In an effort to promote the importance of blood donations, the World Health Organization (WHO) observes every June 14 as World Blood Donor Day. The day was established back in 2005 when, during that year’s World Health Assembly, health ministers from around the world unanimously declared their commitment to promote regular blood donations. This year, …
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Outgoing governor leads Independence Day observance
Marañon: Marginalized sectors still impoverished By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Outgoing Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. led the flag-raising ceremony yesterday morning at the Capitol Park and Lagoon in Bacolod City as part of the 121st Independence Day celebration. He focused on the issue of poverty, pointing out, “marginalized sectors” are not yet “freed …
Iloilo City Health Office observes ‘National No Smoking Month’
Officials advocate for hiring policies that prefer non-smokers In compliance with President Proclamation No. 183, which was signed in 1993 by then-President Fidel V. Ramos and declared June as “National No Smoking Month,” the Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) is calling on the smoking public to kick the habit. “Smoking has no benefit to the …
Kin of abducted police officer claims
‘lack of action’ from NBI, BCPO By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The family of retired Police Major Lito Pirote, who was abducted from Bacolod City’s Metro Inn last Good Friday, claim there has been a “lack of action” from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO). Cate Pirote, the …
Antique struck by two earthquakes within a 17-minute span
Two earthquakes recently struck Anini-y in quick succession last Tuesday morning, occurring within 17 minutes of one another. The first tremor, a 2.9-magnitude quake, struck south of the Antique municipality just after 10:08 a.m.; then, just before 10:26, a 2.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the same vicinity. According to subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and …
DICT official uses Independence Day address to tout Bacolod City call centers
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Regional Operations and Countryside and ICT Industry Development officer-in-charge Ivin Ronald D.M. Alzona was invited to speak during an Independence Day event yesterday in Bacolod City, where he touted the number of call centers in the city. “The City of Bacolod has achieved ‘Masaganang Kinabukasan’ by having about …
Bacolod City BFP: Purok Cagaycay fire was arson
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Fire Marshal, Fire Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, confirmed the fire that nearly wiped out Purok Cagaycay in the city’s Barangay 2 was a case of arson. According to the fire marshal, they interviewed several witnesses and determined a fight between Elbert Deo and …
Halandumon Festival to launch Bacolod City Charter Day celebration
The Bacolod City government recently announced this year’s Charter Day celebration, which is scheduled for June 18th, will begin with the inaugural Halandumon Festival, a streetdance competition between city barangays. “The Halandumon Festival will actively involve the barangays to make them feel [like] they play this important role in uniting our people and harnessing their …
Provincial budget officer wants HR head out
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Budget Officer Jose Percival Salado recently called for Provincial Human Resource Management head, Atty. Annabelle Palic, to be relieved of duty after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued an opinion disallowing the creation of a human resource department. He said, with Palic out, it will …
14 injured after fast craft hits Bredco Port jetty
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 14 people were injured late Monday afternoon after a fast craft struck the Bredco Port jetty. Philippine Coast Guard-Bacolod (PCG-Bacolod) station commander, Lt. Commander Rockcliff Buling, said the vessel, the Ocean Jet Fast Ferries-owned M/V Ocean Jet 12, which was carrying 150 passengers and crew, was performing docking …