Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) distributed 43 computers earlier this week to police stations across Iloilo. According to PRO-6 director, Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, “The computers will be used for fast, easy, and timely reporting; and other administrative uses.” Meanwhile, Police Master Sergeant Federico Macaya, Jr. was provided with P100,000 after his Jaro district home …
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Leo Rey Yanson re-elected president and CEO of Mindanao Star Bus
The stockholders of Mindanao Star Bus Transport Inc., a sister company of Vallacar Transit Inc., the country’s largest bus transport group, held their annual stockholders’ meeting on January 18, 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City and elected their board of directors who subsequently re-appointed Leo Rey V. Yanson as the president of the company. Under …
DTI-6 to set up more Negosyo Centers in Iloilo, Negros Occidental
The Department of Trade and Industry-Region VI (DTI-6) announced they will be establishing more Negosyo Centers in Iloilo and Negros Occidental this year, which are intended to streamline the processing of business documents for micro, small, medium enterprises. DTI-6 plans to set up centers at Balasan, Alimodian, Badiangan, Dueñas, Dumangas, Igbaras, Janiuay, New Lucena, and …
Yuan Thong Temple opens to the public today
The Fo Guang Shan Bacolod Yuan Thong Temple, located along Burgos Extension in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte, will be open to the public starting at 2:00 p.m. today in observance of the Lunar New Year, which takes place tomorrow, January 25. Events are planned to welcome the new year with an opening prayer at 11:00 …
‘Yanson 4’ legal counsel seeks correction regarding ownership decision
After Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) director and officer-in-charge Romuald C. Padilla earlier determined the general information sheet provided by Roy Yanson, Ricardo Yanson, Jr., Emily Yanson, and Celina Yanson-Lopez—often referred to as the ‘Yanson 4’—was insufficient in proving ownership of Vallacar Transit Inc., operator of the Ceres Bus liner, legal counsel for the siblings, …
Panaad sa Negros Festival 2020
Renovations to proceed during festivities Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said renovations at the Panaad Stadium will proceed even when the Panaad sa Negros Festival commences in April. Repairs are set to begin this week by a Manila-based construction firm. “We will not be using that part of the Panaad Stadium,” the governor …
NegOcc hospitals on alert for coronavirus cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga All Negros Occidental provincial hospitals are currently on alert for the new coronavirus (CoV) strain. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday noted, according to the Provincial Health Office (PHO), there are currently no confirmed CoV cases at any local hospitals. The governor explained, in the event of a confirmed CoV case, …
BDO to issue P5B fixed rate bonds
BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) announced an issuance of P5 billion worth of fixed rate bonds, which is a component of the P100 billion bond program approved by the Board of BDO in August 2018. This follows the P35 billion Fixed Rate Bond issuance in February 2019, and is part of the bank’s continuing efforts to …
Killings jolt Dinagyang festivities
“When I hear about people murdering, I wonder, What has to go through your brain to say, I don’t want him breathing anymore? What makes you get that angry? How can you take someone’s breath away? That just blows my mind.” –Gilbert Arenas Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has all the reason to be …
Forgive and move on
This is what we should do if ever we become a victim of some offense by someone. We should be quick to forgive and then move on, focused on doing what we are supposed to do. We should avoid getting stuck with the offense, wallowing in anguish, complaints and hatred, and keeping resentments, grudges and …