Release: Over five million would be negatively affected by deregulation The National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) recently put out a press release expressing their opposition to government plans to deregulate sugar importation. “The National Federation of Sugar Workers vehemently condemns the recent pronouncement of [Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno] that sugar …
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Bacolod City Councilor questions administration methods regarding land donation
Gamboa: The land was already donated under the previous administration Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. took to the radio airwaves over the weekend to clarify his position on the recently-announced deed of donations, pointing out, the loan donation by the Yanson family had been received under the previous administration of Bacolod City Mayor Monico …
Deputy station commander shot dead in Singcang-Airport
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The deputy station commander for Police Station 6 was shot dead yesterday morning by two unidentified gunmen in front of JR Torres Elementary School in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City. Police identified the fatality as 45-year-old Senior Police Officer 4 Oscar Exaltado, a resident of Purok 3 in the said barangay. …
Bacolaodiat 2019
1,400 law enforcement personnel to be deployed By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 1,400 law enforcement personnel will be deployed as part of security plans for this year’s Bacolaodiat Festival, which begins on February 1. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Chief Inspector Ariel Pico, said security forces will be comprised of …
Dinagyang Festival 2019
Organizers bar politics from events The Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) affirmed the ongoing Iloilo Dinagyang Festival, which comes to a close this weekend, is not a venue for politics. “The festival is a very important cultural and religious celebration of the Ilonggos,” explained IDFI President Ramon Cua-Locsin. “It is a showcase of Ilonggo …
Labor group signs manifesto opposing sugar ‘liberalization’
Sancho: DBM proposal will kill over 300,000 jobs By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local labor group, the General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA), yesterday signed a manifesto voicing opposition to the proposal by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to liberalize sugar importation. GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho said they are deeply concerned …
Diocese opposes lowering the age of criminal liability
Gonzales: Criminal minors are ‘the real victims’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Diocese of Bacolod Social Action Center (SAC) yesterday expressed opposition to the bill passed before the House of Representatives seeking to lower the age of criminal liability. SAC head, Rev. Fr. Chris Gonzales, said they do not deny that some …
SRA board member appeals for intervention on proposed sugar ‘liberalization’
Yulo: Food, beverage companies are lobbying for open importation By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) representative for planters, Atty. Emilio ‘Dino’ Yulo III, yesterday claimed, without intervention from President Rodrigo Duterte on the proposed deregulation of sugar importation, the local sugar industry would die. “[The] experience of Negros will show, …
Agriculture up overall in 4Q, sugar production down –PSA
Amid various institutions expressing opposition to plans by the government to deregulate sugar importation, including the Sugar Regulatory Administration, Negros Occidental Provincial Board, and Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), despite 2018 fourth quarter agriculture numbers up, reported a decline in sugarcane production. According to their 4Q report, agriculture overall, which includes …
Study finds over a quarter of Filipinos use devices to pirate TV shows
International market research and data analytics firm YouGov recently conducted a study on television viewing habits of Filipino consumers and found around 28 percent utilize devices intended to stream pirated content. Such devices, also known as illicit streaming devices (ISD), often come with applications allowing access to pirated content. Some of the popular applications …