The Montalbo covered court will host the Volleyball Refresher Refereeing Course this week, from August 25 to 27. The event seeks to promote volleyball and improve the game through launching new rules and offering discussions on the practical application of current trends in refereeing. The event will be handled by Nestor Bello and Yul Benosa …
Monthly Archives: August 2018
13 computers donated to Bacolod City Public Library
Philippine-Saudi Arabia Hiligaynon, Inc. (Pinas-SAHI) formally turned over 13 new computers and two printers to the Bacolod City Public Library earlier this week at the Bacolod City Government Center. “We saw that they lack computers so the board approved this donation,” said former Pinas-SAHI President Arman Montero, who was part of the turnover ceremony. He …
DPWH: Lacson Street flood control project nearly complete
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the flood control system being installed along Lacson Street in Bacolod City is nearly complete. In a radio interview yesterday, Bacolod City District Engineering Office head, Engr. Abraham Villareal, estimated the project to be around 95 percent complete, with only …
BCPO director assures protection for lawyers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In light of the recent murder of Atty. Rafael Atutubo, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, assured lawyers in the city were safe, noting, law enforcement would provide them with protection. In a press conference called by Ebreo late Thursday, he said, “It cannot be …
House approves ‘National Bible Day’ bill
The House of Representatives, on its third and final reading, unanimously approved House Bill 7544 earlier this week, which declares every last Monday in January as “National Bible Day.” Authored by Sarangani lone district Rep. Rogelio Pacquiao, brother of Senator Manny Pacquiao, the bill is intended to unite Christians. “As a predominantly Christian nation, the …
DFA warns against recruiters on social media promising jobs in Dubai
Embassy reports a surge of overseas workers trafficked into Iraq The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) posted an advisory yesterday warning the public of illegal recruiters promising jobs overseas, particularly in Dubai, via social media. According to the advisory, the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad reported a surge in the number of Filipino workers being trafficked …
Western Visayas suffers largest reduction in carabao production
Declines also reported in cattle production According to a Carabao Situation Report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), released earlier this week, based on data gathered from the second quarter of 2018, the Western Visayas recorded the largest reduction in carabao production in the country, attributed to local carabaos with an average lower liveweight. However, …
DAR orders monitoring for Iloilo ARBs
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones recently ordered the monitoring of Iloilo agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), who are Certificate of Land Ownership Award recipients under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). While meeting with municipal agrarian reform program officers at the DAR offices in Iloilo, the cabinet official said the agency must ensure …
CDEU bust yields P190K worth of shabu in Brgy. 2
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P190,000 worth of shabu was confiscated when Bacolod City Police Office City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) operatives conducted a buy-bust operation Thursday evening at Purok Cagaycay in Barangay 2. Police identified the arrested suspects as Federico Arsenio, Marvin Sayon, and Lean Boy Piacenta, all residents of the said …
Drugs, gun confiscated from San Carlos City pedicab operator
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A pedicab operator was arrested late Thursday night after yielding suspected shabu and a firearm during a buy-bust operation along New Era Street in Barangay 4, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Eduardo Galan, a resident of the city’s Barangay 5 and a known drug …