Protests planned for Bacolod City today By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several groups plan to hold protests in Bacolod City today as part of this year’s Labor Day observance. Diocese of Bacolod’s Social Action Center (SAC) head, Fr. Chris Gonzales, said they have called on various civic groups to participate in a forum …
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Four Negros Occidental barangays considered ‘election watchlist areas’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) announced four far-flung barangays in four Negros Occidental towns are considered election watchlist areas (EWAS) for the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. NOPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., said the communities are located in Moises …
Philippines on its way to achieving universal healthcare –UNOG representative
After a recent discussion among permanent representatives to the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG), which played host to World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Philippine Permanent Representative Evan P. Garcia affirmed the Philippines was on course to achieving universal healthcare. According to a release from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), …
Dumaguete City broadcaster in critical condition after being shot
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A radio broadcaster is currently in critical condition after being shot by an unidentified gunmen yesterday morning outside a Dumaguete City radio station. Police identified the victim as Edmund Sestoso, a broadcaster for DZGB-FM Dumaguete and former National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) chapter chairman in Negros …
Four Negros Occidental barangays considered ‘election watchlist areas’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) announced four far-flung barangays in four Negros Occidental towns are considered election watchlist areas (EWAS) for the upcoming May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. NOPPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Rodolfo Castil, Jr., said the communities are located in Moises Padilla, …
Almost 10% of OFWs are from the Western Visayas –PSA
According to a recent report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), there are a total 2.3 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), based on a 2017 survey, with workers from the Western Visayas comprising 9.5 percent, the third-highest number in the country. Calabarzon contributed the highest number of workers with 20.7 percent, followed by Central Luzon …
Moises Padilla resident gunned down by suspected NPA rebels
Mayor urges rebels to stop the killings By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man was killed on the spot, while another was seriously wounded, after they were gunned down late Saturday afternoon by riding-in-tandem suspects, believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA), at Bario Da-an in Barangay Guinpana-an, Moises Padilla, …
Vulcanizing shop hit by cane truck in EB Magalona
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The owner of a vulcanizing shop, located along the highway at Hacienda Lolobcon in EB Magalona’s Barangay San Jose, suffered injuries, together with two other minors, when a ten-wheeler sugarcane truck lost control and fell on the said shop over the weekend. A report from the Negros Occidental Police …
Western Visayas ranks third for fastest economic growth in 2017
According to a release by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the Western Visayas region ranked third in the country in terms of the fastest economic growth in 2017, registering 8.4 percent. The survey found Cordillera Administrative Region topped the rest of the country with 12.1 percent, followed by the Davao region at 10.9 percent. PSA …
200 BCPO officers to be deployed for Inasal Festival
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Approximately 200 Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) police officers will be deployed for the Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, set to take place on May 5. In a radio interview over the weekend, Festival chair, Bacolod City Councilor Cindy Rojas, said aside from security, the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) …