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MBCCI VP Frank Carbon, 3rd District Board Member Patrick
Lacson, MBCCI Pres. Roberto L. Montelibano, Negros Occ. Gov. Isidro Zayco,
CENECO GM Sulpicio C. Lagarde, Dr. Emelyn Flores, DOST-ARD6, PNP Prov’l Dir.
S/Supt. Manuel Felix on the Ceremonial Turn-over of the Bio-Digester from
Provincial Government to NOPPO, during the Culmination Day of its 4th PCR
Month.*
Jolina’s Wake
DAMAGE TO CROPS, LIVESTOCK
Up at P10.9M in Negros Occidental
By Teresa Ellera-DullaTyphoon Jolina that brought heavy rains to the province has damaged about P10.9 million worth of agricultural crops and livestocks in the province.
The signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Silay City Government
with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) relative to the
construction of a new BJMP headquarters and jailhouse at the City Engineer’s
Office compound. Present are J/C INSP Gilbert D. Peremne- BJMP Regional officer
IV, Iloilo City, J/SUPT Joel S. Superficial-BJMP Provincial Administrator Negros
Occ., Silay City Administrator Ignacio J. Salmingo, Mayor Jose Montelibano and
BJMP Silay City Chief Alexander Sy.*
Gov. Backs Move to Name Cory Aquino a ‘Nat’l Hero’
Negros Occidental Governor Isidro Zayco supports the move to make former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino a national hero of the country.Sugar Order No. 15 Now Fully Rescinded
By Edgar CadagatSugar Order No. 15 issued by the government’s regulatory and policy-making body in the sugar industry, could have finally been shot down and permanently rescinded after the Sugar Board meeting conducted by SRA top honcho Rafael Coscolluela saw representatives of millers voting against it. United Sugar Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) President Manuel Lamata, told NDB yesterday.
Hot Lumber Abandoned in Northern Negros
Police officers in San Carlos City has recovered an estimated 800 board feet of hot molave and coconut lumber believed to be left behind by illegal loggers in Brgy. Punao.NAPOLCOM Acts to Improve PNP Writing Skills
By Edgar CadagatPNP officers and men figuratively huffed and puffed during a seminar yesterday which National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), Regional Director Honey Paredes said was part of efforts to upgrade communication skills for those in police stations and units in the province.
Alay Lakad Foundation DepEd Launch Activity
The Alay Lakad Foundation and the Bacolod City Department of Education - Alternative Learning System (DepEd-ALS) launched the A & E Mass Orientation at the Rizal Elementary School with Alay Lakad Foundation President, Wilson C. Gamboa, Jr. and the 400 ALS scholars headed by Supervisor Greg C. Moyani, Jr. and ALS Instructors Joel Baterna, Prulindo Peraez, Herminio Remada, with Alay Lakad Foundation Secretary Emma Tacsagon and Eva Taghap of Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) of Bacolod City.NOPPO Personnel Happy With Salary Hike
Effective July of this year, personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) all over the country received decent salary increases as part of the PNP’s Integrated Transformation Program in order to boost the morale of policemen.ERC Says CENECO Add-on Legal, Cong. Monico Calls for Inquiry on Power Rate Reduction
Bacolod Congressman Monico O. Puentevella has reported the Energy Regulatory Commission which stated that Central Negros Electric Cooperative’s P0.13 centavo-per-kilowatt-hour add-on is deemed legal.Marcelino Arias: ‘No Fear of Death’ in Jesus
By Gil Alfredo B. SeverinoAMANG party list first nominee Atty. Marcelino Arias was here and stayed in Silay City “totally disobedient” to doctor’s order. He suffered a stroke and was rushed to the intensive care unit (ICU) three days before the Negros trip. He was here to represent a client who cannot even afford his professional fee.
BM Patrick Lacson (left) shares his experiences with Prof. Roque Hofileña as an
adolescent during the “turbulent” years of the Aquino administration in the
Check & Balance show at Sunshine Channel 14 last Wednesday.* (James G. Toga/NDB)
The Dumog-Pangamut (DUM-PAG) one of the oldest and deadliest form of Filipino
Martial Arts of the natives originally practiced by the members of the Negros
Kali International Association at Puntay Taytay Beach.* (Jun de los Reyes/NDB
photo)
Exciting Vacations
Dusit Hotel official attends to our disabled-friendly bathroom
What more exciting an adventure than spending a vacation with your mother? When Mamá insisted she wanted to go to Imperial Manille to visit her first cousin Doña Nelly Lacson Gonzales (the G connected with the landed Tuazons—) who owns land in the booming metropole that is “olde” Manila to Ateneo, Loyola... hello! Could one refuse that?