The City Council, or Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP), is a local legislative body expected to craft laws to benefit their constituents. They are imbued with public interest as their actions can help develop their citizenry. As Bacolod City vice mayor, El Cid Familiaran is in charge of controlling and supervising the decorum of these elected city …
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Iloilo Press Club loses their ‘Pericles’
“A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.” –Paul Valery It’s good to see the erstwhile fractious Iloilo Press Club, now under the leadership of journalist and philanthropist Rommel Ynion, is united and no longer bedeviled by discord and identity crisis. Much like the Golden Age of …
2018 DFL 2nd Conference
Quarterfinals set for tomorrow By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Unless derailed by rains from Typhoon “Ompong,” the quarterfinals of the 2018 Dynamic Football League (DFL) 2nd Conference will commence tomorrow, September 15, at the Pontevedra National High School pitch. The born 2010 and above mix division will kick off at 7:30 a.m. with …
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
Sweet Crystals Sugar, Huminova Tigers win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Sweet Crystals Sugar recently defeated Basecom, 88-79, while Huminova Tigers beat Silver Dragon Transport, 73-66, in the ongoing Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Inter-Company Basketball Tournament game at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Po Hang gym. Basecom opened their game …
Whirlpool builds a community through the Whirlpool Kitchen Club
From the world’s number one and most trusted appliance brand in the country, Whirlpool Home Appliances has formed the Whirlpool Kitchen Club. First launched in 2016, the Whirlpool Kitchen Club was formed to bring together homemakers and cooking enthusiasts and build a community where insights about food, the kitchen, and home in general can be …
Fight erupts between Bacolod City councilors
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A fight erupted between two Bacolod City councilors during yesterday’s Sangguniang Panlungsod session, forcing Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran to temporarily suspend the session. A video posted minutes after the incident showed City Councilor Claudio Jesus ‘Kalaw’ Puentevella stand up from his desk, then proceed to approach …
Paduano drops bid for Bacolod City mayor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod partylist Rep. Stephen Paduano yesterday confirmed he would not run for Bacolod City mayor in the upcoming 2019 elections. “As far as running for mayor in the city of Bacolod is concerned, I will no longer pursue it,” he stated. “The only option left for me now …
Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
BCPO prepares for possible search and rescue operations By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday began preparations for possible search and rescue operations ahead of the anticipated southwest monsoon, brought about by Typhoon “Mangkhut,” which was classified as a super typhoon by the US Navy Joint Typhoon Warning …
Bacolod City dengue cases down 41%
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to recent data released by the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) yesterday morning, dengue cases in the city are down by 41 percent. CHO Environment and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, explained during a press conference, as of September 8, there are total of 747 suspected cases …
Provincial government signs integrity pledge, commits to combating graft
Gelvolea: Negros Occidental is one of 13 ‘priority provinces’ Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung country representative, Dr. Stefan Maria Jost, yesterday signed an integrity pledge with the Local Government Integrity Circles (LoGIC) Network, which commits the provincial government to combat graft. The agreement also ensures the implementation of RA …