A total of 217 participants recently completed the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Special Training for Employment Program with culminating ceremonies held in Silay City and Talisay City. The enrollees, which comprised of fisherfolk, overseas Filipino workers, those who completed drug rehabilitation, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology inmates, were enrolled in …
Monthly Archives: December 2018
28 drug personalities arrested in one week –NOPPO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), a total of 28 drug personalities were arrested across the province in a matter of one week, between November 19 and 26. The 28 suspects were collared from 16 localities, with 25 identified as dealers and three as users. In …
Tan supports P1.7B loan, disagrees with flagship projects
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Ricardo Tan, who was on vacation leave when the Sangguniang Panlungsod voted to approve the three requirements regarding the P1.7 billion loan the city government plans to borrow from the Development Bank of the Philippines, said he supports the move but does not agree on how …
NPA slams Duterte over ‘hit squad’ plans
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to President Rodrigo Duterte indicating his intention to form special “hit squads” to counter the New People’s Army-Special Partisan Unit (NPA-SPARU) and other communist rebels, the NPA Leonardo Panaligan Command yesterday criticized the plans, calling the administration’s “desperation” to form a death squad. In a statement by …
Protect yourselves at all times
“The world is a dangerous place to live not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” –Albert Einstein Amid unabated riding-in-tandem violence, active law enforcement personnel and former colleagues of slain Iloilo City police officer Ronaldo ‘Apple’ Alag on President Rodrigo Duterte’s “narco-list” …
GMRC seminars should be required before marriage
“…Train the child in the way that he should go while he is still young and he will never depart from it even if he grows old…” –Psalm 22:6 If President Rodrigo Duterte believes requiring Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) curriculum for young people will instill discipline, he must also look into good manners …
2018 AFF Suzuki Cup
Vietnam arrives ahead of Sunday night Azkals clash By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Vietnam national football team arrived in Bacolod City earlier this week ahead of the first leg of their 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal against the Philippine national football team, the Azkals. The two are scheduled to meet on Sunday, …