By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) recently received the “Best Battalion” award. Philippine Army commander, Lt. General Macairog Alberto, awarded a plaque to 79IB commander, Lt. Colonel Emelito Thaddeus Logan, who credited the accomplishment to efforts put in by the troops and trust earned from the public. Last …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
2019 Midterm Elections
Additional police deployed to ‘volatile’ Iloilo towns The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) announced additional police units have been deployed to Lemery, Sara, Estancia, and Carles. According to IPPO director, Police Colonel Marlon Tayaba, the four municipalities are of particular concern and law enforcement will be there to “control and prevent them from doing …
Lengthy power interruption scheduled for Sunday in Iloilo
Iloilo Electric Cooperative I (Ileco 1) recently announced some areas serviced by the utility firm may experience a power interruption up to 18 hours on Sunday, May 5. Power is estimated to be out from 1:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. According to Ileco I Manager Mike Paguntalan, they are upgrading the power transformer at their …
Energy company distributes farmland, homes in Bago City
The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently turned over titles to seven families in Bago City’s Barangay Mailum. The families, who were part of a resettlement program, each received titles for farmland, along with a house and lot. The group is the first of 29 families expected to benefit from the program. The resettlement program provides …
Water Advisory
Water Interruption in the Service Area The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) will be conducting service improvements, which will cause a temporary water supply interruption and/or turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Emergency 150 mm Ø gate valve installation Schedule: Today (May 3), from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. …
2019 Midterm Elections
Bacolod City inmates permitted to vote By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Bacolod City Commission on Elections (Comelec) supervisor, Atty. Ann Janette Lamban, around 1,000 inmates of the Metro Bacolod District Jail (MBDJ) facilities in the Bacolod City Barangays Handumanan and Taculing will be permitted to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. …
Iloilo City councilor: No need for debate over ‘State of Calamity’ issue
After eight members of the Iloilo City Sangguniang Panlungsod earlier passed a resolution declaring a “State of Calamity” over Iloilo City during a special session, Iloilo City Councilor Lady Julie Grace Baronda, who was not among the eight said city officials, recently declined the challenge to a debate from fellow City Councilor Joshua Alim. “It’s …
2019 Midterm Elections
Local group plans on serving as Bacolod City election ‘watchdogs’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Citizens for Better Bacolod (CBB), an organization that describes themselves as a civil society group dedicated to the betterment of the city through volunteerism and positive community action, plans on serving as “watchdogs” during the May 13 midterm …
2019 Midterm Elections
Resolution mandates immediate clean-up in Bacolod City after elections By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod recently passed a resolution mandating an immediate clean-up of campaign posters after the elections. According to the resolution, penned by Bacolod City Councilor Sonya Verdeflor, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Clean …
2019 Palarong Pambansa
Silay City swimmer breaks another record By Adrian Stewart Co Alexie Kouzenye Cabayaran of Silay City recently broke a third record in swimming while competing for the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) in the ongoing 2019 Palarong Pambansa at the Davao City–University of the Philippines Sports Complex. After earlier breaking records in …