By Mae Singuay Two regular employees of the Bacolod City government were under 60-day preventive suspension for alleged gross misconduct. City Legal Office head Romeo Carlos Ting, Jr. said the names of the employees are being withheld while the case is ongoing. The employees, assigned as building inspectors at the Office of the Building …
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Unattended candle sparks blaze, damaging 6 homes in Sum-ag
By Jen Baylon An unattended candle sparked a fire at Purok Providence in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag on Sunday morning, February 11, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod said yesterday. Deputy city fire marshal, Senior Fire Officer Jereck Barbas said the fire started in Pamela Alcon’s house at 7:10 a.m. Barbas said …
Degamo’s wife welcomes Teves passport cancellation
One step closer to victory. This is how Negros Oriental’s Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, the wife of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, reacted to the order of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 15 on the immediate cancellation of the Philippine passport of former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves. The decision of the …
Bacolod City hikes wage of job order workers
More than 3,800 job order (JO) workers of the Bacolod City government started receiving higher wages in January this year. The current rate is P480 daily or P10,560 for 22 days per month, from the previous P450 per day or P9,900 monthly. In a press conference yesterday, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said the upward …
P4-M ‘shabu’ seized, 3 arrested in Kabankalan
By Jen Baylon A total of P4,080,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated from three individuals during a buy-bust operation at Barangay Hilamonan in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City yesterday morning. The suspects were identified as 38-year-old Lykey Vina, and 19-year-olds Hamid Sanggacala and Cherry Tuazon, all residents of Iligan City. Kabankalan police chief, Lt. …
SMB nears PBA Comm’s Cup crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Jericho Cruz waxed hot from the outside as the San Miguel Beermen (SMB) cruised to a 108-98 victory over the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in Game 5 of the 2023-2024 PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, February 11. The Iloilo City-native guard finished with …
Bacolod Tay Tung’s 3×3, athletics teams shine in division meet
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts’ secondary boys 3×3 basketball and athletics teams showed their way during the division meet held in Bacolod City over the weekend. Led by Paul Adrian Barcelona, Jameer Angelo Gapusan, Seth Guarino, and Tobby Orbista V, the Thunderbolts 3×3 basketball team captured the gold …
Fajardo eager to perform for San Miguel despite slight injury
Despite playing with left calf tightness, it was a normal day in the office for June Mar Fajardo during the San Miguel Beermen’s (SMB) victory over the Magnolia Hotshots. The 6-foot-10, seven-time PBA MVP poured in 18 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and had an assist after playing three seconds short of 35 minutes in Game 5 …
‘Factual issue’; Moises Padilla VM lodges complaint over P2.1-M slashed budget
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ian Villaflor has lodged a complaint in court after the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) refused to approve his P2.1 million budget for 2024. Villaflor was seeking the approval of the budget that was supposed to be used for purchasing fuel and salary of the municipal government’s job order and casual …
Will Quiboloy snub the Senate?
By Ade Fajardo Absent an act of God, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (the Name Above Every Name) will be spotlighted today when the Senate Committee on Women and Children conducts its inquiry into the cases of its leader Apollo Quiboloy. The Senate will hear PSR No. 884 filed by Senator Risa Hontiveros, which greenlights a …