At least 13 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) members of Barangay Palampas in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental received P15,000 each as livelihood assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development Region 6 (DSWD-6) on Tuesday morning. Czar Ben Molina, Project Development Officer II of DSWD-6, said that their agency allotted P195,000 under the …
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Bacolod City DRRMO receives award
The Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office was among the 29 DRRMOs in Western Visayas that recently received an award for being fully compliant with the assessment made by the Regional DRRM Council for 2021. Bacolod DRRMO head, Dr. Anna Maria Laarni Pornan, presented the plaque and token to Mayor Evelio Leonardia on …
Forest rangers not allowed to carry guns –Cadiz City mayor Police prepare charges vs stray bullet suspect
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante, Jr. said yesterday that forest rangers are not allowed to carry firearms. Escalante made the statement following an incident involving 48-year-old Nomar Ayan Berto who allegedly discharged his firearm and the stray bullet hit a neighboring house killing a one-year-old baby girl. According to Escalante, …
99% of NegOcc police now vaccinated
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Ninety nine percent of the personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) have already been vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). NOCPPO’s vaccine report was released yesterday morning after the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Dionardo Bernardo Carlos proposed a “no vax, no job” policy. NOCPPO spokesperson Police …
79IB thwarts NPA extortion activity in Calatrava
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) yesterday morning said they thwarted an extortion activity by the New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents last Sunday, December 5, at Sitio Ania Dos in Calatrava town’s Barangay Winaswasan in Negros Occidental. Lt. Colonel J-jay Javines, commander of the 79IB, said the soldiers were …
Stray bullet kills child in Cadiz City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A one-year-old girl was killed after she was allegedly hit by a stray bullet inside her home at Purok Malunao in Cadiz City’s Barangay Caduha-an. Police have requested not to identify the victim, who passed away while receiving treatment at a hospital in Bacolod City on Monday night, December 6. …
Staying on course
Our earthly life, it is said, is a matter of a journey, a pilgrimage toward our eternal destination. Given our conditions here where we have to contend with all sorts of things, there is great need for us to stay on course, avoiding getting diverted and lost along the way. To be sure, we already …
Saga of WWII women victims of sexual slavery and violence
By Dennis Gorecho Lola Isabelita Viduya died on Nov. 23, 2021 at age of 89 due to pneumonia, the same day the unfortunate event called “Mapanique Siege” happened in 1944. Lola Isabelita is a leader of the Malaya Lolas who are victims of military sexual violence and slavery by Japanese military forces in the Philippines …
2021 AFF SUZUKI CUP Marañon debuts for Azkals vs Singapore tonight
By Adrian Stewart Co Naturalized player Bienvenido Marañon is set for his national men’s football team debut tonight as they face host Singapore in the 2021 AFF Suzuki Cup at the Singapore National Stadium. According to the Cadiz, Spain-native, he is excited with the new challenge in his football career as he vowed to give …
Bacolod’s Chery Tiggo finishes 5th in VolleyPrep
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolod City’s Chery Tiggo Thunderbolts settled for a fifth place finish at the close of VolleyPrep Volleyball Club Championship 2021 on Tuesday at the Naga College Foundation Volleyball Center in Naga City. Alex Montoro, Ysabelle Chua, Dona Mae de Leon and Jihan Chuatico came up with crucial hits as the Thunderbolts …