By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental third district Rep. Francisco Benitez said he is hoping the House of Representatives follows the Senate’s lead and passes a resolution blocking the move towards sugar liberalization, or the deregulation of sugar importation. The congressman said he has called on the chair of the House Committee on Agriculture, …
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Nearly 350 deployed to boost cleanliness across Iloilo City
With sanitation officers currently deployed across Iloilo City in order to enforce the city’s anti-littering ordinance, an additional 345 workers have been added to the labor force to maintain cleanliness across the city. The laborers will be working under the City Environment and Natural Resources Office and General Services Office and are responsible for beautification …
Father, son shot dead in Negros Oriental
A father and son, who served as barangay kagawads, were shot and killed yesterday in Bayawan City’s Barangay Kalumboyan in Negros Oriental. Police identified the fatalities as 60-year-old Felipe Condez and his son, 31-year-old Jonesis Condez, both residents of the city’s Barangay Kalamtukan. Based on initial investigations by Bayawan City police, the victims were heading …
Governor seeks water security road map for Negros Occidental
Following a meeting yesterday during the Negros Water Summit pre-summit, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he hopes for the formation of a provincial water security road map. The governor said, during the meeting, water demand, supply, sewerage, and watershed management were discussed. “This is just the pre-summit but, even today, the resource speakers …
PCOO: Over 2,700 bridges constructed under ‘Build, Build, Build’
According to a recent social media post by the Presidential Communications Operations Office, under ‘Build, Build, Build,’ an initiative of the President Rodrigo Duterte administration, 2,709 bridges have been constructed between 2016 and 2018. The agency cites data provided by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar. Towards the end of last …
Kidnapped infant reunited with family
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The 17-day-old infant who was kidnapped earlier this week at a Bacolod City shopping mall was recently reunited with his family. The baby boy was brought to Police Station 1 (PS1) by Michelle Robles, a resident of Talisay City, late Tuesday night. The police then immediately contacted the infant’s parents, …
Confiscated pork siomai tests negative for swine fever
he pork siomai earlier confiscated from Iloilo Terminal Market tested negative for African swine fever. Iloilo City Veterinary Office head, Dr. Tomas Forteza, said four of the 11 packs were sent to Manila for testing with Department of Agriculture-Region VI director Remelyn Recoter releasing the results earlier this week. Forteza noted, the city will continue …
Briones urges education sector to support ‘last mile schools’
While speaking before the Conference for Youth Division Coordinators and Volunteers for the Implementation of the Last Mile Schools Program (Visayas Cluster), which came to a close yesterday at Brooke’s Place in Dumaguete City, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones called on the education sector to support “last mile schools.” The term “last mile …
NOPPO director explains barring Makabayan Bloc members
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, offered an explanation as to why members of the House of Representatives Makabayan Bloc were barred from entering Camp Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. last week by saying the group, led by Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Carlos Zarate, are “masters of …
NOPPO director on inquiry into raids: What is there to explain?
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the request by Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. for a report on the raids conducted last month by military and law enforcement in the city’s Barangay Bata, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, questioned why such a request was being made, …