Liga ng mga Barangay elections scheduled for July 30 By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to acting Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, the results of the upcoming Liga ng mga Barangay (Liga) polls are not related to next year’s midterm elections. “I like to think the election of Liga president has nothing …
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There is no law prohibiting loitering at night –city councilor
Distrito: Police should ‘remind’ people not to loiter By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the order from President Rodrigo Duterte for police to apprehend loiterers, or “istambay,” as part of a campaign seeking to reduce street crime, Bacolod City Councilor Caesar Distrito yesterday said there is no law prohibiting people from …
Bacolod City looking for the cleanest barangays
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) Committee on Environment will be conducting an evaluation next month to find the cleanest and greenest barangays in the city. The competition will be split between urban, or numbered, barangays; and rural, or named, barangays. “If our city is clean, we will be …
Dengue cases up in Aklan
According to the Aklan Provincial Epidemiology Surveillance and Response Unit, the number of dengue cases between January and June are up 14 percent as compared to the same period last year. The number of cases rose to 363 in 2018, up from 317 in the previous year. Kalibo reported the highest number of cases with …
P240K worth of drugs seized in Singcang-Airport
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office-City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) operatives recovered a total P240,000 worth of suspected shabu after raiding a suspected drug personality yesterday morning at JR Torres in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as 40-year-old Aminola Cabugatan, a resident of the said area. CDEU assistant …
68 Negros Occidental clinics linked to anomalous P8.1B
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 68 barangay health stations across Negros Occidental, including Bacolod City, are said to be included in the anomalous P8.1 billion used to construct 5,700 barangay health stations nationwide, which was signed by former Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Janette Garin and later uncovered by current DOH Secretary Francisco …
Lacson appointed acting governor this week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. on vacation this week, an executive order appointed Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson as acting governor from June 25 to 29. In terms of the governor’s vacation plans, Lacson noted, “I have no idea where he will go or if he will …
Puentevella to Bayatan: Who is he to announce my retirement?
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella filed an application with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) several months ago, City Legal Office (CLO) head Joselito Bayatan recently announced the former lone district congressman had retired from service. However, in response, Puentevella questioned the assertion made by the city …
NHMSI not involved in fraudulent activities –lawyer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Legal counsel for the Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Specialty Hospital yesterday clarified the Negros Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. (NHMSI) was not in any way involved in the fraudulent activities resulting in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) denying accreditation last week. Atty. Rafael Ocampo made the clarification after …
Baciwa provides explanation for rate hikes
Carbon: No government subsidies are provided By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to a resolution passed by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) last May requesting an explanation for proposed rate hikes by the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa), general manager, Atty. Juliana Carbon, provided a letter to Bacolod City Vice Mayor …