By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A female Bacolod Traffic Authority Office enforcer was struck by a multicab Tuesday night while on duty at Burgos-Lacson Streets in Barangay 19, Bacolod City. Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Bernadine Camingawan, a resident of Purok Sigay in Barangay Singcang-Airport of the said city. According to Camingawan, she …
Monthly Archives: January 2019
BCPO to build firing range inside camp
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is set to build their own firing range within their headquarters in the city’s Barangay Taculing. BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said they have around P200,000 in funds, which would be used in constructing the firing range. The said funds were …
Negros Occidental PESO hosting recruitment event today, next week
The Negros Occidental Public Employment Service Office (PESO) will be hosting local recruitment activities today, January 10, and next week, January 17, at the PESO Office, located at the Negros First Hostel along Gatuslao Street in Bacolod City. Ace Hardware Philippines Inc. is looking to hire store managers, customer service supervisors, warehouse supervisors, sales assistants, …
Election tip: Flatter voters shamelessly
“One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician’s objective. Election and power are.” –Cal Thomas This article may be of interest to those aspiring for public office. Before Rome’s greatest orator, Marcus Cicero, became consul, the highest elected political office in the Roman Republic, a then-42-year-old son of …
Rescue mission for missing Bacolod City fishermen continues
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the Western Visayas said they are not giving up hope on rescuing the two Bacolod City fishermen that went missing last week in the waters between Guimaras and Iloilo. PCG-Western Visayas spokesperson, Lieutenant Commander Ramil Palabrica, said it is possible Rodel Despojo and …
Boxing champion receives hero’s welcome in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Boxing champion Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes of Murcia was given a hero’s welcome in Bacolod City yesterday after his win over World Boxing Organization Super Flyweight World Champion Kazuto Ioka last year at the Wynn Palace in Macau. The four-division world champion held a press conference yesterday, alongside Bacolod City …
Over 6K registrations completed through ‘Business One-Stop Shop’
Barangay 10 still a no-show By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday said the ongoing Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) at the Bacolod City Government Center has completed 6,281 business registrations. With the event scheduled to close on January 20, the mayor has since requested the Sangguniang Panlungsod to pass …
Portion of newly-built Mambukal hotel collapses
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A portion of the newly-built Mambukal Mountain Resort Convention Hotel, located within the Mambukal Mountain Resort in Murcia, has reportedly collapsed. Based on details obtained by various media outlets, the incident occurred yesterday morning around 2:00 a.m. The Provincial Engineer’s Office has yet to confirm the incident as of …
Lacson: Province should comply by DBM recommendations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) earlier disallowing an over P500 million 2018 budget allocation, claiming the Negros Occidental provincial government exceeded their limit for personnel services, gubernatorial candidate, incumbent Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, said he believes the provincial government should comply …
Kalibo-Kunming route opens today
A new flight route between Kalibo International Airport and Kunming Changshui International Airport in Kunming City, China will be inaugurated today, with flights scheduled to run on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. “New direct flights from China to Kalibo mean more tourists for Boracay and other parts of Western Visayas,” said Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) …