After President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to shut down resort destination Boracay and calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to get a handle of the ongoing pollution problem within six months, Boracay Foundation Incorporated (BFI) responded to the president’s claims, calling him “misinformed.” “[His] statement stems from misinformation and unverified data,” the group …
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Labor group concerned deployment ban to Kuwait will increase local unemployment
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) responded to the government’s ban on deploying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait, amid reports surrounding the deaths of several migrant workers, expressing their concern over local unemployment. “[The ban] will have an impact on the problem of unemployment, which is already …
Lodging facilities to be monitored on Valentine’s Day to prevent the trafficking of minors
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City government, through the Task Force Moral and Value Formation, will be monitoring lodging facilities across the city today, Valentine’s Day, in an effort to enforce Regulation Ordinance 2015-447, which seeks to protect children from being trafficked. Task Force chair Jorge Duron said two members of the team …
Tropical Storm Basyang
Negros Occidental under Storm Signal No. 1, PDRRMO on ‘blue alert’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) declared Negros Occidental under a Storm Signal No. 1 as Tropical Storm Basyang approaches the country. According to PDRRMO head Zeaphard Caelian, the public should monitor local television and radio for …
Beheaded body found in Ayungon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The beheaded remains of a 37-year-old man were recently found in the mountainous area of Barangay Banban in Ayungon, Negros Oriental. Police identified the fatality as Reneboy Emalon, a resident of Barangay Carol-an in the said town. Ayungon town police said, based on records, Emalon was a primary suspect in …
Two IPPO cops relieved from duty on illegal gambling links
Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) spokesperson, Police Superintendent Gilbert Gorero, recently revealed two police officers assigned to the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) were relieved from duty on alleged links with illegal gambling. The PRO-6 official named the officers as Police Superintendent Ruby Gumban and PO1 Mike Tagacay, who are both pending investigation. Gumban has since …
EB Magalona Vice Mayor accuses Mayor, Councilors of corruption
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga EB Magalona Vice Mayor Robert Acaling filed complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against EB Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon and six town councilors over alleged “unscrupulous use” of municipal funds. The vice mayor gave a press conference yesterday, where he named Malacon, alongside Town Councilors Joey Pugales, Reylan Gamboa, …
Duterte threatens Boracay officials with negligence charges amid pollution concerns
By Paulo Loreto Lim After earlier referring to resort destination Boracay as a “cesspool” and ordering the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to get a handle of the ongoing pollution problem in six months or risk being shut down, President Rodrigo Duterte said he may file “serious neglect of duty” against local officials. While speaking …
Former Bacolod City Mayor may file complaint over Villamonte flood control project
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella yesterday said he is considering filing a complaint before the Office of the President regarding a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) flood control project along Circumferential Road in Barangay Villamonte, which he believes to be “questionable.” “It is a perfectly good road, …
TUCP demands government intervention amid anticipated Coca-Cola layoffs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Vice President Roland de la Cruz recently called on Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III to intervene in the anticipated layoffs of over 600 Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines workers, 100 of which are at risk in Bacolod City and …