Given the way tricycles and pedicabs operate along Bacolod City’s main thoroughfares, along with the entire province, are they considered “public transport?” Considering how local government units tolerate their behavior, I looked up Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) guidelines on the matter and found that former DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, who served …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Pedestrians still need to be cautious when using crosswalks
When crossing the street, it is almost instinctual to have one’s guard up—look both ways before crossing to make sure it is clear and, if there is a vehicle approaching, evaluate whether there is enough time to cross or wait and let the car pass first. The same goes for crosswalks. However, observing local behavior …
Tourism to the rescue
“The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.” –Martin Parr The best way to promote the assets, facilities, and infrastructure of Iloilo is to listen to the Department of Tourism (DOT). The government department’s programs will help coax potential investors and pump lifeblood into …
Over 350 students receive Tulong Dunong scholarship certificates
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 364 students from across the Negros Occidental fifth legislative district recieved certficates for the Tulong Dunong scholarship program, an initiative by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), during a ceremony over the weekend at the Binalbagan Catholic College gym. Negros Occidental third district Rep. Marilou Arroyo led …
Vacancies at Negros Occidental hospitals to be filled
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government will be filling vacanies at all provincial government-operated district hospitals. “We will try to fill up positions [at] the Teresita Jalandoni Provincial Hospital, Lorenzo Zayco District Hospital, and Cadiz District Hospital,” Lacson said. “We understand that there is so much …
DILG fails Binalbagan road clearing operations
Mayor questions basis of the evaluation By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently released the results of their assessment of clearing operations across Negros Occidental and found Binalbagan was the only locality to fail their evaluation. Across the country, a total 97 local government units were found …
Sugar advocates urge Duterte to oppose sugar liberalization
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Tatak Kalamay, a group comprised of planters association, agrarian reform groups, labor organizations, and sugar workers, is calling on President Rodrigo Duterte to listen to their concerns and oppose sugar liberalization, or the deregulation of sugar importation. “The sugar industry is under siege again and we condemn, in the strongest …
PNP chief in Bacolod City today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine National Police (PNP) Director-General Oscar Albayalde is expected to arrive in Bacolod City today to visit the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO). NOPPO director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, said he believes the police official’s reason for visiting the province is part of his tour of police offices across …
Dinagyang Festival 2020
Inmates to craft costumes for Dinagyang sa Calle Real Dinagyang sa Calle Real, an event of next year’s Dinagyang Festival involving drummers from across Iloilo City participating in an event along JM Basa Street in the city’s City Proper district, will include costumes crafted by female inmates of the Iloilo District Jail in Pototan’s Barangay …
Over 350 students receive Tulong Dunong scholarship certificates
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 364 students from across the Negros Occidental fifth legislative district recieved certficates for the Tulong Dunong scholarship program, an initiative by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), during a ceremony over the weekend at the Binalbagan Catholic College gym. Negros Occidental third district Rep. Marilou Arroyo led …