3 billion earmarked for social services. Other sectors with over P1 billion allotted include nearly P1.5 billion for economic development and around …
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Iloilo City monorail feasibility study ‘very positive’ –City Official
According to Iloilo City Local Economic Investment and Promotions Office (LEIPO) head Ritchel Gavan, BYD Auto Industry Co. Ltd., the automobile manufacturer based in Xi’an, China conducting a feasibility study into a proposed monorail system for Iloilo City, revealed the results are “very positive.” She called the project “highly feasible” based on pre-feasibility determinations but …
Task force to monitor school opening in Iloilo City
The Iloilo City Public Safety and Management Office (PSTMO) will be creating a task force to monitor the opening of the 2018-2019 academic year, which is scheduled to take place on Monday, June 4. The group will secure roads leading to schools, repaint pedestrian lanes, and ensure there is enough police security at city schools. …
Army appoints new 303IB commander
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army yesterday appointed a new 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander. Brigadier General Eliezer Losañes formally stepped down and was reassigned as deputy division commander for the 8th Infantry Division (8ID) in Samar. Replacing Losañes is Colonel Alberto Desoyo, who was previously assigned to the 8ID. The turnover …
Poll worker honorariums released
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Commission on Elections (Comelec) election supervisor, Atty. Jessie Suarez, recently confirmed honorariums have been released for all 19,046 poll workers who participated in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections last month. Suarez said the last eight workers received their compensation last Wednesday after there were “problems …
Bacolod Economic Highway second phase to begin soon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the second phase of the Bacolod Economic Highway project is scheduled to commence in the second quarter of this year. The second quarter officially began on April 1 and is set to end on June 30. Based on a …
Antique sari-sari store owner found stabbed to death
A sari-sari store owner was found dead in her place of business yesterday morning in Barangay Semirara, Caluya, Antique. Authorities identified the fatality as 47-year-old Caridad Gulla, whose body was discovered by her family around 8:00 a.m. “When they entered, they saw the victim with stab wounds,” said Caluya Municipal Police Station chief, …
Fire destroys Sagay City home
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A fire completely ravaged a home owned by a senior citizen late Wednesday evening in Purok Mahirop, Barangay Paraiso in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Authorities identified the victim as 63-year-old Virginia Hortinela. Sagay City Bureau of Fire Protection arson investigators said Hortinela, along with her daughter-in-law, noticed sparks coming …
Woman run over by truck in Brgy. 2
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman believed to be suffering from a mental illness was killed after she was run over by a 10-wheeler truck Wednesday morning in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. Police refused to identify the fatality, but confirmed she was 30 years old and a resident of Purok Tahong of the …
P180K worth of shabu confiscated in Alijis
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P180,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated by the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) late Wednesday evening after they conducted a buy-bust operation at Purok Katilingban in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City. Police identified the arrested suspects as 46-year-old Joey Oñate, 37-year-old Rona Santillan, and 31-year-old Nejie Geavia. …