By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least six houses were destroyed yesterday after a fire broke out in a residential neighborhood of Purok Maninihon in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City. Based on information forwarded by Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) arson investigator, Fire Officer 2 (FO2) Carlo Vincent Mallari, the fire was reported around 1:05 …
Monthly Archives: August 2018
PDEA-6 director, 88 others relieved from duty
Personnel transferred to Region 7 An order signed by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino relieved PDEA-Region VI (PDEA-6) director, Atty. Wardley Getalla, and 88 others from duty, effective yesterday, August 1. “I don’t know really the reason,” said Getalla. “As far as I know, there’s a swapping among us.” The …
NFA: Five kilograms of rice per buyer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental National Food Authority (NFA) is limiting the release of rice at five kilograms per buyer. NFA-Negros Occidental head, Engr. Frisco Canoy, explained NFA rice is intended for indigent citizens. Currently, Canoy said around 10,000 of the 80,000 bags of rice they received are still at the …
SUV driver blamed for Airport access road pile up
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Talisay City Police Station traffic investigators yesterday released their findings on the multiple-vehicle pile up that took place along the Bacolod-Silay Airport access road last Tuesday and found the driver of the Ford SUV, identified as Gian Carlo Ayalin, responsible for the crash that left several injured, including seven …
DFA encourages OFWs to take advantage of UAE amnesty program
By Paulo Loreto Lim With the United Arab Emirates (UAE) currently offering an amnesty program for those in the country illegally or have overstayed their visa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is urging all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in such situations to take advantage of the program. “DFA is encouraging undocumented Filipinos in …
Vice governor welcomes lifestyle check
Lacson: If you are not hiding anything, you should not be afraid By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the call for a lifestyle check on Negros Occidental provincial government employees, Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson welcomed the request, noting, “If you are not hiding anything, you should not be …
‘Magpakalakas-loob’
Ang mga Saksi ni Jehova ay magkakaroon ng tatlong araw na kombensiyon na may temang, “MAGPAKALAKAS-LOOB.” Ito’y gaganapin pasimula Agosto 3-5 sa taong kasalukuyan. Ang venue ng nasabing kombensiyon ay sa JSU – PSU Mariners Court Cebu, Cebu City. Magsisimula ang programa sa ganap na alas-8:30 ng umaga. Ang tatlong-araw na programa ay may mga: …
Breastfeeding and Family Planning Month observed throughout August
The Commission on Population (Popcom) and the Department of Health (DOH) are both observing Breastfeeding and Family Planning Month throughout August. Last month, it was reported the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) observed World Breastfeeding Week, which began yesterday and runs until August 7. “Poverty is more than …
DENR reaffirms commitment with intergovernmental environmental group
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently reaffirmed its commitment with Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), an intergovernmental organization focused on protecting and promoting healthy oceans and coastal communities. According to DENR Undersecretary for Climate Change and Mining Concerns Analiza Rebuelta Teh, …
Megaworld to build Bacolod’s ‘iconic CBD;’ launches 1st condo dev’t for the Upper East
‘ONE REGIS’ to offer 212 exclusive units with first-class amenities Property giant Megaworld, the country’s largest developer of integrated urban townships, is starting to build Bacolod’s new and modern ‘central business district’ this year. The 34-hectare The Upper East in the eastern district of the city, just a few blocks away from the Bacolod …