By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The court has dismissed the Instant Petition for the Declaratory Relief and Declaration of the Nullity of the joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Bacolod City Water District and PrimeWater Infrastructure, Inc. for failure to state a cause of action. The petition was filed by Bacolod City councilor Wilson “Jun” …
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Ferry passenger numbers slowly picking up
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of passengers plying the Bacolod City-Iloilo City route is starting to pick up based on the observation of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental. PCG-Negros Occidental station chief, Commander Ludovico Librilla, did not state the exact number of passengers entering and exiting the Simplicio Palanca Sea …
Brgy ‘kagawad’ shot dead in Sagay City
A village councilman was shot to death by riding-in-tandem suspects at the national road going to Barangay Lopez Jaena in Sagay City, Negros Occidental around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12. Sagay City Police Station OIC, Police Major Albert Sy, said 39-year-old Mario Negro, the No. 1 “kagawad” of Barangay Lopez Jaena, sustained four gunshot …
12 emergency responders exposed to COVID-infected person
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 12 emergency responders involved in the rescue following a road crash in Bacolod City earlier this week had been placed on quarantine. It was revealed that the involved ambulance was carrying a COVID-positive patient. Bacolod City Administrator Em Ang, who also heads the city’s Emergency Operations Center, …
BCPO shuts down 16 establishments
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has ordered Thursday evening the closure for 24 hours of at least 16 commercial establishments in the city for serving alcoholic beverages. Police Major Sherlock Gabana, head of the Emergency Operations Center contact tracing team, said they have made a surprise inspection of at least …
Top paying jobs
Here’s the latest on career paths that don’t require bachelor’s degrees. At least not in America. And they’re highly paid too in the U.S. of A. It’s worth a though as online classes start and schools re-open for this much-delayed school year. Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, cnbc.com recently listed …
At home with the ‘last things’
We need to be familiar with the doctrine of the ‘last things.’ In fact, we need to feel at home with it, since it would certainly play an important role on how to arrange and direct our life. The doctrine of the “last things” refers to what would happen to us at the end of …
Filipino ‘TNTs’: Biden is our last hope
“We are a country where people of all backgrounds, all nations of origin, all languages, all religions, all races, can make a home. America was built by immigrants.” – Hillary Clinton Excited by the prospect that some 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States might soon be given a pathway to permanent residency …
2020 PBA Philippine Cup: Meralco stuns SMB
By Adrian Stewart Co Meralco Bolts stayed alive in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals following a 78-71 upset over defending champions San Miguel Beermen (SMB) last night at the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center in Pampanga. Bacolodnon center Reynel Hugnatan top-scored with 16 points and seven rebounds, while rookie Aaron Black and Baser …
Isabela murder suspect nabbed in Ilog
Isabela town’s murder suspect was arrested in Ilog town’s Barangay Galicia on November 12 after 10 years of hiding from the police. Isabela police led by Police Captain Joseph Partidas and officers of the Provincial Intelligence Unit, Ilog Police Station, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, and 604th Regional Mobile Force Battalion arrested 32-year-old Rico Tabanao alias …