Try living on a P10T monthly budget, group challenges gov’t economists
BY GLENDA TAYONA and IAN PAUL CORDERO
ILOILO City – The Panay Consumers Alliance (PCA) slammed the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for saying...
NegOcc 5th Dist. on ‘high alert’ for rabies
BACOLOD City – The Provincial Veterinary Office of Negros Occidental placed the entire 5th District under “high alert” status for rabies.
Nine people from Barangay...
4 ‘kaps’ won’t take oath before Bing
BACOLOD City – Four barangay captains are not taking their oath of office before Mayor Evelio Leonardia.
“Kontra niya kami (He’s against us),” said one...
Delayed roads: Jeepney drivers reject contractors’ excuses
ILOILO City – Contractors of government-funded road projects in this city offered a lot of excuses for the delayed completion of the projects, including...
Bacolod diocese opposes Ceneco’s extra charge
BACOLOD City – The Social Action Center (SAC) of the Diocese of Bacolod will appeal to put on hold the collection of Central Negros...
Purok Paloma Fire leaves P150-T damage
BACOLOD City – An estimated P150,000 worth of properties went up in smoke when late-night fire struck a residential area in Purok Paloma, Barangay...
Ditched Dinagyang trainer calls it quits
ILOILO City – Dropped from the roster of Dinagyang Festival delegates who were flown by the city government to the US for a performance...
Bacolod students banned from computer shops during school hours, nighttime
BACOLOD City – The City Permits and Licensing Division warned computer shops of legal consequences should they violate City Ordinance 486 series of 2009.
Under...
Public school teachers demand salary hike
ILOILO – As classes resumed, members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) at Pavia National High School in Pavia, Iloilo pressed for an...
‘Prepare for wet season’
BACOLOD City – The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office must now prepare for the rainy season, said the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP).
The SP...