If there is any trend in prices of basic necessities and prime commodities in Iloilo, then it could be “erratic,” an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Iloilo said. DTI-Iloilo Director Diosdado Cadena Jr. said the price is always “affected by the demand and supply, depending on the stock level” and there are …
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Negrense police officer shot dead by fellow cop in Janiuay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A cop assigned to Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) was killed by a fellow police officer Sunday evening following, what investigators believe to be, a drunken misunderstanding in Barangay Guadalupe, Janiuay, Iloilo. Police identified the fatality as Police Officer 1 (PO1) Melchor Casipe, Jr., a member of the Police …
Drunk man nabbed for discharging firearm in Cadiz City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drunk man was arrested by Cadiz City police last Sunday after he allegedly discharged his firearm at Purok Cabugwason, Barangay Zone 3 in the said city. Police identified the suspect as 45-year-old Ernesto Joquiño, a resident of the said area. Cadiz City police said, around 1:00 a.m., a …
Let the ‘God of the Catholic Church’ contend with Duterte
“…If Baal really is a god, he can defend himself when someone breaks down his altar…” –Judges 6:31 As it is written in Proverbs 17:6, “Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children;” indeed, my parents, Melanio Pauco Mauricio, Sr. and Salvacion Haber Lazo Mauricio, were …
Why the price of rice is rising
For decades, I loved being the member of the family responsible for visiting the market – by going to the market, I am aware of what is happening. In Bacolod City, I spent many years going to the Burgos Public Market (even before it opened in the morning). In all those years, the market was …
Bacolod City provides P1M for softball teams
After the Negros Occidental junior league and little league softball teams won the 2018 Little League Softball Asia-Pacific qualifiers in Singapore, with each earning berths in this year’s Softball World Series, the Bacolod City government recently awarded each team with P500,000. The teams will next be playing in separate tournaments in the United States. Members …
2018 Asian Games
Four Negrenses to compete for the Philippines By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Four athletes from across Negros Occidental are part of the 272-member Philippine delegation set to compete at the 2018 Asian Games, scheduled to run from August 18 to September 2 and co-hosted by Indonesian cities Jakarta and Palembang. Riflayca Basa of …
Negros Occidental softball coach: We have to double our efforts
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. With the softball team comprised of Education and Training Center School I students qualifying for the Little League Softball World Series, which will take place from August 8 to 15 in Portland, Oregon in the United States, coach Lizvi Jalandoni said they are looking to improve their performance from …
Go to provide assistance for NFR establishment
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go, who was in Victorias City yesterday for Anti-Drugs Summit 2018, organized by the Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee, said he is willing to provide assistance in the establishment of the Negrosanon Federated Region (NFR), which is included in …
DENR looking into reported swimming protocol breach in Boracay
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary and Deputy Spokesperson Benny Antiporda affirmed the agency will be looking into recent reports of foreign visitors swimming at one of Boracay’s beaches, which is a breach of the protocol set for the ongoing closure of the resort island. According to reports, 21 delegates from the United …