Police arrested a laborer in a buy-bust operation at Purok Esmeralda in Bago City’s Barangay Poblacion on Tuesday, January 5. Authorities identified the victim as 34-year-old Mark Anthony Baydid, a resident of the said place. Baydid was nabbed after he sold a sachet of suspected shabu to an undercover officer around 3:10 p.m. Officers of …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Political rivalry still present in some areas in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local political parties of the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) and Love Negros will retain their alliance in the upcoming 2022 elections. But Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, who also chairs UNegA, said even though they are allied with Love Negros, it cannot be avoided that some members of …
Bacolod biz sector not keen on funding vaccination drive
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local business sector is not leaning on answering the call of the Bacolod City government to help fund its planned vaccination program against COVID-19. Frank Carbon, executive director of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBBCI), said the local businesses are still starting to recover from the …
NegOcc guv to LGUs: ‘Set aside funds for COVID vaccines’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is encouraging the local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental to set aside funds for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines. According to Lacson, he is hoping that the national government will allocate vaccines for the province. The governor admitted that the P30 million set …
SAY HELLO TO BELMONT CAFÉ BORACAY
If you haven’t already, say hello to #BelmontCaféBoracay. A vibrant all-day dining experience awaits you as Belmont Café offers a contemporary feast for the palate. Inspired by the surrounding ridge and powdery white sand beach, the food and beverage selection celebrate the bounty of both land and sea with its Asian and Mediterranean influences. The …
P8M ‘shabu’ siezed in Oton, Iloilo
A 30-year-old woman yielded P8 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation around 2:00 a.m. yesterday at Barangay San Antonio in Iloilo province’s Oton town. Authorities identified the suspect as Mary Joy Villarina, a resident of B5, L9, Deca Homes Subdivision in Barangay Pandac, Pavia town. Officers of the Oton Police Station Drug …
NegOcc likely to obtain COVID vaccines next month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former congressman and now Negros Occidental Provincial Consultant on Economic Affairs Alfredo Benitez said the COVID-19 vaccines are likely to become available in the province as early as next month. According to Benitez, he is currently in talks with National Inter-Agency Task Force vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., for …
Never forget God’s mercy
It’s, of course, good that we constantly highlight God’s call for us to follow him, to be holy and perfect as he is, since we have been created in his image and likeness. It’s good that we are always reminded to love, to pray, to make sacrifices, to frequent the sacraments, to develop virtues, to …
Iloilo City gov’t commits cars, guns for city cops
Iloilo City government committed to continue providing logistics to the city’s police force. Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) director, Colonel Eric G. Dampal, said Mayor Jerry P. Treñas assured them of additional logistical assistance. “The commitment from local government unit includes mobile patrols for six police stations and one for SWAT. There will be donations …
Iloilo City Council authorizes Treñas to enter COVID-19 vaccine deal
The Iloilo City Council passed two resolutions relative to the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines during its special session yesterday. The local legislative body first passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Jerry P. Treñas to enter into a confidentiality agreement with the vaccine supplier AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Phil) Inc. City councilor and floor leader, Atty. Romel Duron, said …