Sagay City
Local news: Groups to Call Congressional Action, UN on HRVs in Negros
The results of the Fact-finding Mission (FFM) carried out by cause-oriented groups, sectoral organizations and partylist political parties, will not be wasted, leaders of national organizations representing these, said in a press conference last Sunday in Bacolod City, after the three-day sorties to areas where the many cases of human rights violations took place.
Sports: Sagay Boxer Beats NCR Pugilist
Negros Occidental boxer Aljun Oro of Sagay City defeated National Capital Region’s (NCR) pugilist during the elimination round held at Lingayen Town Plaza, Lingayen, Pangasinan, yesterday.
Oro, playing in the lightflyweight (46-49 kilograms) classification demonstrated superiority in the boxing ring after impressively knocking his opponent down in 57 seconds.
Local News: Military Backing the Complainants in Trumped-Up Charges Filed vs Activists
Bayan Muna partylist Congressman Neri Colmenares who hails from Bacolod City, has served notice that a lawyer’s group he belongs to, will now file charges against city prosecutors and complainants in cases related to the filing of trumped-up charges against activists and members of sectoral organizations such as what is happening in the province.
The activists are usually tagged as members of illegal organizations when they are not.
Sports: Bacolod Rules Panaad Fest Taekwondo Tourney
Bacolod City collected 18 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze medals to rule the 19th Panaad sa Negros Festivals taekwondo tournaments held at the 2nd Level, North wing of Panaad Stadium last April 11 and 12, 2012.
Victorias City romped off with eight titles; Manapla and Murcia with four titles each; Bago City with three; Sagay City and Ilog with two titles each, and La Castellana, La Carlota and Hinigaran produce one each.
Local News: Body Fished Out of Himamaylan Waters
A body was fished out of Himamaylan City waters, about 6:30PM Tuesday by four fishermen.
Police report said, boat Captain Ricky de Guzman, of Brgy. Aguisan along with his three men were able to pull a man’s body out of their net. It was said to be in an advanced state of decomposition, with arms severed from his body and with visible stab wounds.
Local News: Bacolod 1 of Top 5% LGU Implementing Sanitary Landfill
No less than Under Secretary Demetrio Ignacio who declared that Bacolod City local government unit is one of the Top 5% in Western Visayas that complies with the requirement of sanitary landfill. requirement of sanitary landfill.
Bacolod City Mayor Atty. Evelio "Bing" Leonardia (4th from left) received in
his office yesterday Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and
Environment Management Bureau (EMB) top officials led by Undersecretary Demetrio
Ignacio (6th), EMB Central Office Director Juan Miguel Cuna (3rd). Also present
are (L-R) EMB Region 6 Director Atty. Jonathan Bulos (1st), EMB Region 6 staff
Jeannette Sampilan (2nd), EMB Negros Occ. staff Anabelle Millarez (5th), DENR
Central Office Senior Staff Dr. Samson Guillergan (7th), and EMB Region 6 staff
Vicente Los Bañez (8th).* (S/City Mayor’s Office - PIO photo)
Demetrio was in town yesterday as speaker in the opening of the week-long convention of national pollution control officers association at L’Fisher Hotel.
Local News: Land Conversion for Food Production Are Farmers’ and Workers’ Priority
The militant Kilusang Magbubukid sa Pilipinas-Negros (KMP-Negros) and its sister-organization, the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) have sustained their advocacy for food production and acquisition of land holdings to provide food for their mainly poverty-stricken members, Greg Ratin, KMP-Negros’ secretary-general and Rani Lava, chairman of NFSW said when interviewed during a provincial conference of farmers sponsored by the provincial government Saturday, last week. Both Ratin and Lava also discussed various issues confronting their memberships during the interview.
Sports: PFF, Talisay Summer Football Caravan Unfold Today
The 2-day Philippine Football Federation in partnership with Talisay City and Minulu-an Talisay City Football Club Summer Football Caravan will unfold today until tomorrow, April 18 in two separate venues to be held simultaneously at Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) and Talisay City football field.
Sports: Sipalay Rules Panaad Boxing Tilt
Sipalay City boxers emerged as the most trained and skillful after they won majority of weight categories during the Panaad boxing tournament in celebration of 19th Panaad sa Negros Festival that ended Saturday.
Sipalay team’s consistent training of its boxers paid off collecting five gold medals, including a women’s division, one silver and one bronze in the 5-day boxing tournament and unseated all powerhouse Local Government Units (LGUs) in boxing.
Local News: Bayan-Negros Leaders: ‘Robbery-in-Band Charges Frame-up’
A former NPA member has claimed that he had personal knowledge of the NPA raid which netted them the rebels, several high-powered firearms in the fishpond of the Sarrosa family, in-law of Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. in Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City in the evening of July 16, 2011.
