Workers eligible for 14th month pay, cash gifts By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial government employees will begin receiving bonuses this month after the Department of Budget and Management officially permitted government offices to disburse year-end bonuses and cash gifts today. Acting Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator, Dr. Lucille Gelvolea, said employees …
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Vice gubernatorial candidate drops out of race
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Negros Occidental fourth district Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer is officially running unopposed in the upcoming 2019 elections after independent candidate Raul Sayson Baterna withdrew his candidacy for vice governor. A formal statement of withdrawal was received by the Commission on Elections provincial office in Bacolod City earlier this week. …
Presidential Adviser: Negros remains ‘sensitive’ to insurgency
By Paulo Loreto Lim While speaking at a Philippine Press Institute seminar-workshop in Cebu City yesterday, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said, given recent violent incidents across the island, Negros continues to be vulnerable to unrest. “Negros is still a sensitive area with regard to insurgency,” he said. He also said …
November observed as Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month
Every November in the Philippines is Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month, which was created by Presidential Proclamation 698 in 2004 by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a means of recognizing certain methods of “preventing and healing a wide variety of diseases.” According to RA 8423, or the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997, traditional …
Armed men attack construction site in Alangilan
Leonardia denies ownership of the property By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An unidentified group of armed men reportedly attacked a construction site late Tuesday night at Sitio Las Altas, Purok 12A in Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City. Based on a report by Police Station 5 (PS5), around five armed individuals were attacking the said …
Sipalay City man strikes mother with shovel, sets her on fire
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was recently killed after she was allegedly hit in the head and set on fire by her son at Sitio Talaptap, Barangay Cabadiangan, Sipalay City. Police identified the fatality as 63-year-old Gloria Esing, a resident of the said area. Based on investigations by the Sipalay City police, …
Wanted sex offender arrested in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man wanted on three counts of rape was arrested over the weekend after Police Station 6 (PS6) cops tracked down his whereabouts to Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as 43-year-old Neoman Pilar, a resident of the said area. PS6 station commander, Police Senior Inspector Wilfredo …
Silay City BFP probing school fire
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Silay City is presently investigating the fire incident that took place last Sunday at the city’s Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School. BFP arson investigator, Fire Officer 1 Melvin Juson, said, based on an probe, they suspect the blaze was caused by …
Weekend earthquakes strike Iloilo, Guimaras
Following the three earthquakes that caused damaged across Panay last week, the Western Visayas was struck by a pair of tremors over the weekend with a 2.5-magnitude quake striking just west of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras on Saturday night and a 2.3-magnitude tremor recorded east of Leon, Iloilo early Sunday afternoon. According to subsequent Philippine Institute …
Slain police officer’s wife denies drug allegations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The wife of former Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office member, Police Superintendent Santiago Rapiz, recently denied claims regarding her late husband’s alleged links with illegal drugs. During a press conference over the weekend, Michelle Rapiz called the operation conducted against her husband “highly questionable,” claiming, during the incident, the …