By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bacolod City said they will be seeking assistance from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) in response to stolen bolts from streetlights along the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road. Bacolod City District Engineering Office head, Engr. Abraham Villareal, said he will request …
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Former Moises Padilla barangay tanod reportedly killed by the NPA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former barangay tanod was killed over the weekend after he was reportedly gunned down by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Moises Padilla. Police identified the fatality as 45-year-old Ronie Ortouste, a resident of Sitio Kabayabasan in the town’s Barangay Montilla. Moises Padilla municipal police chief, Police Captain Harold …
Four arrested for illegal drugs in Banago
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people were arrested last Friday following a buy-bust operation at the San Mateo Village in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago. Police identified the arrested suspects as 54-year-old Mario Dequiña; 35-year-old Charles Pugal; 36-year-old Christopher Jones Sison; and 28-year-old Richard Agudon. Police Station 3 (PS3) anti-drug operatives said the four were …
Negros Occidental ranks 7th in local source income –Department of Finance
Iloilo ranked first, Aklan came in fifth By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to data recently posted to social media by the Department of Finance, Negros Occidental ranked seventh among Visayas-Mindanao provinces in terms of local source income, or revenue generated from within the province, totaling P555 million in 2018. Negros Occidental Provincial Planning and …
Guidelines approved for Bacolod City-run cemeteries
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod recently approved the “Bacolod City-Owned Cemeteries System Ordinance,” which details how city-run cemeteries are to be managed and touches upon issues including the easing of congestion, health and sanitation practices, assigning and listing burials, and formalizing a system of processing and procedures for the proper …
Mansilingan barangay officials join solid waste management workshop
Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. recently hosted a solid waste management workshop at their plant in Bacolod City, which was attended by over 30 barangay and purok officials from the city’s Barangay Mansilingan. The event was part of their World Without Waste program, which seeks to bring communities together through a shared solid waste management plan, …
Iloilo City being scoured for government housing sites
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said he is currently looking for a potential location to set up government housing sites. “I already talked with Senator Franklin Drilon and [the] National Housing Authority (NHA) for the proposed establishment of housing units,” he explained. “The plan will be three-to-four stories to maximize space.” Iloilo City Urban …
TNT beats Blackwater in the Commissioner’s Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co TNT KaTropa leaned on outside shooting to pull off a 115-97 win over Blackwater Elite in the 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Terrence Jones earned triple-double for TNT with 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 14 assists; while Jeth Troy Rosario added 14 markers; and …
Treñas discusses student athletics
During a recent courtesy call with teachers at Iloilo City Hall, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said there is a need to strengthen school sports programs. Executive Assistant for Sports Development Rudiver Jungco, Sr. said they will be looking into areas of improvement including gymnasiums and needed equipment. The city official had also discussed the matter …
Foton sweeps Marinerang Pilipina in the PSL
By Adrian Stewart Co The Foton Tornadoes Blue Energy pulled off a 27-25, 25-15, 25-20 sweep over the Marinerang Pilipina Skippers last Saturday in the 2019 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center in Bulacan. Alyja Daphne Santiago delivered eight attacks, four blocks, and 12 points for Foton; while Elaine Kasilag …