Time flies. We’re already in the middle of the year and, by October, candidates will be flocking to the Commission on Elections to file their respective certificates of candidacies for next year’s midterm elections, scheduled for May 2019. In Bacolod City, talk surrounding Abang Lingkod partylist Rep. Stephen Paduano as a possible challenger to incumbent …
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Ceres FC hosts Stallion Laguna tonight at the Panaad
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC hosts the first of two back-to-back Philippines Football League matches against Stallion Laguna FC tonight at the Panaad Park and Stadium, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Negrense club hopes to bounce back from their 2-0 loss to JPV Marikina FC over the weekend, while Stallion Laguna looks …
68 Negros Occidental clinics linked to anomalous P8.1B
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 68 barangay health stations across Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, are said to be included in the anomalous P8.1 billion used to construct 5,700 barangay health stations nationwide, which was signed by former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Garin and later uncovered by current DOH Secretary Francisco …
Lacson appointed acting governor this week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. on vacation this week, an executive order appointed Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson as acting governor from June 25 to 29. In terms of the governor’s vacation plans, Lacson noted, “I have no idea where he will go or if he will …
Puentevella to Bayatan: Who is he to announce my retirement?
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella filed an application with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) several months ago, City Legal Office (CLO) head Joselito Bayatan recently announced the former lone district congressman had retired from service. However, in response, Puentevella questioned the assertion made by the city …
NHMSI not involved in fraudulent activities –lawyer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Legal counsel for the Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Specialty Hospital yesterday clarified the Negros Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. (NHMSI) was not in any way involved in the fraudulent activities resulting in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) denying accreditation last week. Atty. Rafael Ocampo made the clarification after …
Iloilo City expands ‘Care Program’ eligibility
The Iloilo City government recently announced expanded coverage under the “Pag-ulikid sang Syudad,” or Care Program, which provides free services, including medical and dental check-ups, for city barangay residents. “We cannot do better without making sure first that the free services are available,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III. As of last weekend, the …
SSS forum in Bacolod City targets female 4Ps beneficiaries
The Social Security System (SSS), in coordination with the Bacolod City Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD), will be conducting a forum today, June 26, at the Bacolod City Government Center annex building for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. According to SSS-Visayas West 1 Division acting vice president, Dr. Lilani Benedian, DSSD …
ICCC considering DRRM degree program
Iloilo City Community College (ICCC) administrator Ma. Mathilde Octavio recently revealed, she, along with representatives from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), various national government agencies, and academia, met to discuss possible curriculum for a disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) degree program. “It is about time that we add a program where students can …
Four arrested for illegal cockfight in Silay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people were arrested after police raided a suspected illegal cockfight Sunday afternoon at Sitio Lupa in Barangay Kapitan Ramon, Silay City. Police identified the arrested as 27-year-old Kesser Bon Loyd Justado, 50-year-old Joecil Dionora, 45-year-old Noel Cotamen, and 59-year-old Hermenio Ubaldo, 59, all residents of the said city. …