An upcoming national convention slated for the Diocese of Dumaguete will focus on ramping up awareness of heritage workers for the conservation and preservation of church cultural heritage. Msgr. Julius Perpetuo Heruela, chair of the Diocesan Commission on Church Cultural Heritage, bared yesterday that experts and renowned heritage conservationists have been invited to speak …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Ilocos, Western Visayas regional wage boards raise minimum pay
Close to 300,000 minimum wage earners in private establishments will benefit from the daily pay increase granted in Ilocos (Region 1) and Western Visayas (Region 6), the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) announced in a news release over the weekend. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Ilocos (RTWPB-1) provided a P30 …
Cop dead in road mishap
A police officer died after his motorcycle crashed into a truck at Barangay San Juan in Negros Occidental’s Pontevedra town early yesterday morning. The fatality, identified as Reden Agus, 31 years old, a resident of Kabankalan City’s Barangay Hilamonan, was a personnel from the Iloilo Police Provincial Office. Pontevedra police chief, Major Romulo Gepilango, …
Ateneo tarnishes UP in UAAP Season 86
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles waxed hot in the overtime period as they defeated the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons, 99-89, in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday night, October 22. Mason Amos opened …
San Beda prevails over EAC in NCAA basketball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Beda University Red Lions continued their winning ways in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament after an 86-72 win over Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Generals at the San Juan Arena on Sunday, October 22. Jacob Cortez spearheaded the offense with 17 points, while Yukien Andrada chipped in …
Cansino: Loss to Ateneo shows UP still has a lot to learn
There will be no first-round sweep for the University of the Philippines (UP) in UAAP Season 86. This, after the Fighting Maroons failed to complete a comeback against defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, October 22. Rookie big man Mason Amos caught fire in the payoff period …
‘Operation Baklas’; Comelec-Bacolod, NegOcc started removing illegal campaign materials
By Mae Singuay The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental have started conducting Operation Baklas, a nationwide simultaneous removal of illegal campaign materials for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) on October 30. Kathrina Trinio-Caña, Comelec-Bacolod elections officer, said they conducted the operation last October 20, a day after the campaign period …
CLO asks illegal settlers in Vendor’s Plaza to vacate
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) is asking illegal settlers at the Bacolod Vendor’s Plaza to voluntarily vacate following the release of a lease agreement signed between the city government and a real estate developer on Friday, October 20. CLO head Romeo Carlos Ting, Jr. said the vendors were given until December …
Granada two-peat winner in MassKara Street Dance contest
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City’s Barangay Granada was the grand slam winner in the Street Dance and Arena Competition of the 44th MassKara Festival yesterday, defeating the other nine city villages in the contest. Granada’s win this year is also “back-to-back,” as they also won last year’s Street Dance contest, following a two-year …
PRO-6 recalls cops on training, schooling to augment BSKE security
The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) has recalled all 682 police commissioned and non-commissioned officers undergoing mandatory training or enrolled in specialized courses to the regional headquarters to augment the security deployment for the October 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). “Today signifies our collective determination to ensure the safety and …