By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod Esplanade, a fixture located near the Bacolod City Government Center, is scheduled to be inaugurated tonight at 7:00 p.m. According to Bacolod City District Engineering Office head, Engr. Abraham Villareal, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) project worth P37 million will formally be turned over to …
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PAGASA: Rainy season underway
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recently announced the onset of this year’s rainy season with PAGASA administrator, Dr. Vicente B. Malano, declaring the rainy season began last Friday, citing widespread rainfall associated a southwest monsoon. However, he noted, there are still chances for a “monsoon break,” where breaks in rainfall can …
Negros Occidental dialysis centers under investigation on ‘ghost patient’ allegations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in the Western Visayas is looking into two Negros Occidental dialysis centers on allegations of “ghost patients,” which refers to claims made for patients who were already deceased. However, PhilHealth-Western Visayas Public Affairs head Janimhe Jalbuna has refused to name the establishments in question. …
PRO-6 admits difficulties with probe into police officer abduction
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General John Bulalacao, who recently announced that he would be retiring from the service later this month, admitted the department has encountered difficulties with the probe into the case of retired Police Major Lito Pirote, who was abducted from Bacolod City’s Metro Inn …
DepEd affirms compliance with ‘National No Smoking Month’
The Department of Education (DepEd) recently posted a reminder on social media of their observance of “National No Smoking Month.” The observance, created through President Proclamation No. 183, which was signed in 1993 by then-President Fidel V. Ramos, requires schools to prohibit smoking on premises, disallow the sale and advertising of tobacco products within a …
International Day of Family Remittances observed on Sunday
The United Nations celebrates the International Day of Family Remittances on June 16 as a way of recognizing the impact made by individuals who remit money back home to family. Earlier this year, then-Leyte second district Rep. Henry Ong, who chaired the House Committee on Banks and Financial Intermediaries, said remittances broke records in December …
Two killed after motorcycle slams into truck in Escalante City
Police: Motorcycle was speeding trying to overtake another vehicle By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people were killed early yesterday morning after the motorcycle they were on slammed into a parked truck at Purok Paglaum in Escalante City’s Barangay Balintawak. Police identified the fatalities as 20-year-old Kyle Christian Arancillo and 18-year-old Cynthia Muñoz, both residents …
Recent fires expose Bacolod City BFP inadequacies
City lacks equipment, operational vehicles, personnel By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The recent fires in Bacolod City exposed several problems currently plaguing the city’s Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) with Fire Marshal, Fire Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, admitting a lack of firefighting equipment, such as a dedicated tanker truck, which could be used to resupply …
PRO-6 director to step down, retire on June 26
Bulalacao says his ‘presence was definitely felt’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General John Bulalacao, is expected to step down from his post and retire on June 26, when he celebrates his 56th birthday. The PRO-6 director arrived in Bacolod City yesterday morning for farewell visits to the …
Illegal structures along the Bacolod Economic Highway targeted for removal
Villareal: If necessary, we will resort to ‘drastic measures’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Bacolod City yesterday said they will be seeking assistance from the city government to remove 15 illegal structures along a stretch of the Bacolod Economic Highway project in the city’s Barangay Sum-ag. …