GMA News and Public Affairs continues to lead Philippine news organizations in viewership on the top online video platforms. According to data from Tubular Labs, GMA News ranked No. 5 worldwide among video publishers in the News and Politics category in July. GMA Public Affairs, meanwhile, ranked No. 18 for the month, also ahead of …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Slain anti-drug cop ‘diligent, dedicated’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The anti-drug operative who was slain last Sunday afternoon, August 29, was described as a diligent and dedicated cop by his colleagues and former police commanders. Police Staff Sgt. Joseph Nepomuceno was driving his motorcycle around 5:00 p.m. along Bacolod City’s Rosario Street when he was shot multiple times by …
NegOcc, Bacolod on ‘Alert Level 3’ | 4 more ‘Delta’ cases detected
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas has raised the status of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City to “Alert Level 3” after the detection of four additional cases of the more infectious Delta variant of COVID-19. The four patients include a nine-year-old boy from Silay City; a 21-year-old man …
San Carlos City observes National Heroes Day
The city government of San Carlos in Negros Occidental commemorated the National Heroes Day yesterday morning at the city’s Rizal Square. Mayor Renato Y. Gustilo and Vice Mayor Christopher Paul S. Carmona along with Sangguniang Panlungsod members and local department heads including members of the San Carlos City Police Station, Bureau of Fire Protection-San Carlos, …
Be always on the alert
With the many and rapid developments going around, we should see to it that we are always on the alert, lest we can easily get lost, lulled with all sorts of nice things down the road to perdition. This is not to be a wet blanket, nor to be a paranoid. This is just common …
A simpler land titling system
The Duterte administration has enacted several decisive measures aimed at making government processes simpler, more efficient, and more responsive to the Filipino peoples’ needs. One was signed last July—Republic Act (RA) 11573, which simplified our land titling system by improving the confirmation process of so-called imperfect titles or those that do not convey full legal …
Bacolodnon Joel Pimentel tops Lacson chess tourney
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon International Master Joel Pimentel took home the championship in the 1st Governor Eugenio Jose V. Lacson Chess Tournament held recently at the Provincial Capitol building. Pimentel, one of the veterans of Negros Kingsmen in Professional Chess Association of the Philippines, finished with 4.5 points to rule the Open category of …
Negrense jins bag 3 golds in CPJ virtual event
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Taekwondo Union (NTU)-Tigers New Gen bagged five medals, including three golds, in the 2021 Smart/MVPSF Online National CPJ Speed Kicking and Poomsae Championship last Sunday. Arthur Diaz spearheaded the Negrense taekwondo jins as he ruled the male finweight speed kicking category, while Jerick Joseph Paiwas also finished with gold in …
Drug personality shot dead in Himamaylan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drug personality was shot dead yesterday afternoon at Crossing Lubi in Barangay Talaban, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 43-year-old Marvin Flores Jansen, a resident of the city’s Barangay Mambagaton. Based on initial investigation by the Himamaylan City police, Jansen was heading towards the town of …
Cadiz City to offer scholarship programs for teachers, gov’t employees
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Cadiz City government, as part of its efforts to upgrade the knowledge and skills of its public school teachers and city government employees, is offering a scholarship program for them to earn a master’s degree. Mayor Salvador Escalante said that the scholarship program Project FREE is patterned after the …