The Iloilo City government recognized three volunteer rescue groups last week after saving a person from drowning last Easter Sunday. Certificates of Recognition were given to the Unicorns Rescue Volunteer Brigade, Inc., the Arevalo Scorpions Rescue Volunteer Organization, and the Tiger Shark Rescue Volunteers, Inc. “Thank you for showing the heroism that everybody must look …
COMMUNITY
Over 100 kilograms of garbage collected at NNNP clean-up drive
A group of volunteers from Talisay City, Silay City, the Bantay Bukid Brigade of Talisay and Silay, the Negros Mountaineering Club, Inc. (NMCI), and the Butlak Banaag Mountaineering Society, Inc. (BBMSI) recently gathered over 100 kilograms of garbage during the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Northern Negros Natural Park (DENR-NNNP) Clean-up Drive Activity at Tinagong …
Small town lottery firm hosts ‘Hampangan’ at Cadiz City hospital
Small town lottery firm Super Lucky Beagler, Inc. (SLBI) recently hosted their Traveling Hampangan, an event featuring a playground and snacks for local children, at the Cadiz District Hospital (formerly St. Anne’s Medical Center) in Barangay Daga, Cadiz City. The event visited the pediatric ward, where patients were treated to games, entertainment, and lunch. In …
25th Panaad sa Negros Festival
Over P2.1M recorded in first day sales A total of P2,188,170.25 in sales were recorded following the first day of the ongoing Panaad sa Negros Festival, up from last year’s first day sales of around P1.9 million. The local government unit pavilions contributed the most to the sales total, posting around P1.03 million. Other …
Math champions commended
Twins Christian Jacob Yap and Christopher James Yap, two St. John’s Institute (SJI) students who recently took first place at the national finals of the 2018 Metrobank-Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines (MTAP) Department of Education (DepEd) Math Challenge Grade 6 team competition in Makati City, were formally commended by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod …
Kapuso stars to celebrate Panaad Festival today
GMA Network, through its regional arm GMA Regional TV (RTV), joins in the celebration of the 25th Panaad sa Negros Festival this Saturday, April 14. Gracing what is considered the biggest festival in Negros Occidental are the stars of the “advoca-serye” “Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka,” Mike Tan and Martin del Rosario, and the upcoming …
Construction safety rules to be enforced in Iloilo City
Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III recently called on city investors to adhere to safety measures with regard to construction. “To those in the process of constructing buildings, please conform [to] safety procedures so that it [will] not cause harm to anyone who passes [near] during the construction,” he stated. The warning came after the …
Iloilo City government increases stipends for barangay workers
Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III recently announced barangay workers would receive a P500 increase to their honoraria, in addition to their P2,000 monthly pay. “Our barangay-based workers are the ones who bring services to our constituents within the barangay level,” he said before a gathering of barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars, supplemental feeding …
25th Panaad sa Negros Festival
TESDA to hold livelihood skills competition The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will be holding a livelihood skills competition next week, April 19, at the Panaad Covered Court, an event of the upcoming Panaad sa Negros Festival, which opens tomorrow, April 14. Between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. competition will include cookery, …
Water Advisory
Water Interruption in the Service Area The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) regrets to inform the consuming public turbid water and a lack of water supply will be experienced in some portions of the service area. Reason: Power interruption Schedule: Sunday (April 15) Affected Areas: 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Magadalene Ville, …