Pag-IBIG Fund released a record-high P126.04 billion in home loans to finance the housing units of 96,848 members in 2023, its top officials announced February 08 (Thursday). The amount of housing loans released in 2023 grew by P8.19 billion or 7 percent compared to the P117.85 billion released last year. The amount was able …
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Comelec-NegOcc to launch Register Anywhere Program on Feb. 23
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental will launch the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) on February 23, as voter registration for the 2025 midterm elections begins on Monday, February 12. Comelec-Negros Occidental elections supervisor, Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said the RAP will be launched at a mall in Bacolod …
Silay City gov’t to transfer over 100 vendors as market renovation begins
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Silay City government will temporarily transfer market vendors as renovation works at the city public market are set to begin next month. Mayor Joedith Gallego said more than 100 vendors will be transferred to stalls along the city’s Bonifacio Street. Gallego said it was agreed last month that …
Suspect in stone-throwing incident identified
By Jen Baylon The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has identified the suspect in the stone-throwing incident at a modernized jeepney in Barangay Mansilingan on Wednesday night, February 7. BCPO spokesperson, Lt. Colonel Ronnie Brillo said alias “Dodoy Kulafo” will be facing malicious mischief charges for damaging the vehicle’s window and a physical injury charge for …
Bacolaodiat Festival highlights strong Filipino-Chinese cultural ties
The staging of the Bacolaodiat Festival, one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in the Philippines, highlights the strong connection between Bacolod City and the Filipino-Chinese community. The three-day festival, taken from the words “Baco” for Bacolod and “Lao Diat,” a Fookien term for celebration, is now on its 19th edition and has returned …
7 Negros Oriental towns, cities closely alerted vs. bird flu
Authorities in Negros Oriental are closely monitoring at least seven towns and cities against avian influenza as migratory birds continue arriving from countries experiencing the winter season. Dr. Alfonso Tundag, quarantine officer of the Bureau of Animal Industry in Dumaguete City, said on Thursday, February 8, they are particularly watching areas visited regularly by …
Negros Occidental, Bacolod City inflation rates slow in January
Slower annual inflation rates were recorded by Negros Occidental and Bacolod City in January 2024 to 2.2 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively, primarily due to deceleration in food prices. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data released on Thursday, February 8, showed that the province’s rate of price increases in December 2023 is at 3.5 percent …
Anti-illegal drugs awareness campaign rolls out in Dumaguete
Over 200 senior high school students in Dumaguete City participated in a series of anti-illegal drugs symposia conducted by the Philippine Information Agency in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Around 100 students from each of the two participating schools, Negros Oriental High School (NOHS) and Dumaguete …
Thirdy Ravena, San-en extend winning streak to 15 games
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ilonggo Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena III and the San-en NeoPhoenix extended their Japan B.League Division 1 winning streak to 15 games after a 95-89 beating of the Fighting Eagles Nagoya at the Nagoya Biwajima Sports Center on Wednesday night, February 7. The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles standout finished …
Negrense Ayco bags UAAP HS volley MVP award
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Joncriz Ayco of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior Golden Spikers emerged as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the UAAP Season 86 high school boys volleyball tournament. The Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City-native Ayco took home the individual award after playing a key role in the Junior Golden Spikers’ fourth …