After the waters off the coast of Barangay Sto. Niño Sur, located in the Arevalo district of Iloilo City, were affected by oil sludge earlier this week, the Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has since advised locals to avoid swimming near the area. “We would like to advise to avoid swimming …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Lacson: Hinoba-an ship recycling plant project suspended
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a meeting with outgoing Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., Governor-elect Eugenio Jose Lacson said, due to pending resolutions surrounding legal issues, the $300 million ship recycling project in Hinoba-an’s Barangay Bacuyangan is suspended. While Marañon has requested the Negros Occidental Provincial Board to pass proposed resolutions granting him …
Road closures, rerouting expected for Inasal Festival this weekend
Original resolution slated the event for the first week of May By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) is anticipating road closures and rerouting this Saturday, when the city observes the Inasal Festival. Last year, the event was referred to as the Manokan Country Inasal Festival. BTAO head, Police Lt. Colonel …
TeleQuest hosts dance party
Business process outsourcing firm TeleQuest Voice Services recently hosted a neon dance party for their employees. “We hold special theme activities such as Floral Day, Back to School, and, now, Disco Night,” explained Director Piper Esguerra. “During these activities, their creative juices flow and they become more enthusiastic about what they do.” “A lot of …
Hinoba-an health workers, daycare personnel sacked
Fired employees may file complaint before the Ombudsman By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 14 barangay health workers and four daycare workers were sacked from their respective posts after Barangay Buluangan Captain Aniceto Baldegamo of Hinoba-an issued a termination order against them for reportedly not following orders. In response, Hinoba-an Mayor Ernesto Estrao said …
Two tons of waste collected from Calahunan Creek
During a recent Iloilo City General Services Office (GSO) clean-up drive along Calahunan Creek in the city’s Mandurriao district, approximately two tons of garbage was collected. “[The] Water Quality Management Area monitors the water quality of different bodies of water in the city,” explained Assistant GSO department head Neil Ravena. “They identified Calahunan Creek, [where] …
Children’s arts and crafts event begins tomorrow in Iloilo City
The Iloilo City Government Children’s Learning Center will be holding an open house tomorrow, May 24, which will feature arts and crafts produced by the students. All of the displays will be crafted from repurposed garbage. “It will showcase the arts made of recyclable garbage we gathered from different offices,” explained supervisor Mary Ann Ramos. …
P150K worth of illegal drugs confiscated in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P150,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated yesterday afternoon following a buy-bust operation at Purok Masinadyahon in Bacolod City’s Barangay 12. Police identified the arrested suspect as Paul ‘Bingo’ Bombati, a resident of the said area. Information released by Police Station 3 (PS3) stated Bombati was arrested by …
Montilla welcomes Malabor’s recount petition
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Newly-elected Isabela Mayor Irene Consunji Montilla said she welcomes the recount petition filed by incumbent Mayor Joselito Malabor. In a radio interview, Montilla said she respects Malabor’s intentions, which he said were to clarify allegations surrounding the “double transmission” of votes. Montilla beat Malabor by 13,892 votes to 13,844, a …
2019 PRISAA National Games WVPRISAA girls’ volleyball
team continues winning streak By Adrian Stewart Co The Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) secondary girls’ volleyball team kept their 2019 PRISAA National Games winning streak going after their 25-14, 25-18 win over Region V yesterday at the University of Mindanao-Matina in Davao City. Kiesha Bedonia displayed pristine serving down the stretch for …