Bacolod City SP wants excise taxes suspended By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Vice President Leni Robredo yesterday claimed she warned the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte about signs of an impending rice shortage last year and regarding rice importation as a method of combating inflation. Robredo, who served as keynote speaker for the Negros Occidental …
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Voters should support ‘deserving’ candidates –Robredo
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Ahead of next year’s midterm elections, Vice President Leni Robredo, who was in Bacolod City yesterday, called on voters to support “deserving” candidates. Referencing the currently low popularity ratings for opposition candidates, the vice president said, “We want to present an alternative who may not be popular.” “If [voters] see …
Resolution passed seeking data on price monitoring
The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) recently passed an ordinance requesting the Local Price Coordinating Council to provide the legislative body with their data on the monitoring of prices on basic and prime goods gathered between January and September. The resolution, authored by City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., calls to attention recent news regarding rising …
Second earthquake recorded in Antique this week
After a 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded just west of Bugasong, Antique last Monday, seismic activity measuring 2.2 in magnitude was recorded yesterday afternoon in Anini-y, located just over 100 kilometers south of the initial epicenter. According to a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin, no damage was recorded as a result of the incident …
Bacolod City, Iloilo City in consideration for ‘most business-friendly’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is currently making their determination as to which city is the “2018 Most Business-Friendly Local Government Unit,” with both Bacolod City and Iloilo City in the running for the City Level 1 category. The two Western Visayas cities are competing against Quezon …
Joshua Alim, a modern day Julius Caesar
“Cowards die many times before their actual deaths.” –Julius Caesar Iloilo City Councilor Joshua Alim made this Caesarean declaration on Facebook earlier this week: I have crossed the Rubicon…it’s congressman for 2019 – Ilonggos, I will fight for you. By refencing the Rubicon, a shallow river in northeast Italy, as the focal point of his …
A 15-0 victory
Grupo Progreso, under the direction of incumbent Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, is banking on a 15-0 victory in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections. Their projection could become a reality if there are no strong candidates to put up a challenge. At present, it would appear nobody has declared their intentions to contest the incumbent. …
Negros First-NOFA Youth Provincial Football Championship
Bago City wins By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bago City FC won the Negros First-Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA) Youth Provincial Football Championship over the weekend after defeating the University of St. La Salle (USLS), 2-1, at the Ceres North Football Field in Talisay City. The champions picked up several individual honors including Jerome Aligora …
Miss Earth candidates visit DENR
The candidates for this year’s Miss Earth pageant, a competition designed to promote environmentalism, paid a visit to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday. The beauty queens met with various department officials and attended an environmental seminar. A total 90 delegates will compete on coronation night, set to take place at the …
Call center agent robbed by tricycle driver, rider in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A female call center agent was reportedly robbed by a tricycle driver and their rider yesterday morning at Helvetia Heights in Bacolod City. Police have requested not to identify the victim, but confirmed she is a resident of the city. Based on records released by Police Station 4 (PS4), the …