By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following their 7-1 demolition of Global Cebu FC over the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Ceres-Negros FC are currently one win away from defending their Philippines Football League (PFL) title. A penalty kick was awarded to the Negrense club after midfielder Manuel Ott was fouled in …
Monthly Archives: July 2018
JG Summit sets up in Tacloban City
JG Summit Holdings, Inc., which owns Cebu Pacific Air and the Universal Robina Corporation, opened the Summit Hotel Tacloban last month with a goal of attracting the meeting, incentives, conventions, events/exhibitions market. The hotel will help boost business and convention activities in the city. Opening day was attended by Summit Hotel corporate officers, led by …
NDF-Negros dismisses proposed local peace talks
Spokesperson: Talks are bound to fail By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local chapter of the National Democratic Front (NDF), the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), dismissed the proposed local peace talks, saying, they are bound to fail. In a statement by NDF-Negros spokesperson Ka Frank Fernandez, he …
Complaints filed against 11 Isabela barangay captains
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Task Force Kasanag (TFK) recently filed complaints against 11 barangay captains from Isabela, Negros Occidental on election-related charges, along with allegations of abuse of authority. While TFK national commander John Chiong refused to name the barangay officials in question, he affirmed signed affidavits against the concerned officials were submitted …
Ombudsman-6 director: Violence against women continues to go unreported
During a recent gender information forum at the Palmas del Mar Conference Resort Hotel in Bacolod City, Office of the Ombudsman-Region VI (Ombudsman-6) director, Atty. Pio Dargantes, said violent acts committed against women continue to go unreported. He noted, many instances of violence are committed by their partners and women often hold “traditional beliefs” when …
State of the Nation Address 2018
Negros Occidental police on alert By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) and the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday placed their units under ‘Full Alert’ status, ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), scheduled for Monday. NOPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, …
Journalist owns up to letter opposing the city borrowing a P1.7B loan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local journalist Edgar Cadagat recently claimed to be the individual behind the opposition letter submitted to the Department of Finance (DOF) over the P1.7 billion loan being sought by the Bacolod City government. In an interview yesterday morning, Cadagat said he sent the letter directly to DOF Secretary Carlos …
Provincial Health Office suggests backyard farming to prevent malnutrition
During a recent Nutrition Month observance in Murcia, Murcia Vice Mayor Gerardo Victor Rojas discussed “backyard farming,” an activity endorsed by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang. “Most of those who go hungry and become malnourished are those who do not have money,” the town official said. “Tumimbang advocates backyard farming, so there is something …
Stolen motorcycle recovered in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Pontevedra Municipal Police Station and Kabankalan City Police Station operatives recovered a stolen motorcycle last Thursday afternoon after tracing it to Barangay Tabugon in Kabankalan City. Police identified the owner of the motorcycle as 34-year-old Librado Credo, a resident of Barangay Recreo, Pontevedra. Pontevedra municipal police said Credo’s motorcycle …
DOT-6 focuses on sustainability
Amid the ongoing closure of resort island Boracay, the Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) is placing a focus on sustainable tourism. “DOT believes, in order to make tourism more sustainable, we have to protect the environment,” explained DOT-6 director, Atty. Helen J. Catalbas. “We are really working hard, so it will not come to the …