By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Torrential rains brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by Typhoon “Goring” has already affected over 80,000 individuals in Negros Occidental. As of 5 p.m. yesterday, a total of 25,709 families or 82,594 individuals were affected by flooding in 128 barangays from 16 towns and cities in the province, …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Business as usual for VMC despite Aug. 27 fire
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Victorias Milling Company (VMC) said it will be “business as usual” for them even though one of their warehouses was gutted in last Sunday’s fire. They will begin accepting sugarcanes from 7 a.m. onwards today as scheduled, VMC president Linley Retirado said yesterday morning. Retirado assured its planter …
Comelec rejects COCs of 3 SK ‘kagawad’ aspirants
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City has turned down the certificates of candidacy (COC) of the three Sangguniang Kabataan(SK) council member aspirants due to several reasons relative to the October 30 Barangay and SK Elections(BSKE). The three are residents of barangays 11, 20 and 5. City Election Officer Kathrina Trinio-Caña said that two …
Inclement weather affects first day of school in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The scheduled opening of classes in all public schools yesterday, August 29, did not push through after heavy rainfall generated by the enhanced southwest monsoon forced several local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental to suspend classes. Department of Education (DepEd) Negros Occidental Schools Division spokesperson Ian Arnold Arnaiz said …
‘Goring’ affects garbage collection
Due to inclement weather brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by Typhoon “Goring,” the garbage collection in Bacolod City was hampered. The bridge in Barangay Felisa, where the city’s sanitary landfill is located, was impassable yesterday due to floodwaters, according to Ma. Fe Tresfuentes, officer-in- charge (OIC) of the city’s Department of Public Services (DPS). Tresfuentes said the dump trucks of the IPM Construction and Development Corporation (IPM-CDC) were not able to pass by the bridge since August 28 to dispose …
ILO program helps Iloilo IPs process agri products to earn more
The Skills for Prosperity (S4P) program piloted by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Iloilo province’s Tubungan town has trained 42 indigenous peoples (IPs) who are graduates of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) on food processing to augment their income. “This is the culminating activity of the ILO Skills for Prosperity (S4P) program in the municipality of Tubungan wherein our focus beneficiaries …
Dominican Republic slips past Angola
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Dominican Republic gutted out a tough 75-67 win over Angola to complete a sweep of Group A in the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Araneta Coliseum yesterday. Despite missing Karl-Anthony Towns due to foul trouble for the most part of the game, the Dominicans refused to cave in …
Bacolod Tay Tung captures Zarraga U-12 volley crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School U-12 Thunderbolts emerged as champions in the 1st JGVC Volleyball League 12-Under category held over the weekend at the Zarraga covered gym in Zarraga, Iloilo. The U-12 Thunderbolts claimed the championship in the two-day volleyball competition after defeating La Paz Golden Fighters in the finals. …
Djokovic back on top after US Open return, Swiatek rolls
Novak Djokovic ensured he will return to the top of tennis’ world rankings with an emphatic first round victory at the US Open on Monday as women’s world number one Iga Swiatek and American rival Coco Gauff advanced. Djokovic, chasing a record-extending 24th Grand Slam singles title in New York, shrugged off a late-night …
Non-stop rains; ‘Goring’-induced monsoon rains affect thousands in NegOcc, Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than a thousand families in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City were affected by flashfloods due to the non-stop rains caused by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Typhoon “Goring.” Chiqui Gonzales, head of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), said yesterday a total of 1,135 families or 3,838 residents …