A regional validation for the 2019 Seal of Good Local Governance was conducted in Iloilo City last week with Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III; City Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) head, Atty. Ferdinand Panes; among other city official welcoming validators Cherryl Tacda and Josephine Firmase. The seal is an incentive …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
‘The Sun Also Rises’
From the mirage of seemingly interminable school years, novels after novels were read for pleasure as well as for maintaining a summary cum review in the high school organ, The Seaside Echo. Page after page, Ernest Hemingway’s classic “The Sun Also Rises” comes up—beautifully loud and clear. Why did “The Sun Also Rises” turn up …
Elections are like chess (or a marathon)
“The one sure way of participating in the process of nation-building is to vote on the election day.” –Mohit Chauhan Philippine elections are comparable to both chess and a marathon. At least a week before voters submit their ballots, certain candidates may already be aware of their chances. Some indicators come via endorsements, …
2019 Midterm Elections
Politicians discouraged from vote buying, selling By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After receiving reports of rampant vote buying and vote selling in Iloilo a few days before Monday’s midterm elections, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General John Bulalacao, warned politicians in the region to not challenge his mandate and stop the …
San Carlos City District Hospital opens dialysis center
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The San Carlos City District Hospital opened a new kidney dialysis center yesterday morning. Hospital chief, Dr. Archilles Ponferrada, said it is the first 10-chair dialysis center in the Negros Occidental first congressional district. He said the dialysis center project was a public-private partnership between the city hospital …
Moises Padilla mayor details talk with Duterte
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Incumbent Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña yesterday detailed what transpired during his meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte when the latter visited the municipality earlier this week. According to Peña, they briefly discussed the recent killings in the town, along with retired military members who were earlier murdered by the …
Random drug testing planned for Negros Occidental provincial employees
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent arrest of a Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol employee after a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City earlier this month, the Negros Occidental provincial government announced plans to conduct random drug testing on their workers later this year. Acting Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator, Dr. Lucille Gelvolea, said the …
2019 Midterm Elections
DepEd-6 ensures safety for teachers The Department of Education-Region VI (DepEd-6) assured safety for teachers serving as Board of Election inspectors during Monday’s midterm elections. According to DepEd-6 information officer Lea Belleza, the department developed an application to monitor the situation on the ground. “Kon may ara kita pressing issues and concerns, maaksyunan dayun …
Local mall plans events for Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day taking place this weekend, May 12, the Ayala Capitol Central Mall is planning an array of activities for shoppers to celebrate their mothers. In celebration of the holiday, the mall plans on giving away free roses to the first 100 customers. “We believe that all moms are special and they deserve to …
Two earthquakes strike Sipalay City
Two minor earthquakes were detected in Sipalay City yesterday, with the first tremor, measuring 1.9 in magnitude, striking north of the city at 12:22 a.m. The second incident occurred later that morning, just before 4:30 a.m., when a 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck south of the Negros Occidental locality. According to subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and …