A total of 81 Department of Public Works and Highways-Bureau of Equipment (DPWH-BOE) heavy equipment operators and engineers passed the recent Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) competency assessment, with two from Region VI, or the Western Visayas. The two-day assessment took place last weekend in Taguig City. With regard to the assessment for …
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AWOL cop, three others arrested in Brgy. 27
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A police officer who was absent without official leave (AWOL), along with three others, were recently arrested after City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) operatives conducted a buy-bust operation at Purok Cheriza 2 in Barangay 27, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspects as Police Officer 1 (PO1) Cesar Caras, Jr. …
Provincial Health Office suggests backyard farming to prevent malnutrition
During a recent Nutrition Month observance in Murcia, Murcia Vice Mayor Gerardo Victor Rojas discussed “backyard farming,” an activity endorsed by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang. “Most of those who go hungry and become malnourished are those who do not have money,” the town official said. “Tumimbang advocates backyard farming, so there is something …
Stolen motorcycle recovered in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Pontevedra Municipal Police Station and Kabankalan City Police Station operatives recovered a stolen motorcycle last Thursday afternoon after tracing it to Barangay Tabugon in Kabankalan City. Police identified the owner of the motorcycle as 34-year-old Librado Credo, a resident of Barangay Recreo, Pontevedra. Pontevedra municipal police said Credo’s motorcycle …
DOT-6 focuses on sustainability
Amid the ongoing closure of resort island Boracay, the Department of Tourism-Region VI (DOT-6) is placing a focus on sustainable tourism. “DOT believes, in order to make tourism more sustainable, we have to protect the environment,” explained DOT-6 director, Atty. Helen J. Catalbas. “We are really working hard, so it will not come to the …
Possible suspect in Murcia murder identified
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Murcia Municipal Police Station investigators have a possible suspect in the murder of 39-year-old Eden Depino, whose body was found in a sugarcane field at Hacienda Granciana in the town’s Barangay Santa Cruz, Thursday morning. Based on eyewitness accounts, around 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, an unidentified man visited a …
Jail officials discuss the dangers of smoking, drugs with Bacolod City students
Metro Bacolod District Jail warden, Chief Inspector Ruth Estales, recently spoke before students at the Crispino V. Ramos Elementary School, in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing, and discussed the dangers of smoking and illegal drugs. “I urge all you young people to never start smoking and never use illegal drugs,” she stressed. Jail Officer 1 Ramel …
NPA calls Isabela clash a ‘misencounter’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Leonardo Panaligan Command yesterday claimed the recent clash that erupted against the Philippine Army 94th Infantry Battalion in Barangay San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental was a “misencounter.” In a statement by spokesperson Ka JB Regalado, he said there was no legitimate encounter, claiming, the …
PESO releases salaries for summer workers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City government began releasing salaries for 1,556 summer workers last Wednesday. The workers were part of the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES). PESO Bacolod officer-in-charge Ma. Rebecca Balicas said 1,411 received their salaries on Wednesday. Each worker received P3,000 for …
Water Advisory
Water interruption in the service area The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) regrets to inform the consuming public turbid water and a lack of water supply will be experienced in some portions of the service area. Reason: Intermittent power supply Schedule: Tomorrow (July 21), from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Affected Areas: Barangays …