DILG: Those responsible for the situation will be held accountable By Paulo Loreto Lim The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently met to discuss the ongoing pollution situation at resort destination Boracay. DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said his agency would …
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P148M Bacolod City waste management contract up for bidding today
Only IPM-CDC attended the earlier pre-bid conference By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) chair, Atty. Maphilindo Polvora, recently revealed bidding will open today at 2:00 p.m. for a P148 million garbage collection, hauling, and disposal contract with the city. He noted, bidding will take place at the BAC Office, adding the contract will …
Over 400 OFWs repatriated from Kuwait yesterday
By Paulo Loreto Lim Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) welcomed the latest batch of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait last night. A total 430 were transported home via special flight provided by Cebu Pacific. The budget carrier, which suspended routes to Kuwait last year, provided free food, refreshments, and complimentary baggage allowances for …
Duterte to attend wake for slain Ilongga OFW today
President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to arrive in Iloilo today in order to attend the wake for slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joanna Daniela Demafelis, who was found dead inside a freezer while working abroad in Kuwait. The visit marks his first time in the province since being elected president in 2016. Aside from Sara, …
BCPO Chief endorses nationwide curfew for minors bill
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, yesterday endorsed HB No. 7110, which is currently before the House of Representatives and seeks to impose a nationwide curfew for minors. According to Ebreo, ratifying the curfew into law would make it easier for police. He noted, the …
City Councilor: Bacolod City tied with Bredco for ‘measly’ annual rent
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) earlier approved a proposed memorandum of agreement extending a contract allowing the Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation (Bredco) to continue operating a port in the city for another 25 years after agreeing to a P6 million annual compensation for the city, Bacolod City …
Junk shop business sues Silay City Mayor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A junk shop recently filed a case against Silay City government officials claiming they were not awarded a waste disposal contract from the city despite claiming to have won the bidding process. Court records show the Franklyn Junk Shop, owned by Franklin and Analyn Posa, is seeking an injunction and …
Negrense OFW dies due to alleged abuse by Kuwaiti employers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Murcia, Negros Occidental reportedly died earlier this month after returning home from working in Kuwait, with the family claiming the death was caused by abuse inflicted by her employers. 40-year-old Josie Perez Lloren, a single mother from the town’s Barangay Caliban, returned home …
Iloilo Provincial Board condemns death of local OFW
The Iloilo Provincial Board passed a resolution yesterday condemning the death of slain overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Joanna Daniela Demafelis, who was found dead inside a freezer while working abroad in Kuwait. The resolution, authored by Board Member Jeneda Salcedo-Orendain, also called on the national government to “exert diligent efforts to bring justice to the …
Dialogue conducted between DOLE, local farmers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 400 farmers from the National Federation of Sugarcane Workers (NFSW) conducted a dialogue with Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) officials yesterday morning. NFSW chairman Rolando Rillo said, during the dialogue, they conveyed several of their demands, including the clearing of labor cases that have been pending for …