While labor organization Kongreso Ng Mga Empleyado ng Pilipinas Inc. (Empleyado) recently voiced support for the senate bill requiring private sector employers to provide their workers “14th Month Pay,” they also called for the bill to include all employees. “The law should not distinguish employees [between the] private and government sector,” the group said in …
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Mayor to rehire workers terminated by predecessor
Treñas: Returning workers will take precedence over new hires Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas recently announced he would rehire casual workers who were terminated under the administration of his predecessor, former Mayor Jose Espinosa III. He explained those returning to City Hall would take precedence over new hires. “Ang akon subong concern, pasudlon ta …
Two minor earthquakes strike Negros Occidental yesterday morning
Two minor earthquakes were detected in Negros Occidental yesterday morning. A 2.1-magnitude tremor struck north of Manapla around 2:15 a..m.; while a 2.3-magnitude quake was recorded south of Candoni just before 10:00 a.m. Subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletins reported no damages nor were there aftershocks expected. Quakes ranging between 1.0 and 3.0 …
Cebu Pacific to begin Bacolod- Clark flights next month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After a flight route between Bacolod-Silay Airport and Clark International Airport was announced in December 2017, Cebu Pacific Air yesterday revealed they would begin flying the route next month. During a press conference, the airline said flights are scheduled to begin on August 9 and will depart at 9:40 p.m. …
Comelec awaiting decision on barangay election postponement
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With regard to speculation the 2020 barangay elections will be postponed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) revealed they are waiting on Congress to pass a legislation. Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon yesterday explained, “[It is] Congress that gives us the budget.” She affirmed, until such a law is passed, the commission …
Minor shot with improvised firearm in Murcia
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A five-year-old minor was hospitalized after he was shot in their home with an improvised firearm, or ‘boga,’ in Murcia. Police have requested anonymity for the victim. Based on investigations carried out by Murcia municipal police, the victim and his cousin were playing when the firearm in question, which was …
Local student group seeks to preserve local ecology
Memorandum signed to ban plastics at BCC The Bacolod City College Advocates for Kalikasan: Unifying, Restoring, Augmenting and Nurturing (BAKURAN) held a tree-planting event last month in observance of “Environment Month,” with seedlings planted at the Bacolod City College (BCC) campus in Barangay Sum-ag. According to BAKURAN President Jabel H. Dalumpines, who also serves as …
Pregnant woman nabbed with P852K worth of shabu in Brgy. 2
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A pregnant woman was recently arrested by City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) anti-drug operatives following a buy-bust operation at Purok Tahong in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2. Police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Beverly Maravelis, a resident of the said area. Based on information provided by CDEU operatives, they arrested Maravelis …
Electoral protest against EB Magalona mayor withdrawn
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Negros Occidental Board Member David Albert Lacson, who was unsuccessful in his bid for EB Magalona mayor in this year’s midterm elections, has formally withdrawn his electoral protest against Mayor Marvin Malacon. Based on a document forwarded to the Silay City Regional Trial Court and signed by Lacson’s legal …
F2 Logistics beats Sta. Lucia in Silay City
By Adrian Stewart Co The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers pulled off a 25-16, 25-14, 25-21 sweep over the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors when the 2019 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference visited the Natalio Velez Sports and Cultural Center in Silay City last night. Kalei Mau, Victorinara Galang, and Abigail Maraño led the Cargo Movers, who remain …