Victorias City
Events: BRAINSBEE Victorias Champions
Third District Representative Alfredo "Albee" Benitez congratulated the top performers of the 3rd BRAINS-BEE NI ALBEE Victorias City finals held May 17, 2012 at the Alejandro Yap Quiña Sports and Cultural Center in Victorias City and cited the support of Mayor Severo Palanca, Vice-Mayor Frede-rick Palanca and members of the city council who led the participation of the 26 barangays that fielded their respective participants in the hotly contested eliminations to pick the best to represent the city in the District championship round set for May 31 at the Victorias Coliseum.
Feature: NODRC - A Haven of Hope
The Negros Occidental Drug Rehabilitation Center (NODRC) situated beside the Camp General Aniceto Lacson in Victorias City has become a HAVEN OF HOPE for drug dependents in the province.
NDB with NODRC STAFF (l-r) Dr. Ernesto Palanca, Pert Toga, W. Henry O.
Streegan, Jolly Grace Deocadez and Juvy Pepello.*
At the helm of the Foundation is its Executive Director Dr. Ernesto A. Palanca with Ms. Juvy A. Pepello as its center administrator.
The members of the Board of Directors are Dr. Rhoel Mogul, president; Atty. Lily Rendon, vice president; Engr. Jonathan Genovea, secretary and Dominador Bingco, treasurer.
Events: Brainsbee Barangay Eliminations Start Today
BRAINSBEE NI ALBEE SA DISTRICT 3, YEAR 3 kicks off today (May 2, 2012) in
simultaneous contests covering 30 clustered barangays of Silay, Talisay,
Victorias and Murcia.
“Once more, BRAINSBEE will discover new talent and harness this potential,”
Third District Representative Alfredo Benitez announced as he launched the third
season of the unique community-based academic competition that will reach all of
the 115 barangays of his district.
Events: Drug Rehab Foundation Opens its Negros Occidental Drug Rehab Center-USA
The Negros Occidental Drug Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.-USA has recently been duly registered in the United States of America to help raise more funds for drug rehabilitation functions and facilities in the Philippines.
This was reported by Dr. Ernesto A. Palanca, executive director of the foundation during a board meeting at the drug rehab center in Victorias City last Saturday.
Opinion: Feedback
An Eye-Opener : GSIS Forfeits My Wife’s Lump Sum Benefit
By Eduardo A. Duarte
Canetown Subd., Victorias City
This is a big eye-opener to public school teachers in the country and all government employees alike.
Who knows, many have already been victims of the case recently experienced by our adversely affected family? Only, nobody has dared to come out in the open to expose the ills of the defective retirement policies of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Last April 3, when I claimed her 5-year lump sum benefit for 19 years of government service at the GSIS regional office in Tangub, Bacolod City, I was empty-handed. Ridiculously, besides being empty-handed, my wife turned out a delinquent loan borrower, instead.
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: MC Rider Hits Parked Truck, Dies
A motorcycle driver was killed after he accidentally hit a parked Isuzu truck, early morning Wednesday along the highway of Hacienda de Fuego, Brgy. RSB in La Carlota City.
Police identified the victim as Elmer Abella, 49, of Sitio Bucalan, Brgy. RSB who was declared dead by attending physician at Don Salvador Benedicto Hospital about 4:40AM last April 18, 2012.
Local News: Man in Drugs Collared
A resident of Victorias City with warrant of arrest for violation of the Illegal Drugs Act was apprehended by local police authorities, about 10PM, Tuesday inside an internet cafe.
PSupt. Alexander A. Muñoz, Victorias City Police chief served the 2 counts of order of arrest against Glen Quiamco for violation of section 11 (Illegal possession) of Republic Act (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, while inside Mabs Internet Shop along Montinola St., in Brgy. 4.
Sports: Arnis-Adino Rank Promotions Held
The Directorate of the Zion Original Disciples in Arnis and Combat Sports Self Defense Society of the Philippines (ZODIACSSS), Inc. announced its six higher degree promotions in Arnis - Adino Self Defense during the organization’s 45th Annual Rank Promotions for the Province of Negros Occidental recently.
Sports: Victorias, Bago Share 3 Gold Each in Panaad Athletics
Victorias City in the north and Bago City in the south of the province capital shared three gold medals each in the second day of the three-day athletic competitions in the 19th Panaad sa Negros Festival held at the Panaad Park and Sports Stadium oval in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City yesterday.
