By CESAR JOLITO III The General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) has slammed a recent “workers’ happiness” survey released by an online job research company, calling it “preposterous” and disconnected from the realities faced by delivery riders and drivers across the country. In a press statement issued yesterday, GAWA Secretary General Wennie Sancho criticized the …
Monthly Archives: May 2026
NegOcc execs back P12-B farm-to-market road program
By CESAR JOLITO III Local chief executives in Negros Occidental have expressed strong support for the proposed P12-billion farm-to-market road program endorsed by the Provincial Development Council (PDC), describing it as a major step toward modernizing agriculture and improving rural connectivity across the province. The funding allocation forms part of the province’s proposed 2027 Annual …
The need to renovate Dumangas Port
By Emmanuel Canto It is of great importance and need to renovate Dumangas Port in Iloilo. It must be the priority of the national government. Thousands of passengers and cargo trucks pass this port 24/7 from Bacolod to Dumangas and vice versa. For the longest period of time, there is a shortage of Roll-On Roll-Off …
Gearing up new youth programs
By Sonny Angara We chaired a Senate committee on youth public hearing on measures that we believe could have a tremendous impact on young Filipinos, many of whom, for the past two years, have spent a considerable portion of their time indoors, and isolated from crowds and gatherings. Our country’s ramped up vaccination program and …
The true freedom that comes from God’s love
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That gospel episode about some Pharisees who dared to tell Christ that his disciples did not observe the Sabbath law since they were plucking corn in a field during Sabbath (cfr. Matthew 12:1-8) somehow reminds us that if we are not truly with Christ, who is the way, the truth and …
GAWA slams wage board over P250 wage hike petition dismissal
By CESAR JOLITO III Labor group General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) expressed disappointment over the decision of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Western Visayas to dismiss a petition seeking a P250 daily wage increase for private sector workers in the region. In a press statement, GAWA Secretary General Wennie Sancho …
NPA ‘totally defeated’ in Negros: NTF-ELCAC
Recent defeats of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Toboso and Cauayan, Negros Occidental have shown the “irreversible collapse of the remaining communist terrorist infrastructure” in the region, a ranking National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) official said. These losses, NTF-ELCAC Executive Director Undersecretary Ernesto Torres, Jr. said, shatter the communist …
Sipalay leads with fully compliant mom, baby-friendly workplaces
Sipalay City in Negros Occidental has been recognized by the Department of Health (DOH) as a leader in establishing certified fully compliant mother and baby-friendly workplaces (MBFW) in Negros Island Region (NIR). Sipalay’s City Hall and Primary Care Facility (PCF) are both the first to be awarded such distinctions among the city halls and PCFs …
Rape, robbery eyed in woman’s killing
By CESAR JOLITO III Police are continuing their investigation into the killing of a 38-year-old woman at Barangay Sicaba in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City while pursuing possible angles of rape and robbery with homicide following new medico-legal findings. The victim, identified as Jenny Mae Delano, was found dead on May 21 about 100 meters away …
Water district manager arrested over ‘rape’
By CESAR JOLITO III Authorities arrested the general manager of the Sipalay City Water District following the service of arrest warrants for multiple rape-related charges. The suspect, identified by police only through the alias “Edgardo,” 48 years old, was apprehended on the evening of May 21 at Purok 3 in Sipalay City’s Barangay 3. Police …