By Neska Centina Bacolod City Councilor Renecito Novero yesterday revealed every public elementary school and high school in the city will hire a clinic nurse, noting registered nurses working at a public school will be of job order status and earn a starting salary of P9,900. He explained, the additional salaries will be sourced from …
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Business permit deadline extended until February 28
By Paulo Loreto Lim With the deadline for the application and renewal of business permits initially scheduled for Saturday, January 20, the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod approved an extension of the deadline, moving it to February 28. The move came at the request of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), who appealed to Bacolod …
Two arrested for marijuana possession at Brgy. 16 checkpoint
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two people were arrested by members of Police Station 2 (PS2) late Tuesday evening after yielding several dried marijuana leaves at a police checkpoint at Purok Tilapia in Barangay 16, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspects as 18-year-old Paul Clarence Ellera and 37-year-old Randy Gensoly, both residents of Barangay Granada in the …
Minor suffers burns after playing with matches in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A six-year-old was rushed to a Bacolod City hospital late Tuesday afternoon after suffering from burns at Purok 4 in Kabankalan City. Police refused to reveal the identity of the said minor. Based on a statement provided by the victim’s aunt to police, she said they failed to notice the minor entering …
Pedestrian shot and killed in San Carlos City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A pedestrian was shot dead by an unidentified gunman while walking along CL Ledesma Street in Barangay 1, San Carlos City, yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as 27-year-old Junbert Calumba, a resident of the Newtown Subdivision in the said barangay. Initial investigations by San Carlos City police said Calumba …
City Councilor: CHED Chair resignation will not affect BCC accreditation
By Neska Centina With Bacolod City College (BCC) under consideration for accreditation, a requirement before being eligible to provide free tuition under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Law, Bacolod City Councilor Renecito Novero yesterday affirmed the recent resignation of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chair Patricia Licuanan will not affect the process. “I …
Labor Advocate: RTWPB currently reviewing wage order
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local labor advocate Wennie Sancho said the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has ordered a review of the current wage order following implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. In an exclusive phone interview yesterday afternoon, he said the law is creating adverse effects …
Illegal logging site raided in Hinoba-an
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Personnel from the Hinoba-an municipal police and the Negros Occidental Provincial Legal Office raided an illegal logging site in Barangay Damutan, Hinoba-an, yesterday morning. According to Provincial Legal Officer, Atty. Jose Maria Valencia, the area was part of a 50-hectare property once owned by the now-defunct Insular Lumber Company. Several …
Former 3ID Commander appointed as a provincial consultant
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Major General Jon Aying (ret.), was yesterday approved by the Negros Occidental Provincial Board as a provincial consultant on internal security and public safety concerns. Aying was forced into mandatory retirement last December 31. Brigadier General Dino Dolina has since assumed the …
BFAR affirms Batan Bay is red tide-free
By Paulo Loreto Lim Based on a recent Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bulletin, Batan Bay, located in Aklan, remains red tide-free, indicating the harvesting and consumption of shellfish is safe. Last year, Gigantes Island, located within Carles, Iloilo, experienced red tide conditions twice, with the most recent occurring in September 2017. At …