By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is supporting the calls being made by supporters of former 3rd District Congressman Alfredo Benitez to run as senator in the upcoming 2022 elections. The calls for Benitez to run for the senate surfaced last week in social media and instantly became viral among …
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Remains recovered last week off Bacolod coast identified
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of a male individual who had been recovered by local fisherman in the Guimaras Strait in municipal waters belonging to Bacolod City was finally identified, Saturday. Police Station 9 (PS9) commander, Police Major Ritchie Gohee identified the victim as 26-year-old Christian Ducay, a seaman apprentice and resident of …
Senator Gatchalian backs return of face-to-face classes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is backing the return of face-to-face classes for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic year. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, was in Valladolid, Negros Occidental over the weekend attending the groundbreaking of the Central Philippine State University (CPSU) in the town. According …
Two vintage bombs found in Singcang-Airport
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA Two vintage bombs were recovered last Friday after they were allegedly tried to be sold to a junk shop located at the Greenplains Subdivision in Brgy. Singcang-Airport in Bacolod City. Police Corporal Ronald Relyo, member of the Bacolod City Police Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) K-9 unit, said the owner of …
Biz group backs uniform travel rules
IATF eases cross-border protocol; No mandatory testing, quarantine BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA The Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) is backing the new uniformed travel protocols set by the National Inter Agency Task Force (NIATF). Frank Carbon, MBCCI Chief Executive Officer, said the new protocols should have long been implemented in order for …