Himamaylan City announced they will be hosting their first Himaya Festival from March 25 to 31. According to Mayor Raymund Tongson, Jr., “[The] Himaya Festival is celebrated in thanksgiving for the gift of cityhood and the prosperity and progress that comes with it.” Himamaylan was converted into a city on March 31, 2001 following the …
Monthly Archives: January 2020
EMB-6 closely monitoring Taal ashfall
The Environmental Management Bureau-Region VI (EMB-6) is closely monitoring the ashfall generated by the ongoing eruption of the Taal Volcano in Batangas. EMB-6 officer-in-charge, Engr. Ronald Limua, explained most of the ashfall is presently heading north in Luzon. With current wind patterns showing a southwesterly track, which is caused by a low pressure area located …
‘Club 88’ police officers suspended
In response to a complaint regarding police officers involved in an altercation at Club 88 in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan announced the involved law enforcement officials have been suspended for 59 days after being found liable for neglect of duty. He identified the officers as …
‘Psychedelic Dream’ exhibit open at the Negros Museum
“Psychedelic Dream in a Wild World,” an exhibit by Talisay City artist Roedil ‘Joe’ Geraldo, opened at The Negros Museum over the weekend. “In a state of consciousness, the images we see trigger how we feel in a dream state, how we feel triggers the images our minds create,” said the artists who is known …
One board member ends 2019 with perfect attendance
Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Araceli Somosa recorded perfect attendance in 2019, participating in all 25 sessions conducted from July to December last year. Additionally, Board Member Rommel Debulgado and Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, who presides over the local legislative body, each recorded one official travel absence. Meanwhile, Board Member Manuel Frederick Kho recorded four …
Ferrer seeks escalation of anti-illegal drugs campaign in Negros Occidental
In response to a Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) report that found over 75 percent of the total number of high-value drug targets in the region are in Bacolod City and across Negros Occidental, Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, who is currently serving as acting governor, urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine …
Bacolod City to provide assistance to areas affected by Taal eruption
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia pledged to provide financial assistance to areas affected by last Saturday’s eruption of the Taal Volcano. He explained, the donation will be sourced from the city’s disaster fund. The mayor said they will identify the affected areas following a City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office …
2020 Ati-Atihan Festival
DENR seeks ‘clean’ revelry With the annual Ati-Atihan Festival, which comes to a close this weekend, underway in Kalibo, Aklan, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling for a “clean” celebration. “I was dismayed during [the] celebrations of New Year’s Eve as tons of [trash was] scattered all over the country,” DENR …
NAIA resumes flight operations
Hundreds of passengers at Bacolod-Silay Airport affected By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) reopened flight operations yesterday at 12:00 noon after the ash generated by the Taal volcanic eruption in Batangas dissipated. Based on an advisory by officials from the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority of …
Recommendations forwarded to PRO-6 following PS3 escape
Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Lt. Colonel Ariel Pico, yesterday affirmed BCPO director, Police Colonel Henry Biñas, recommended Police Major Ruel Culanag and several other police officers for reassignment following the escape of four prisoners at Police Station 3 (PS3). According to Pico, aside from Culanag, the station’s former deputy commander, Police Lieutenant …