The Iloilo City Assessor’s and Treasurer’s Offices were recently recognized with “Most Outstanding Performance” awards at the Regional Association of Treasurers and Assessors-Region VI (Regata-6) General Assembly at the Sampaguita Gardens in New Washington, Aklan. “Iloilo City’s edge is its competitive and impressive development,” said Assistant Iloilo City Assessor Cheryl Chan. “We are more than …
COMMUNITY
Ceneco Advisory
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) will be accepting bill payments until 3:00 p.m. today, December 15. The schedule applies to all collection centers, including the Mabini main office; Silay City, Talisay City, Bago City, and Murcia area office collection sections; and the Metrodome, Robinsons, and East collection centers. Ceneco emergency services, meanwhile, will still be …
NLLC parol-making contest display closes today
The Negros Longlife Corporation (NLLC) parol-making contest display, which opened last Tuesday, December 12, at the 888 Chinatown Square Premier Mall in Bacolod City, comes to a close today, December 15. Balucanag Elementary School of La Castellana was named the winner, with Cudangdang Elementary School of EB Magalona taking second place, and Pilar Elementary School …
Chess tournament opens at CityMall-Mandalagan next week
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias (CSAV) will be hosting the CSAV Festival of Chess, scheduled to take place next week, December 19, at CityMall-Mandalagan. The competition will be divided into two categories. The open category, with a top prize of P6,000, comes with a P200 registration fee; while the …
13 nurses complete Japanese language training program
Genki Negros, Inc. (GNI), a language training center, recognized 13 nurses who completed their Japanese language training program with a commencement ceremony at Mayfair Plaza. The students underwent training from June 13 to November 29 at the GNI Japanese Language Training Center. Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. addressed the event, where he called the …
Talisay City distributes over P340K in transportation allowances for PWDs
The Talisay City government recently distributed a total of P340,650 in last quarter transportation allowances for 757 persons with disabilities (PWDs). Those gathered also underwent an orientation on RA 7277, or the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, along with RA 9442, which amended the former. The Talisay City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) office is …
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 and turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Cleaning of a 2.6-million gallon reservoir Schedule: Tomorrow (December 14), from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Affected Areas: Jesusa Heights, Capitol Heights, …
Registration opens for local futsal tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros-Villa Angela FC Futsal Tournament, scheduled to open on Saturday, December 16, at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center (NOMPAC), is currently accepting team registrations. The registration fee is P2,000 per team, which are required to include a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 12 players. “The committee …
Alangilan, Granada farmers undergo techno-demonstration training
A total of 47 farmers from Bacolod City Barangays Alangilan and Granada recently participated in a techno-demonstration by the Bacolod City Department of Agriculture, which ended with a completion ceremony last week at the Bacolod Boys’ Home in Barangay Granada. A techno-demonstration, sometimes referred to as techno-demo, is utilized to showcase production technology. Executive Assistant …
Eat moderately this holiday season –Iloilo CHO
With Christmas quickly approaching, the Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) advised holiday revelers to eat moderately, particularly with holiday favorites like lechon and hamon often served at gatherings. “It is not prohibited to eat these kinds of food, but eat moderately,” said health officer, Dr. Bernard Caspe. “It is important to eat healthy and have …