Pag-IBIG Fund financed 18,657 homes for low-income and minimum-wage earners in 2022, its top officials announced Friday (January 27). Socialized homes represent 18% of the 105,212 homes financed by the agency for 2022. The aggregate amount released for socialized housing loans, meanwhile, is 7% or P8.28 billion of the P117.85 billion released by the …
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Degamo: No need to join NIR
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo is still opposing the proposal to reestablish the Negros Island Region (NIR). Provincial Information Officer Alex Lozada said Degamo does not see any need for Negros Oriental to join NIR as they are doing well. Lozada also said Degamo is concerned that the province’s …
‘Druggie’ seeks help after name listed in severed hands
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One of the drug suspects, whose name was included in the list with the discovery of severed human hands in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2 on Wednesday morning, January 25, is seeking help. The druggie identifying herself by the alias as “Mary Rose” admitted that she served prison time for …
PVO logs drop in ASF-related apprehensions
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said they recorded a drop in the number of African swine fever (ASF)-related apprehensions. PVO officer-in-charge Dr. Placeda Lemana said yesterday that from January 16 to 22, they confiscated a total of 79 kilograms, or an estimated P53,000 worth, of pork and …
NegOr solon’s gun license revoked for ‘fake’ docs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine National Police-Firearms and Explosives Office (PNP-FEO) suspended the firearms license of Negros Oriental 3rd district Congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr. The suspension order was issued after an inspection revealed that some of the lawmaker’s gun documents were allegedly faked. PNP-FEO acting chief, Colonel Paul Kenneth Lucas, said due …
Rider dead, 2 hurt in Cadiz road mishap
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle rider died while two others were injured after two trucks and two motorcycles collided along Barangay Cabahug’s Crossing Bagong Dalan in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City on Wednesday afternoon, January 25. Police identified the fatality as 31-year-old Arlo Galleron, a resident of the city’s Barangay Luna. Injured were …
Man shot dead
A man was shot de ad by an unidentified gunman at Purok Kanangkaan in Dumaguete City’s Barangay Bajumpandan on Wednesday, January 25. The fatality was identified as Jay-r Kadusale, 28 years old, a resident of the said place. He sustained a gunshot wound on his head that caused his death, police said. A 45-caliber …
PBA Governors’ Cup: TNT survives late Phoenix run
By ADRIAN STEWART CO TNT Tropang Giga opened their 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup campaign with a 123-119 escape over Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night, January 25. Clinging to a 93-92 lead, the Tropang Giga got consecutive points from Calvin Oftana and contributions from Roger Pogoy, Jalen Hudson …
D’Navigators prevails in Spikers’ Turf debut
By ADRIAN STEWART CO D’Navigators-Iloilo had a triumphant 2023 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference debut as they swept the Philippine Air Force, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19, at Paco Arena on Wednesday evening, January 25. Team captain Jerome Cordez tallied 15 points to go with seven digs, while Jade Disquitado added 14 points, seven excellent receptions and …
Group bucks sugar importation plan; ‘Disastrous to local industry’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A group has expressed its opposition to a proposed importation of 450,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar as part of the government’s plan to arrest the spike in sugar prices in the country. Wennie Sancho, lead convenor and labor advocate of the Save the Sugar Industry Movement (SAVE-SIM), …