The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) Board of Directors elected new officers during their regular meeting earlier this week, where District VII Director Dwight Carbon was elected board president. Carbon was elected as director for the district covering Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto after running unopposed earlier this year. Among other results, District IV …
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Illegally acquired lumber found in Victorias City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Victorias City police recovered an abandoned pile of allegedly illegally-acquired lumber Wednesday afternoon at Hacienda Siding 1 in the city’s Barangay 14. Based on information provided by the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, police were conducting a routine patrol in the area when they made the discovery. Police …
P10M Antique tourism office to be built starting next week
The construction of the P10-million Antique Tourism Office will start next week. Antique provincial tourism officer Jose Ramlo Villaluna said that no less than Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao attended the pre-construction meeting with personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the contractor, which was held at the Sumakwel Hall of the …
GSIS extends personal-appearance requirement for pensioners until July 31
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has extended the deadline until July 31 for its old-age and survivorship pensioners to comply with the Annual Pensioners’ Information Revalidation (APIR) requirement. “APIR’s cut-off date was moved to July 31 to give more time to our pensioners to report at the GSIS office nearest them or …
SEnA
Single entry approach (SEnA) is an administrative procedure involving a mandatory 30-day conciliation-mediation to ensure a speedy, impartial, inexpensive, and accessible settlement for all labor and employment issues. RA 10396 amended the Labor Code of the Philippines to require conciliation-mediation; while the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Department Order No. 107- 10 in …
Manny Pacquiao is our World Cup
“The only thing I focus on is just winning. Once we win, everyone remembers a winner. That’s what I’m focused on.” –Kristaps Porzingis The only source of pride in sports for the Philippines has been Manny Pacquiao. The 39-year-old senator and part-time pugilist is our World Cup. Everywhere he fights, Pacquiao brings dignity and pride, …
Croatia?
“Croatia has played an extra game and had a day’s less rest… They might just go out there and say, ‘You know, we’ve got nothing to lose. Let’s go!’” –Former US U-20 national soccer team coach Thomas Rongen Cannot say France and Croatia were teams I considered for the finals prior to the opening …
Ceres beats Kaya, 1-0
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC served Kaya FC-Iloilo their first home loss of the season, winning 1-0 earlier this week at the Iloilo Sports Complex. Ceres forward Patrick Reichelt scored the decisive goal early, in the 15th minute, off a pass from fellow striker Takumi Uesato. Things became more difficult for the …
ICDVL Season 4
700 participate in Iloilo City volleyball tournament An estimated 700 volleyball players are taking part in the Iloilo City Developmental Volleyball League (ICDVL) Season 4, which opened at Central Philippine University gym last weekend. “This year, we were able to gather more than 60 teams,” said Iloilo City Sports Division officer-in-charge Moises Salomon. “We …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Petron Cup 2018
HTP Dot 4 beats Rev-X Pantra in the 35-below division By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. HTP Dot 4 recently defeated Rev-X Pantra, 100-79, in the 35-below division of the ongoing Fil-Sino Athletic Club Petron Cup 2018 at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym. Meanwhile, Rev-X All Terrain beat Blaze Racing, 73-70. HTP …