The Alliance of Travel Tourism and Hospitality MICE (Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conventions, Exhibitions and Events) Movers (ATTHoMM) recently honored 20 contributors to the local travel industry. Among the award recipients included the SMX Convention Center as SM City Bacolod; The Ruins; Bugana Beach and Dive Resort; Grab (GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd.); Merzci Pasalubong; Lakawon Island …
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Sibulan treasure hunters trapped following tunnel collapse
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three treasure hunters were reportedly trapped Wednesday night in Barangay Boloc-boloc, Sibulan, located in Negros Oriental, after the tunnel they were digging caved in. Police identified the three as Feliciano Encilay, Sr., Algie Javier, and Bobby Baldado. Another treasure hunter, Mauro Alforque, managed to escape. Based on a report provided …
BCPO destroys confiscated pyrotechnics
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, led the destruction of confiscated pyrotechnics, including firecrackers and PVC cannons, or “boga,” yesterday morning at their headquarters in Barangay Taculing. Ebreo said the firecrackers, most of which were illegal, such as candle bombs, five star, kamara, pla-pla, and …
Provincial employees challenged to surpass previous year’s performance
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday challenged provincial government employees to surpass their performance last year. In his speech during the flag ceremony at the Provincial Capitol, the governor wished everyone a prosperous new year and called for everyone to thank God for “all the successes experienced by the …
‘Business One-Stop Shop’ underway at BCGC
Barangays have until today to set up By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS), which is designed to provide faster and convenient business permit registration and registration, began yesterday at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). According to Bacolod City Permits and Licensing Division (PLD) division head Stela Rose Rayos, the event …
Three injured in Taculing road accident
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least three people were injured following a road accident late Wednesday night involving a tricycle and a motorcycle in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod CIty. Police identified the victims as Ramon Alarcon, the driver of the tricycle; Allan Escamis, the motorcyclist; and Anna Cernal, Escamis’ backrider. Police Station 6 (PS6) traffic …
Suspected drug personality nabbed in Bacolod City drug bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug personality was collared Wednesday evening following a buy-bust operation at Purok Bantud in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City. Police identified the arrested as 56-year-old Magin Encarnacion, a resident of the said area. Police Station 8 (PS8) officers moved in on Encarnacion after he sold one sachet of suspected …
Proud to witness ‘press freedom’ soar
“A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.” –Albert Camus As a journalist, being in the right place at the right time is different from just watching historical events pertaining to press freedom from afar. I consider it …
Self-love for the new year
“What if you simply devoted this year to loving yourself more?” –Elyse Santilli I came across the above question while browsing the internet and it had me thinking: “Will self-love make a difference?” 2018 was a journey of mostly downs than ups for me. Perhaps the only positive thing that happened was being …
How many would run for office if financial benefits were scrapped?
From now until May, it’s election fever. Some senior citizens gathered recently to discuss the topic after a retired banker asked everyone, “How many would run for office if financial benefits were scrapped?” A priest asked, “What is it about running for office that, for some, even family is unable to remove politics as their …