By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 11 homes were seriously damaged last Sunday after a tornado swept through Barangays Guintorilan, Sibucao, and Batuan in San Enrique, Negros Occidental. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) head, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, said, around 2:00 p.m., the town experienced heavy rainfall due to a localized thunderstorm. During …
Monthly Archives: June 2019
‘Modern jeepneys’ not yet allowed to operate –LTFRB-6
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Region VI (LTFRB-6) Director Richard Osmeña recently announced the United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNETCO) and their partner, Yellowdot Transport Inc., who recently unveiled their new Euro 4-compliant public utility vehicles (PUVs), are not yet permitted to operate in Bacolod City. The LTFRB-6 official said his …
Ground broken for P135M Negros First facility in Talisay City
Local high school students protest the government project By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government broke ground yesterday for the P135 million Negros First Global Institute of Technology (NFGIT) in Talisay City. According to NFGIT head Ma. Christina Basa, the facility is located on 2.5-hectares of provincial government-owned land and, once completed, …
Remains of Victorias City minor found inside a sack
Police: Primary suspect previously surrendered on drug charges By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of a seven-year-old girl were found inside a sack late Sunday night at Purok Zone-1 Villamiranda in Victorias City’s Barangay 6A. Police have requested not to identify the victim, but confirmed she was a resident of the said area. Deputy …
Water project to benefit 89 Cabatuan households
A P246,285 project by the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project is expected to benefit 89 households in Cabatuan’s Barangay Tinio-an. Iloilo Governor-elect Arthur Defensor, Jr., who stood in for his father, outgoing Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., led the inauguration ceremony last week. Newly-appointed members of the Barangay Tinio-an Water System Association also took …
NPA harasses Negros Oriental barangay officials
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated 50 heavily-armed New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents allegedly harassed Barangay Cabcaban officials last week in Bindoy, Negros Oriental. Police identified the victims as 52-year-old Barangay Cabcaban Captain Elgen Cabusog and 40-year-old Kagawad Elma Ejercito, the latter resides in the town’s Barangay Nalundan. Based on information provided by the …
Bacolod City plans weeklong observance for Independence Day, Charter Day, Rizal Day
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Outgoing Bacolod City Councilor Em Ang, who serves as chair of the Charter Day celebration, yesterday affirmed the observance would take place on June 18. During a press conference, she explained the full celebration will begin on Independence Day, June 12, and run until Rizal Day, June 19. The city …
DICT encourages shift to digital TV
Analog signal to be switched off in 2023 The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is urging the public to embrace the ongoing switch from analog to digital TV (DTV). DTV is an innovation on the way in which television is broadcast and has since been adopted by several countries, including the United States, …
One dead, two injured in Silay City after dump truck collides with tricycle
Police: Lack of lighting may have contributed to the accident By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least one person was killed, while two others were seriously injured, after a dump truck collided with a tricycle early yesterday morning along Bagtic Road in Silay City’s Barangay Bagtic. Police identified the fatality as 39-year-old Michael Quiatchon, a …
Warriors rally to beat Raptors, level NBA Finals at 1-1
TORONTO – The two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors used a massive third quarter to overcame a sluggish start and secure a 109-104 win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday (Monday, PHL time) that squared the NBA Finals at one game apiece. The resilient Warriors, in an unfamiliar position after losing their first Game One …