By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is set to release a new order which would address the tight sugar supply currently being experienced in the country. SRA’s acting administrator David Thaddeus Alba said they would first issue Sugar Order No. 1 (SO1) by next week for the allocation of sugar for …
Monthly Archives: August 2022
7 VENUES OPEN FOR DSWD EDUCATIONAL AID DISTRIBUTION
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will distribute its educational assistance for students in crisis in seven venues in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental starting tomorrow. The payout for the one-time assistance will be at the third floor of SM City North Wing for Bacolod City, San Carlos City …
Ilongga volleybelle Ceballos joins Arellano Lady Chiefs
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilongga Harem Ceballos is also taking her talents to the Big City after committing to play for the Arellano University Lady Chiefs in the upcoming NCAA women’s volleyball season. The Bingawan, Iloilo-native Ceballos said she was delighted and thankful to the Lady Chiefs for giving her an opportunity to fulfill her …
FIBA World Cup Qualifiers: Running Gilas Pilipinas to face Lebanon
By Adrian Stewart Co Gilas Pilipinas will turn to its running game when it faces Lebanon in the fourth window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers on Friday, August 26 (Philippine time) in Beirut, Lebanon. According to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) executive director Renauld Barrios, the current composition of head coach Vincent …
4 druggies arrested in Estefania
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Four people were arrested after agents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Occidental raided a suspected drug den at Purok Pag-asa in Bacolod City’s Barangay Estefania, late Tuesday night, August 23. Authorities identified the arrested as 37-year-old Marlon Treyes; 32-year-old Junie Alisbo; 40-year-old Cherry Panes; and 36-year-old …
Murcia’s No. 1 most wanted surrenders
The No. 1 most wanted person in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town and the province’s No. 4 most wanted, a 19-year-old, surrendered on Tuesday afternoon, August 23. Police identified the suspect as Franco Louis Tabucon, a resident of Purok 4 in the town’s Barangay Minoyan. Murcia Police Station chief Captain Marc Joeil Reclamado said Tabucon went to their …
Bacolod City gov’t to distribute free school supplies
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government is expected to distribute free school supplies to learners in all public elementary schools in the city in November. According to councilor Al Victor Espino, chairman of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) committee on education, the city government has an available budget for the purchase of school supplies. Espino …
28 private schools in Bacolod, NegOcc closed down
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 28 private schools in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental have closed down for school year 2022-2023, based on a data released by the Department of Education in Western Visayas (DepEd-6). According to DepEd-6’s breakdown, six schools in Bacolod City and 22 in Negros Occidental have stopped operations …
Planters voice out opposition to proposed SRA abolition
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Sugar planters attending yesterday’s 68th PHILSUTECH Annual National Convention at the SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City have voiced out their opposition to a proposal to abolish the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). This comes amid the controversy over SRA’s issuance of Sugar Order No. 4 (SO4) which was later deemed as “illegal” …