By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A tricycle operator was killed after reportedly being stabbed during a dance in Barangay Tibsoc, San Enrique, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as 23-year-old Alfredo Mercado, a resident of Crossing Guimoy in the town’s Barangay Tabao. San Enrique municipal police chief, Police Senior Inspector Rey Molas, said Mercado …
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16K jobs up for grabs in Iloilo
Nearly 16,000 job vacancies are available during a one-day job fair facilitated by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in Iloilo province on June 1. PESO-Iloilo department head Francisco Heler Jr. said 113 companies already confirmed to join the job fair at the Capitol. A total of 93 of these companies are for local employment …
Cadiz CENRO observes Earth Day with clean-up drive
The Cadiz City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) observed Earth Day last week with an “End Plastic Pollution” clean-up drive along the city’s coastal areas. Cadiz CENRO personnel, alongside North Negros College students enrolled in on the job training at the city office, took part in the event where around nine kilograms of non-biodegradable …
PRO-6 conducts dry run for Boracay ID system
A whole day dry-run on the implementation of the ID system is being conducted yesterday at Caticlan Jetty Port two days before the start of the six- month closure of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan on April 26. Chief Supt. Cesar Hawthorne Binag, Regional Director of Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas), said the activity …
Roque appeals to Boracay task force to ease media restrictions
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque himself asked officials of the Boracay task force if media covering the island’s closure can be given more freedom during coverage. Roque said he made the appeal during the inter-agency task force’s meeting on April 20 in Malacañang. “I personally appealed to the inter-agency [task force] to reconsider the 9 to …
DTI seeks P300M to help Boracay businesses affected by closure
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said yesterday that the agency will be seeking P300 million from government’s Boracay rehabilitation fund to assist small-scale enterprises that will be affected by the tourist trap’s planned 6-month closure. He added that DTI initiatives for stakeholders in Boracay include assisting them to locate their businesses …
Drunk motorcyclist crashes in Cadiz City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drunk motorcycle operator was severely injured following a crash early Sunday morning along the national highway in Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the victim as Gabriel Genes, a resident of Purok Paghidaet in Barangay Lag-asan of the said city. Cadiz City Police Station traffic investigators …
Proposal signed for P4M animal hub, but no procurement papers –Provincial Coordinator
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator, Dr. Ma Lina Sanogal, yesterday affirmed a proposal for the P4-million Negros First Animal Hub was signed, however, procurement papers for a contractor have yet to surface. In an interview with local media, Sanogal explained the “technical aspects” of the facility are …
Aklan’s domestic trade up by 84 percent in 2017
Aklan’s total quantity of domestic trade transactions increased by 84 percent in 2017 based on the record of Philippine Statistics Authority Aklan. Trade transactions in the province last year reached 31,623 metric tons (MT), up by 14,392 MT compared to 2016’s17, 231 MT. Transaction through water shared the largest volume with 31,591 MT, while air …
Antique governor tells TESDA recipients to use tool kits for livelihood
Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao told the 1,700 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) trainees to use their tool kits for livelihood and not sell them for easy money. Cadiao, who led the distribution of the tool kits with TESDA-Antique provincial director Jose Gerry M. Hallares on April 20, added that the trainees should be …