The Iloilo City Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Program graduated 130 individuals earlier this week after they completed a four-month rehabilitation program at drug centers across the city. “We are very glad to know that you have taken the challenge in undergoing rehabilitation,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III. “Always remember that the city government …
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Provincial Administration Center to be demolished next month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The demolition of the Negros Occidental Provincial Administration Center (PAC) building will take place next month in order to make way for the construction of the Capitol Commercial Center (CCC). Acting Provincial Administrator, Dr. Lucille Gelvolea, said the provincial government has asked construction company Dynamic Builders for more time in …
City employees to receive P30K bonus
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City government employees are set to receive the P25,000 Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) bonus this month, along with P5,000 in Productivity Enhancement Incentive. City Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairman of the committee on finance and appropriation, said, based on a Department of Budget and Management circular, each local government unit …
Provincial Administration Center to be demolished next month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The demolition of the Negros Occidental Provincial Administration Center (PAC) building will take place next month in order to make way for the construction of the Capitol Commercial Center (CCC). Acting Provincial Administrator, Dr. Lucille Gelvolea, said the provincial government has asked construction company Dynamic Builders for more time in …
City employees to receive P30K bonus
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City government employees are set to receive the P25,000 Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) bonus this month, along with P5,000 in Productivity Enhancement Incentive. City Councilor Caesar Distrito, chairman of the committee on finance and appropriation, said, based on a Department of Budget and Management circular, each local government unit …
IPM-CDC contract extension approved
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) recently approved a two-month extension on the waste management contract with IPM Construction and Development Corporation (IPM-CDC). The approval was made as the current contract is set to expire in December 31. The city will pay IPM-CDC P7.5 million a month for garbage collection …
Man dies after falling three floors at Bacolod City mall
Conflicting accounts on what caused the incident By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A mall goer died yesterday morning after falling from the third floor of a major shopping mall located next to Bacolod City’s reclamation area. Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Jeffrey Cordova, a resident of Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City. Based on initial investigations …
US Embassy issues warning regarding email scam
The US Embassy in the Philippines recently posted a warning on social media pertaining to the prevalence of emails purporting to be from the embassy regarding visas and “immigration benefits.” “The US Embassy will not contact people offering them employment or ask for money in exchange for an immigration benefit,” they affirmed. “The embassy will …
The Negros Oriental connection to the Balangiga Bells
With US Ambassador Sung Kim formally handing over the three Balangiga Bells, which were returned to the Philippines after 117 years, during a ceremony yesterday at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, the historic tokens were found to have a connection with Negros Oriental. The bells, which were taken from a church in Balangiga, Eastern …
Ilog vice mayor, five others found guilty of graft
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division found the incumbent vice mayor of Ilog, along with five other municipal officials, guilty of graft, sentencing them to a maximum 10 years of imprisonment and perpetual disqualification from hold public office. According to the decision dated December 6, 2018, Ilog Vice Mayor John Paul Alvarez, …