Election Registration Board hearing in Bacolod City By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Election (Comelec) in Bacolod City will conduct an Election Registration Board (ERB) hearing for 14,976 applicants at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 21, at Comelec Office on San Juan Street. The ERB is part of the process of registering to …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
MassKara Festival 2019
Former Miss Universe among this year’s MassKara Queen judges Former Miss Universe Gloria Diaz was recently announced as one of the judges in this year’s MassKara Queen competition. The veteran actress was crowned Miss Universe in 1969. Also named on the judging panel are celebrity columnist Tessa Prieto-Valdes and image consultant Jojie Dingcong. The latter, …
Party-list group lobbies for sugar industry share of TRAIN Law revenue
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod partylist Rep. Stephen Paduano said he is pushing for the sugar industry’s share of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, which is said to be P3.7 billion annually. During a recent House Ways and Means Committee hearing, he claimed, both last year and this year, …
Iloilo City sets aside allocations for conventions initiative
4,000-seat facility planned for SM City Iloilo The Iloilo City government recently allocated funding towards an initiative to promote the city as a destination for meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions, or MICE “To complement the initiative of the national government and all partners, we have to do what we can to promote Iloilo,” said …
Negros Occidental alliance launches today
An alliance between localities within the Negros Occidental second congressional district are set to launch an alliance today in Sagay City. The Cadiz City-Sagay City-Manapla District Development Alliance, of Casama, seeks to collaboratively build up the legislative district. According to Negros Occidental second district Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva, who leads the alliance, the alliance seeks …
P1.5M turned over to local college
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) turned over P.1.499 million worth of food processing, along with packaging support for a shared service facility, to the Northern Negros College of Science and Technology in Sagay City last month. Mayor Alfredo Marañon III said, “The new facility will benefit senior high school and college students in …
Congressional committee visiting CHMSC
Staff from the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, alongside the Commission on Higher Education-Office of Institutional Quality Assurance and Governance, among other agencies, are currently conducting an evaluation visit at the Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) to determine the school’s readiness to be designated a state university. Earlier this year, President Rodrigo …
Provincial Board urges Duterte to stop sugar liberalization
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson earlier said he would ask the Provincial Board to pass a resolution opposing the proposal recommending sugar liberalization, or the deregulation of sugar importation, the local legislative body, during this week’s regular session, unanimously approved a resolution appealing for President Rodrigo Duterte to …
‘Yanson 4’ calls frustrated murder charges baseless, fabricated
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Roy, Ricardo, Jr., and Emily Yanson, along with Celina Yanson-Lopez—often referred to as the ‘Yanson 4’—slammed the frustrated murder charges filed against them, calling them “baseless and totally fabricated.” However, Atty. Raul Bitoon, spokesperson for the siblings, said his clients and/or their legal counsels have not received any communication, documentation, …
P4.4B budget proposed by provincial executive department
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Budget Office Jose Percival Salado yesterday revealed the provincial government executive department proposed a P4.4 billion budget before the Provincial Board for 2020. The figure is about ten percent higher than this year’s budget. “The proposed budget was up for [the] signing yesterday of Governor Eugenio Jose …