Parade of Lights contest scheduled The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation, Inc. (IDFI) recently announced the Parade of Lights, a float contest, is scheduled to take place on January 27, beginning at 7:00 p.m. until midnight. The contest is open to all organizations, including businesses, local government units, barangays, schools, among others; and will be divided into small …
COMMUNITY
Iloilo City provides P10K for drug-cleared barangays
The three Iloilo City barangays recently declared drug-cleared, Barangays Luna and Santa Isabel in Iloilo City’s Jaro district, along with Barangay Sampaguita in the city’s City Proper district, were each recently provided a P10,000 incentive from the city government. Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III encouraged each neighborhood to maintain their drug-cleared status. “The responsibility …
Negros Museum presents restoration plans
Alongside Monday’s launch of “Talamdan,” an exhibit of documents and records gathered during the Spanish occupation in Negros, the Negros Museum unveiled the first phase of the establishment’s refurbishment program. “We are celebrating a significant milestone in our journey,” said Negros Cultural Foundation Board President Lyn Gamboa. She went on to discuss some updates being done through …
Water Advisory
Water Interruption in the Service Area The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) will conduct service improvement activity, which will cause a temporary water supply interruption in some portions of the service area. Activity: Interconnection of Purok Himaya pipelines to Baciwa’s existing line along Ceres Road at Purok Himaya, Barangay Mansilingan Schedule: Today (December 20), from 1:00 …
Iloilo City named ‘Best Performing’ by DILG-6
Iloilo City was recognized yesterday as ‘Best Performing City’ during the 2017 Excellence in Local Governance (Excell) Awards, a recognition designated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government Region VI (DILG-6), which took place at the Iloilo Convention Center. The city also won the award last year. “This is a manifestation that Iloilo …
Ceneco newsletter recognized by PIA
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) newsletter, Ceneco Livewire, was recently recognized by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), placing seventh during the agency’s recent Search for Best Newsletter Awards 2017. The recognition was the second such acknowledgement from PIA-Region VI. The award credited the newsletter for its content, message, technical quality, and responsiveness. Livewire …
Sharing information is inherently Filipino –PIA Director-General
While speaking before the recent 2017 Information Officers Conference, Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director-General Harold Clavite said sharing information is part of Filipino culture. “The desire, passion, and intent to share information is seemingly inherent in the Filipino psyche,” he asserted. “That’s why responsible sharing of information has become an important advocacy for me and, …
Bacolaodiat Festival 2018:
Chopsticks Alley currently taking tenant reservations Chopsticks Alley, a fixture of the annual Bacolaodiat Festival that features Asian food stalls, merchandise, among other displays, is currently taking reservations for interested tenants. Tenants will be stationed along South Capitol Road from February 15 to 17 and will be provided with one CFL light; an electrical outlet; and …
P150K worth of suspected shabu seized in Kabankalan City
By Neska Centina Five men were arrested in a Wednesday buy-bust operation at Purok Paraiso in Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Police seized 13 sachets of suspected shabu, with an estimated market value of P150,000; along with assorted drug paraphernalia. The apprehended suspects were identified as 46-year-old Noel Cuenca, 25-year-old John Mark Salazar, 20-year-old Marvin …
Iloilo City’s Brgy. Veterans Village, City Proper district named most ‘child-friendly’
The Iloilo City Council for the Protection of Children recently revealed the Most Outstanding Child-Friendly Barangay 2017 at the Iloilo Grand Hotel, naming both Barangay Veterans Village and the City Proper district as the winners. “The most important thing that we must do is to make the children feel important,” said Barangay Veterans Village Captain …