By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man believed to be a victim of a hit-and-run incident was found dead yesterday morning at Kilometer 49 in Barangay Caduhaan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Police have yet to identify the man as they did not find any identification on his person. Traffic investigator, Police Officer 2 (PO2) …
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Aklan poultry inventory up 33%
The number of poultry in Aklan increased by 33 percent as of January 1, 2018 based on the latest record of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Aklan. Data showed that the province’s inventory of poultry as of the reference period reached 1,280,287 heads higher by 319,435 compared to 960,852 heads. Chicken registered the highest inventory of 1,225,541 …
Over P1.2M in assistance provided for displaced Boracay workers –DSWD
According to the release put out by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) yesterday, a total P1,281,500 has already been distributed for 470 workers who have been displaced since the recent closure of resort destination Boracay. Earlier, DSWD officer-in-charge Emmanuel A. Leyco affirmed the agency was in good shape to provide assistance. “Mayroon …
Gasataya requests anti-rabies vaccines from DOH-6
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya yesterday requested an “urgent delivery” of anti-rabies vaccines from the Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6). According to the congressman, a request was sent on May 1, which was replied to with 120 vaccines for the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) animal bites …
DepEd to Comelec: Higher allowances for poll workers
With the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections set to take place on May 14, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones called for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to increase allowances for poll workers, which are primarily comprised of school teachers. “DepEd teachers and personnel have long been at the forefront of every …
Namfrel, PPCRV accredited as citizens’ arms for barangay, SK elections 2018
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) accredited two election watchdogs as the citizens’ arms of the poll body for the May 14, 2018, barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. In an excerpt of the minutes of its April 23 special en banc meeting, Comelec adopted a memorandum of Commissioner Luie Tito Guia recommending that the poll …
Bacolodnon wins ‘swim for a cause’ challenge
Lance Jero Tacsagon, a 14-year-old Negros Occidental High School student, won the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) ‘swim for a cause’ challenge yesterday, conquering a 2.5-kilometer course from Iloilo City to Jordan, Guimaras in 42 minutes. 18-year-old April Jane Eslabon of St. Paul University came in second place with 49 minutes. She was followed by 32-year-old …
City Councilor: Inasal Festival will become a ‘primary attraction’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following last weekend’s inaugural Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival, festival chair, Bacolod City Councilor Cindy Rojas, said they are planning to make the festival a “primary attraction of the city,” set to be observed on every first Saturday of May. Rojas said improvements are already being planned, noting she learned …
Mabalacat City to model city hall after BCGC
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Mabalacat City Vice Mayor Christian Halili, who is part of a delegation of city officials currently in Bacolod City as part of ongoing sisterhood relation obligations between Pampanga and Negros Occidental, said they are looking at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) as an example for the planned construction …
Nearly P500M released for Boracay road project
Aklan District Engineer Noel Fuentebella recently revealed P490 million in an augmentation fund is set to be released for the purpose of subsidizing road projects on shuttered resort destination Boracay. The request reportedly came from Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar in order to expedite the projects. Last week, during a …