The Iloilo City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) office distributed education and livelihood assistance to 16 persons with disabilities (PWDs) following yesterday’s flag ceremony at the City Hall. Ten were provided with P4,000 each in educational assistance, while another six each received P5,000 in livelihood assistance. The project was organized in coordination with the Office …
COMMUNITY
Bacolod City to host international mask conference in 2019
A memorandum of understanding was signed last week between Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and International Mask Arts and Culture Organization (IMACO) President Kweon Young-sae naming Bacolod City the host of the 7th IMACO International Conference, scheduled for 2019. The signing took place during the 6th IMACO International Conference in Vientiane, Laos. Following the signing, …
Mayor, City Councilor attend mask conference in Laos
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and City Councilor Em Ang were in Vientiane, Laos to attend the 6th International Mask Arts and Culture Organization (IMACO) International Conference, which came to a close yesterday. The organization has a total 63 member-countries, with the event featuring information regarding mask festivals from across the globe and providing a …
Iloilo City DILG warns of scammers posing as agency officials
After the Iloilo City Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) received a phone call from someone purporting to be recently-appointed Undersecretary Eduardo Año, city officials are warning the public of a scam where they may be asked to wire money or send cellphone load. “These people are just using different numbers and posing …
Iloilo City meat vendors to undergo workshop on food additives
Around 40 meat vendors from across Iloilo City are expected to participate in a workshop on food additives, conducted by the Local Economic and Investment Promotion Office (LEIPO) at the Iloilo City Diamond Jubilee Hall on Monday, November 6, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. “We invited those who are involved in selling processed meat like longanisa, …
Advocacy group seeks protections for taxi drivers
Group President offers advice on refusing passengers Newly-organized advocacy group Taxi Operators of Negros Occ., Inc. (TONO) is seeking protections for taxi drivers. TONO President Mario Eusebio wants more police visibility, in order to reduce the number of hold-up incidents experienced by taxi drivers. He suggested drivers refuse “suspicious-looking” passengers and those who appear …
Espinosa recognizes local winners of jiu-jitsu, pencak silat competitions
Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III recently distributed certificates of recognition to local medalists from the recent Dumau Philippine International Jiu-jitsu Open and the 3rd Asian Pencak Silat Championship. “We aim to make Iloilo City as [the] sports capital of the Philippines,” he said. Among those recognized included jiu-jitsu gold medalists Micah Danielle S. Tormon, …
Iloilo City Mayor wants more involvement from barangay tanods
Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said he will be meeting with local barangay captains in order to encourage them to push their respective barangay tanods to be more involved in the peace process. “I would like to encourage barangay captains to strengthen our barangay tanods because their presence is important in serving as force …
17 DOST-6 scholars pass engineer licensure exam
A total of 17 Department of Science and Technology-Region VI (DOST-6) scholars from the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas (TUP-Visayas) passed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination earlier this year. Recipients of the Republic Act 7687 Scholarship, the DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI) Merit Scholarship Program, and the Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) were among those who …
Horror presentation opens at SMX today
The SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod and the University of St. La Salle (USLS) Communication Society present “Ganhaan,” a horror presentation at the convention center from October 27 to 31. Visitors will witness mysterious lady Consolacion’s story as she conquers the mortal world through mythical portals to retrieve a special charm. The exhibit is …