By Mae Singuay Several victims of the controversial police recruitment scam urged La Castellana Councilor Donato Dumaguit to return their money. Bienvenido Berja, the father of one of the scam victims, in an interview, appealed to Dumaguit to surface and to return their money. He said the payment they allegedly gave to the councilor …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Bacolod pushes contactless processing of building permits
The Bacolod City government is pushing for contactless processing of building permits through the Office of the Building Official (OBO) for faster transactions and to eliminate corruption. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the system’s initial phase involves applications for “simple transactions,” particularly residential projects. “We are starting with simple transactions, let’s say for residential …
Comelec calls for coordination to avoid ‘misencounters’
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) called for better coordination among law enforcement agencies in Negros Oriental to avoid possible “misencounters” between friendly forces as the campaign period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) draws near. Comelec issued the call following the arrest of a high-profile suspect in Negros Oriental’s Basay town, by the Criminal …
Over 9-K teachers to serve in NegOr BSKE
More than 9,000 teachers and support staff of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Negros Oriental will be deployed for poll duty during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on October 30. Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting provincial election supervisor of Negros Oriental, told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that the Commission on Elections …
Bacolod eyeing chartered flights from Korea
Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the city government will make arrangements for chartered flights from Incheon, Korea to Bacolod-Silay Airport to transport about 8,000 tourist-golfers in the city early next year. “I received a letter from a tour agency or from a group that wants to bring in Korean tourists from January to March …
Negrense Pons carries Creamline past Choco Mucho in PVL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bernadeth Pons returned to her indoor volleyball form as Creamline Cool Smashers scored a 25-18, 25-16, 24-26, 25-21 victory against Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, October 15. The Negros Occidental’s Talisay City-native had a near triple-double of 22 …
Ilonggo Ravena, San-en score back-to-back wins in B.League
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena III and the San-en NeoPhoenix prevailed over Matthew Wright and the Kyoto Hannaryz in overtime, 101-95, in the Japan B.League Division 1 action at the Toyohashi City General Gymnasium on Sunday, October 15. The Iloilo City-native Ravena had a near double-double performance of 17 points and nine rebounds, …
Lillard makes triumphant NBA pre-season debut with Bucks
Damian Lillard made a triumphant NBA pre-season debut for the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, October 15, combining well with Giannis Antetokounmpo in a 108-97 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Lillard, a seven-time All-Star guard traded from Portland to the Bucks last month, scored 14 points with three steals, three assists and two …
Expulsion risk; Town councilor could face exclusion from SB due to absences
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga La Castellana Councilor Donato Dumaguit could face expulsion from the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) if he continues to be absent from the regular sessions. Teodora Sumagaysay, provincial director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Negros Occidental, said Dumaguit’s absences could be used as a basis by the La …
‘Slain OFW attended ill-fated music festival in Israel’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The co-worker of slain Negrense overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Loreta Alacre confirmed that she attended the ill-fated Tribe of Nova Music Festival in Kibbutz Reim, Israel on October 7. In a radio interview over the weekend, Angel Marenias, Alacre’s co-worker in Israel, said the Negrense left Ashkelon City with her …