By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Candidate for Bacolod City mayor, former City Councilor Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, said the P1.7 billion loan the city government plans to borrow from the Development Bank of the Philippines is unnecessary. In a radio interview over the weekend, Batapa-Sigue called the timing for the city government’s plan to borrow the …
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DTI encourages buying local this Christmas season
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently encouraged the public to buy local this Christmas season. “This season of giving, give our local makers the chance to have a merrier Christmas,” the agency posted on social media. “Our Christmas wish is that you fulfill your Christmas list with products from MSMEs (micro, small, and …
Barangay captain gunned down in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The barangay captain for Bacolod City’s Barangay 16 was shot dead late Saturday night at a beer house by four riding-in-tandem suspects. Police identified the fatality as 48-year-old Barangay 16 Captain Nelson ‘Jun-jun’ Ligaya, Jr., a resident of Purok Dalawidaw in the said barangay. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) …
Anini-y hit by another minor quake over the weekend
2.2-magnitude tremor strikes Guihulngan City Following the 2.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the waters off the coast of Anini-y, Antique last Thursday morning, another 2.1-magnitude tremor was recorded early Saturday morning. According to a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) bulletin, there were no reported damages as a result of the incident, nor were …
Two dead after motorcycle overshoots bridge in Brgy. 40
Motorcyclist and backrider were not wearing helmets By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcyclist and his backrider were killed yesterday morning after they overshot the bridge outside the San Antonio Abad Parish Church and plunged into the Lupit River along Lacson Extension at Purok Malinong in Barangay 40, Bacolod City. Police identified the fatalities as …
International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed on Monday
The United Nations recognizes every December 3 as International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which seeks to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. The Philippines was one of 175 ratifying members of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Adopted in 2006, the convention affirms persons with disabilities are entitled …
Youth group opposes ROTC for senior high school students
Anakbayan: ROTC does not offer anything positive By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local Anakbayan chapter in Negros recently expressed their opposition to the proposal by President Rodrigo Duterte for senior high school curriculum to include Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). Anakbayan-Negros Chairperson Harlyn Alora said ROTC does not offer anything positive for students. In …
Familiaran supports additional troop deployments
303IB yet to receive information on added units By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran yesterday said he supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to deploy additional troops and police officers to Negros in order to address the recent spate in violence. In a radio interview, Familiaran said, due to the …
Labor groups skeptical of land reform plans for Negros
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Labor groups questioned President Rodrigo Duterte’s sincerity when he announced all of Negros would be subject to land reform. National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) Secretary-General John Milton Lozande said of the president’s plans, “Instead of giving land to the farmers, he has only given them bullets.” “[Duterte] is …
Immigration: No ‘illegal’ foreign workers in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a Senate inquiry that found there are thousands of foreign workers in the Philippines, the Bacolod City Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed there are no foreigners working “illegally” in Negros Occidental. BI-Bacolod head Mita Chuvy Arguelles said all foreigners working in the province have legal documents and are …