The Bacolod and Negros Advocate Association of Gays LGBT, Inc. (BANAAG), led by president Lyndon Tupas, received a check worth P500,000 from the Bacolod City government in simple rites held at the Bacolod City Government Center on Sunday. Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran led the ceremonial turnover to the LGBT group …
Monthly Archives: February 2022
Policeman killed in Isabela road mishap
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A police officer was killed while two others were injured following a road accident in Barangay 5, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Sunday, January 30. Police identified the fatality as Patrolman Michael Cuanico, a resident of Binalbagan town. One of the injured, meanwhile, is identified as Melmar Tubrea, a tricycle driver. …
Lacson still waiting for DTI reply over price freeze
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is still waiting for the reply coming from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) over the inclusion of construction materials in the ongoing price freeze following the disaster brought in the province by super typhoon “Odette” in December of last year. According to …
NegOcc, Bacolod agree to ease travel curbs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The province of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are expected to lighten their travel protocols starting tomorrow, February 1, after an agreement was reached between Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Mayor Evelio Leonardia to harmonize travel protocols last Friday. Effective February 1, all Bacolod City-bound travelers from Metro Manila will …
WV stays under Alert Level 3 until Feb. 15
Western Visayas (WV) will remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 until February 15, acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles announced yesterday. The retention of the Alert Level 3 status was recommended by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) over the weekend. “Of course, we are monitoring regions that are under Alert …
Ceneco union votes to go on strike
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The workers union of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) has voted to go on strike over the weekend. Ceneco Union of Rational Employees (CURE) conducted an election between their members on Saturday, January 29, wherein 291 have voted yes while 10 have voted for no. CURE President Steffanie Montenar …
Truck catches fire in Bacolod’s Brgy. 2
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A truck was damaged after it caught fire while parked along San Juan Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2 on Saturday, January 29. Based on information provided by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) – Bacolod, at around 7:26 p.m. they received a call from a concerned resident informing them …
3ID doubling time to end insurgency by June
The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division is doubling their time to solve the insurgency in Panay and Negros islands. Major General Benedict Arevalo, 3ID commander, said that their offensive operations still continue and they are now doubling their time in response to the call of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff …
Self-esteem and self-importance
While it is good to have a high self-esteem, it is not when we get fat in self-importance. A high self-esteem is the objective awareness of who we really are. An obese self-importance is an exaggerated sense of our value and importance. It is not good to have a low self-esteem that misses our real …
Who will trim the trees
The recent Typhoon “Odette” has shown that trees are also harmful to life and property. One year ago and a few months before the killer typhoon, I was stressing on social media when shall government authorities realize that preserving century or less than a century old trees is not at all worth it?. *** …