Inter-agency Task Force Yolanda chair, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who in Iloilo yesterday, affirmed the national government’s Yolanda housing projects will be “100 percent complete” by next year. He noted, in Panay, as of September 30, around 63 percent of all projects were completed but added, if ongoing construction is included, the projects across …
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Ferrer: Bago City jail facility used as a ‘command center’ for drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a meeting with Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, and representatives of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology earlier this week, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer confirmed an inmate inside the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Bago City’s Barangay Abuanan has been using the …
Villar expected in Negros Occidental today for farmers festival
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson confirmed Senator Cynthia Villar will arrive in the province today for the opening of the 14th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival, which will take place in front of the Provincial Capitol building in Bacolod City. Aside from Villar, Lacson said they also invited Department …
Public advised against seeking overseas jobs via social media
Following a recent spate of arrests regarding human trafficking and illegal recruitment, the Bureau of Immigration published a statement advising the public to avoid applying for supposed job opportunities posted on social media. “We reiterate our warning to our kababayan that they should avoid transacting with strangers online offering high paying jobs in foreign lands …
Negros Oriental struck by multiple earthquakes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The southern portion of Negros Oriental was rocked by multiple earthquakes yesterday morning. Based on a report released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the initial tremor was recorded around 1:21 a.m., eight kilometers west of the town of Valencia. with a magnitude of 3.8 and a …
Governor calls for vigilance against sugar liberalization
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson urged the sugar industry to continue to be vigilant against the move towards sugar liberalization, or the deregulation of sugar importation. The governor noted yesterday, despite the Senate passing a resolution blocking the proposal, he said it is only temporary as the grace period will last …
One person dead in Escalante City motorcycle collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least one person was killed yesterday morning following a collision between a motorcycle and a tricycle along the national highway in Escalante City’s Barangay Junob-junob. Police identified the fatality as July Mata, the operator of the motorcycle; while his wife, Jacquelyn Mata, was hospitalized after sustaining multiple injuries. Both …
Today is World Toilet Day
The United Nations observes every November 10 as World Toilet Day as a means of raising awareness about the global sanitation crisis and to achieve “sanitation for all” by 2030, which is a tenet of the organization’s Sustainable Development Goal 6 initiative. Among the issues the plan tries to tackle includes the elimination of open …
Iloilo City mayor says stray dog ‘mercy killings’ proposal needs to be reviewed
City Councilor: Barangays are supposed to provide temporary shelter In response to the proposal calling for the rounding up stray dogs across Iloilo City and putting them to sleep, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said he has not yet been consulted on the matter and said the proposal needs to be reviewed. “I have not been …
Police: Divinagracia drug group leader no longer in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), suspected drug group leader Michael Divinagracia has reportedly fled the province. NOPPO director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, said, based on reports he received from intelligence operatives, the drug suspect is believed to be hiding somewhere in the Calabarzon region, possibly Laguna. …