The Iloilo City government recently extended the deadline for the Pag-Ulikid Scholarship program to Friday, June 8. According to Local Youth Development Office (LYDO) executive director Rey Jason Gregorio, there are currently 147 applications submitted, with another 200 expected following the deadline extension. Qualified beneficiaries will receive a P1,000 monthly allowance. Applications are available at …
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Woman bumped by motorcycle in EB Magalona
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 50-year-old woman was injured after she was bumped by a speeding motorcycle Sunday morning at Bangga Takas in Barangay Tuburan, EB Magalona, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victim as Mylene Binas, a resident of the said barangay. EB Magalona Police Station traffic investigators said the motorcycle, driven by …
La Carlota City students provided with school supplies
Student at Miguel S. Mondia Elementary School, located at Sitio Bais in Barangay Yubo, La Carlota City, recently received school supplies from Aksyon Radyo Bacolod, an event conducted in cooperation with the cooperation with Negros Press Club and Task Force Kasanag (TFK). 140 students, ranging from Grades 1 to 6, benefitted from the annual Balik-Eskwela …
PCSO provides P643M medical aid to over 33K patients in April
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has extended P643 million worth of medical assistance to 33,032 patients in April. “The P643 million is 25.53 percent increase in spending and 26.16 percent increase in the beneficiaries compared with the same period last year,” PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said in statement yesterday. According to Balutan, the …
Funding not released for Isabela high school project –Town Councilor
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Isabela Town Councilor Patrick Montilla yesterday revealed he received a copy of a letter last week indicating the special allotment release order (SARO), which allows the distribution of funds for a particular project, had yet to be released for the Tinongan National High School (TNHS) in the said town. …
6,000 join federalism caravan in Isabela
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 6,000 delegates from across the province participated in a caravan for federalism at the Isabela Socio-cultural Center last Saturday. Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabor, who hosted the event in coordination with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), rallied delegates to join their respective communities in …
Bago City ‘surpasses’ in rice production –City Agriculturalist
The Department of Agriculture recently recognized Bago City as one of the 2017 Rice Achievers during an event last week at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. “Bago has surpassed the national average yield for rice production,” said Bago City Agriculturist Carlito Indencia. He also noted, of the seven provinces and 15 local …
Ceneco holds dialogue at BTTHS
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) conducted their “Pulong-Pulong Sa Barangay,” a dialogue with consumers, last week at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) gym. Around 1,050 member-consumers attended the event. Ceneco consumer services division chief Roel C. Venus discussed issues on referendum with regard to the co-cop’s information, education, and communication campaign; …
Suspected drug addict stabbed in Brgy. 2
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug addict was rushed to a hospital after being reportedly stabbed early Saturday morning in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Jay-R Grijaldo, a resident of Purok Pag-isa, Barangay Bata in the said city. Based on a statement provided by Grijaldo to Police …
Calatrava-bound bus crash kills one, injures three
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least one person was killed, while three others were injured, after the bus they were riding crashed while enroute to Calatrava, Negros Occidental, Thursday morning. Police identified the fatality as 56-year-old Vangiline Brasona, a resident of Barangay Laga-an in the said town. Meanwhile, the injured were identified as …