According to a United Nations (UN) resolution, Sunday, July 15, is World Youth Skills Day, which encourages providing young people with the needed skills and education to attain gainful employment and develop careers. The UN reports “young people are almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults and continuously exposed to lower quality …
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Bacolod City applies P1.7B loan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) authorized Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia to negotiate with the Department of Finance for funding last May, the city government is formally applying for a P1.7 billion loan in order to fund four “flagship projects.” Based on documents forwarded to Watchmen Daily …
Iloilo City mayor will not assist barangay officials linked to illegal drugs
Espinosa: The PNP will investigate such allegations Following the recent killing of Barangay Bakhaw Captain Remia Prevendido-Gregori of Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district and Barangay Monica-Blumentritt Captain Keith ‘Dabing’ Espinosa III of the city’s City Proper district claiming to have received death threats, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III affirmed he would not offer assistance …
Businessman accused of land grab surfaces
Uy: The land was converted for commercial-industrial purposes By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A San Carlos City businessman accused of land grabbing surfaced yesterday to present proof he legally acquired property that is currently being claimed by several farmers’ groups in the city. Sugar planter Wellington Uy provided a copy of a 1980 resolution …
Larvicides distributed throughout Iloilo City schools, barangays
CHO reminds barangays of ‘4 o’clock habit’ The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO), as part of its dengue control campaign, has begun distributing larvicides to barangays and public schools in order to prevent dengue. “Larvicides are one of the most effective ways to prevent mosquitoes from breeding,” explained CHO assistant department head, Dr. Mae Delmo. …
Ombudsman reprimands Bacolod City ABC President
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Office of the Ombudsman recently reprimanded Bacolod City Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) president, Barangay Tangub Captain Noli Villarosa, after finding him guilty of simple misconduct in response to a 2016 resolution filed by former Bacolod City Councilor and 2016 Liberal Party candidate for Bacolod lone district congressman …
Manapla Police: No truth in abduction rumors
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to reports claiming children in Manapla were being abducted in order to harvest their organs, the municipal police chief yesterday stated there is no truth to the rumors. Manapla municipal police chief, Police Senior Inspector Julius Ceasar Colado, said the rumors circulating on social media have only …
Monsignor on Marian apparition: Not unusual
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following reports of a Marian apparition in Bacolod City, where an Our Lady of Fátima image is said to shed tears, Diocese of Bacolod Judicial Vicar and San Antonio Abad Parish Priest, Monsignor Victorino Rivas, said such events are “not unusual.” In a radio interview yesterday morning, Rivas said …
Informal settlers evicted in Taculing
Structures ordered demolished By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With informal settlers requested to vacate the area near a riverbank beside the San Antonio Abad Parish Church, located along Lacson Extension in Barangay Taculing, since 2013, the Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) proceeded with demolition orders yesterday morning. According to a document signed by …
Iloilo City represented at World Cities Summit
The 6th World Cities Summit and Mayors Forum, which closes today, July 12, in Singapore, included Iloilo City this year. Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III was selected to attend the event, where he discussed collaborations and partnerships the city government has undertaken, along with addressing the goal of making the city a “Premier Smart …