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The National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP) selected Bacolod City as one of five focus areas for their national security and defense study. The other areas include Samar, Leyte, Cebu, and Negros Oriental. According to NDCP President Roberto Estioko, the study provides NDCP students the opportunity to interact with key institutions associated with development …

By Paulo Loreto Lim The Iloilo City Population Office is set to expand the You-for-You (U4U) Teen Trail, a teen abstinence program, which has already been implemented at Jalandoni Memorial National High School, Fort San Pedro National High School, and Mandurriao National High School. “We plan to run the U4U Teen Trail in two other …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people, a father and son, were slightly injured after their tricycle accidentally bumped a car in Fortune Town, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City, Thursday evening. Police identified the victim as 27-year-old Jeffrey Gequillana, while they withheld the identity of his seven-year-old son. According to Police Station 4 (PS4) traffic investigator, …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An 11-year-old child reportedly drowned at a beach in the town of Valladolid, Negros Occidental, Thursday afternoon. Police have refused to reveal the identity of the victim following a request from his parents, but confirmed he is a resident of the said town. According to Valladolid town police chief, Police …

By Paulo Loreto Lim Commission on Elections (Comelec) Provincial Supervisor, Atty. Jessie Suarez, confirmed, with March 8 designated as National Women’s Day, according to RA 6949, the provincial agency will be participating in the nationwide registration event prioritizing women who wish to register to vote. “We will be open and give priority to women in …

For Social Security System (SSS) pensioners who have yet to receive their additional P1,000 benefit, the agency is requesting they report their depositing bank to SSS. According to SSS Chairman Amado Valdez, if a report in validated, the SSS partner bank may face suspension or cancellation of its SSS accreditation. Pensioners can file reports to …

During the recent meeting of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC), Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, said police are in their final stages of preparation for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, which is set to hold meetings in Bacolod City from March 21 to 24. …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The street cleaner who attempted to take her own life at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), last Thursday, received assistance from a concerned overseas Filipino worker (OFW). In a report by Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, the 67-year-old street cleaner, a resident of Barangay 16, could not hide her tears of joy …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) lauded the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), following the recent approval of the P25 salary increase for workers in Negros Occidental and Western Visayas. GAWA Secretary-General Wennie Sancho said workers, especially those in the …

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local environmentalist group Defend Patrimony-Southern Negros (DP-SN) announced their full support to retain Gina Lopez as Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary, as well as joining the call for the repeal of RA 7942, or the Mining Act of 1995. In a media conference at the Negros Press …