A holiday treat for Bacolod’s government Elemployees is here! The SM Store Bacolod is hosting their LGU week from December 7 to 11, 2020 and a 10% discount will be given to members of the local (city and provincial) government when they shop a minimum purchase of P2,000 on regular-priced items. All you have to …
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Brgy ‘kagawad,’ 2 others yield P1-M ‘shabu’
Around 150 grams of suspected shabu valued at P1,020,000 were seized following a buy-bust operation at Buri Road in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mandalagan. Officers of thePhilippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 – Special Enforcement Team arrested around 3:00 p.m. on Thursday the three high-value targetsidentified as 32-year-old Jan Michael Astorga, a barangay “kagawad” of Zone 12-A, …
Lacson:Allowing minors in malls up to LGUs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said it will be up to the local government units (LGUs) in the province to decide whether or not they will allow minors in shopping malls. “I would rather leave the discretion to the respective LGUs,” Lacson said. However, he advised the …
Rape suspect falls
A 27-year-old man facing rape charges was arrested 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, in Barangay Sto. Tomas, Passi City in Iloilo province. Officers of the Passi City Police Station arrested Jimmy Fuentebella, a resident of the city’s Barangay Bita-ogan, through the strength of an arrest warrant. Fuentebella, who had been hiding from the police …
Drug suspect evades arrest in Victorias City
A drug suspect escaped a buy-bust operation on Thursday evening at Osmeña Avenue, Barangay 13 in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. The 27-year-old John Rey Bedion of Barangay Nangka in EB Magalona town was already arrested but he managed to run away from arresting officers. Victorias City police recovered six sachets of suspected shabu worth P3,400, …
Eat right
The right amount of food, we know, is important to good health. We should also know that the type and amount of food that we consume is also important to good oral health. Too little or too much of food ultimately affects our well-being. To be exact about it, malnutrition – too little or too …
Let’s build a beautiful world
This should be our burning desire. And we should put all our strength in this direction. To be sure, it is for the good of all. Yes, we can and should build a beautiful world. But we have to start with our own selves, and then from us, let’s spread the fever around. And by …
Strategic Planning 2021
I was happy with the turnout in last October’s webinar event entitled “Strategic Plan 2021: Setting The Stage For A Major Comeback!” More than 200 high profile and high net worth business owners and their management teams spread across Asia dropped everything for 3.5 hours to be with us! It was a privileged sharing the …
Curfew hours in Kabankalan shortened
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The city government of Kabankalan has shortened its curfew hours for the month of December. Based on Executive Order No. 51-2020 signed by Mayor Pedro Zayco, the new curfew hours are now at 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. from the previous 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. As of December …
Lacson, PACE ink 3-year Collective Negotiation Agreement
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and the Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) have signed a three-year Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA), which would allow employees of the provincial government to get CNA incentives. PACE President Renelo Lastierre said the agreement was signed last Thursday afternoon. “We believe the governor …