In response to the lightning strike that killed a farmer and injured three others in Moises Padilla, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office head, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, urged the public to shut off mobile phones and radio sets during thunderstorms. In a radio interview yesterday morning, Caelian said using a mobile phone and radio set …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Minor earthquake recorded in Silay City
A minor 1.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded Friday afternoon in Silay City. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin (Phivolcs), the tremor struck just before 3:00 p.m. with an epicenter pinpointed north of the Negros Occidental city. A subsequent Phivolcs bulletin reported no damage was caused by the incident nor were there any …
Iloilo City Tourism Office: Over 400,000 visitors in the first half of the year
According to recent data from the Iloilo City Tourism and Development Office, a total of 418,079 local and foreign visitors came to the city between January and June of this year. A city government release credited the meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) sector, highlighting the Conquest Festival E-Sports and Pop Culture Festival last …
DOT-6 disavows Boracay tour guide nabbed for dealing drugs
Following the recent arrest of an alleged tour guide caught selling marijuana at resort island Boracay earlier this week, the Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) disavowed any connection with the suspect and affirmed they were not affiliated by the government agency. “DOT-accredited tour guides undergo trainings conducted by DOT-6,” DOT-6 director, Atty. Helen J. Catalbas, …
TESDA holds meeting to discuss ways of suppressing insurgency
In response to Executive Order No. 70, signed last year by President Rodrigo Duterte, which calls for an inclusive means of sustaining peace, the Negros Occidental Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) held their Provincial Poverty Reduction, Livelihood, and Employment Cluster meeting last Tuesday at the Nature’s Village Resort, Talisay City. During the meeting, …
Woman posing as a physician arrested in Escalante City
A woman posing as a medical doctor was arrested last Wednesday in an entrapment operation conducted by members of the Escalante City Police Station. Police identified the arrested suspect as 42-year-old Mherrylle Dela Rosa, a resident of Barangay San Antonio, Parañaque City. Escalante City police chief, Police Major Gil John Despi, said the suspect, who …
Bumper cars arrive at Magikland Soft opening later this month
Magikland, the first outdoor theme park in the Visayas, welcomed the arrival of 15 bumper cars, one of the latest rides to be revealed at the attraction located in Silay City’s Barangay Guinhalaran. Last month, when select guests and members of the media were invited to a sneak peak, Aton Land and Leisure, Inc. which …
SRA urged to explain sugar production estimates
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Tatak Kalamay, a group comprised of planters association, agrarian reform groups, labor organizations, and sugar workers, has called on the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to explain their production estimates for the current crop year. According to group spokesperson Raymond Montinola, SRA records show, over the past four crop years, except …
Groundbreaking held for road connecting far-flung Guihulngan City barangays
A groundbreaking recently took place for a 22-kilometer farm-to-market road connecting Guihulngan City barangays Hilaitan and Trinidad. Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo led the event for the project that is estimated to cost P370 million. The road will also connect the Negros Oriental city with Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, which, once completed, will improve the …
Resolution seeks the creation of an anti-swine fever task force
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Bart Orola, who chairs the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Markets, recently filed a resolution requesting the city government to form a task force to prevent the spread of African swine fever. According to the city official, the group is necessary in order to ensure the virus does …