By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to an earlier request by Executive Assistant Ernie Pineda, 41 Bacolod City barangays have passed resolutions designating a Community Fireworks Display Designated Area (CFDA) in their respective neighborhoods. During a press conference yesterday morning, Pineda reiterated a previous call by the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and the …
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City employees to receive P25K bonus in addition to other incentives
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City executive assistant, Atty. Edward Joseph Cuansing, yesterday announced city employees should expect a P25,000 bonus this month, an increase from last year’s P3,500. He claimed the city was out of funds when Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia took office last year. Cuansing said the amount is limited by …
Tropical Storm Urduja: Suspended sea travel leaves hundreds stranded
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several hundred ferry passengers were stranded over the weekend after the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed Negros Occidental, Cebu, and Iloilo under Storm Signal #1, which forced the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Bacolod Station to suspend sea travel. Between 500 and 1,000 passengers were said …
Mayor calls Magsaysay-Araneta flyover a ‘dream come true’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent completion of the Magsaysay-Araneta flyover, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia called it a “dream come true.” “This flyover project is a dream come true,” he said. “It is expected to contribute to the economic stimulation and modernization of infrastructure facilities in the city.” The structure is …
Police release facial sketch of suspect behind TESDA Director shooting
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Talisay City police have released a facial sketch of the suspect behind the shooting of Negros Occidental Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director Julius Sol Jamero, which took place earlier this month at Purok Magsaysay, Barangay Zone 12 in the said city. According to Talisay City police …
Tropical Storm Urduja: Boracay flooded, tourists stranded
According to Malay Town Councilor Nenette Aguirre-Graf, 1,200 people are stranded on the resort island of Boracay, where 90 percent of the tourist locale is flooded due to Tropical Storm Urduja. Another 872 are stuck in Malay as of yesterday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has yet to lift their suspension on sea travel in …
Tropical Storm Urduja: RDRRMC-6 on ‘red alert status’ as hundreds are displaced across Panay
By Paulo Loreto Lim Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council-Region VI (RDRRMC-6) chair Jose Roberto Nuñez held a press conference yesterday as Tropical Storm Urduja brought heavy rains throughout the region over the weekend. “RDRRMC-6 is currently on ‘red alert status’ in order to facilitate a coordinated monitoring and response operations in the …
Pampanga Governor: New Bacolod-Clark route will benefit both provinces
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda said the new flight route between Bacolod-Silay Airport and Clark International Airport will benefit both provinces, citing trade as a major benefit, following yesterday’s ribbon-cutting to inaugurate the new route at Bacolod-Silay Airport. She noted, the route will allow for products unavailable in each province …
Tropical Storm Urduja: PCG: Travel between Iloilo City, Bacolod City suspended once storm signal is declared
By Joland Jose Abraham The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Bacolod Station yesterday explained sea travel between Iloilo City and Bacolod City will be suspended only after a storm signal is declared. As of press time, PCG Bacolod Station commander, Lieutenant Senior Grade Jimmy Oliver Vingno, said the effects of Tropical Storm Urduja are currently …
MDFO approves P1.4B worth of Negros Occidental infrastructure projects
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Municipal Development Fund Office (MDFO) recently approved P1.4 billion worth of Negros Occidental infrastructure projects. The MDF is administered by the Department of Finance-Bureau of Local Government Finance and the Department of Public Works and Highways-Central Project Office. According to Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Salvador Escalante, Jr., …