Edith Colmo
Events: SBM Convention Set
The new set of officers of the Save Bacolod Movement (SBM) will declare its new set of officers during the convention at the BAYS Center soon, according to Executive Assistant to the Mayor Sammy Montoyo.
Montoyo said that as vice chairperson of the SBM, he was surprised that the movement’s chairperson, Romy Niere called for the press conference on May 16 attacking the mayor.
Local news: City Allots P12.5-M for School Supplies
Elementary pupils and high school students in the public schools of Bacolod City will continue to avail of free school supplies provided by the city government. Mayor Evelio Leonardia said P12.5 million has been earmarked for this purpose.
Aside from school supplies, Leonardia said they will continue the policy of shouldering miscellaneous fees of public school students, covering fees for Red Cross, anti-TB fund drive, Boysand Girl Scouts, among others.
Local News: Court Dismisses Alejandrino’s Certiorari Petition vs Sayson, Et al
RTC Branch 44 Presiding Judge Franklin Demonteverde, has dismissed the petition for certiorari with prayer for the issuance of TRO and writ of preliminary injunction filed by the late Atty. Nilo Alejandrino, then secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod, against Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, Councilors Homer Bais, Roberto Rojas, Dindo Ramos, Caesar Distrito and City Legal Officer Atty. Joselito Bayatan.
May 21, 2012
Bacolod Diocese-Media Celebrate 46th World Communications Day
Fr. Felix Pasquin, left, chairman, Committee on Social Communications, Bacolod Diocese, leads the celebration of the 46th World Communications Day yesterday, by anchoring the seminar on communications with media practitioners in Bacolod.* (EBColmo)
To highlight the celebration of the 46th World’s Communications Day yesterday, May 20, the Bacolod Diocese, through Bishop Vicente Navarra, hosted the seminar on communications last Saturday, May 19, with members of the media in Bacolod.
Local News: For Negligence, PRO6 May Cancel Permits of Secu, Agency
If proven that the security guard has negligence during the shooting of a seaman at the Smallville Complex, Regional Director Chief Supt. Cipriano Querol, Jr. of PRO 6, would recommend for the cancellation of permit of the security guard on duty and his security agency. This is relevant to the murder of Glenn Lasafin, 29, married, a seaman, resident of Brgy. Quintin Salas, Jaro, Iloilo City; and wounded another person, Norman Pampliega, 24, single, resident of Aurora Subdivision, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
Events: Kapuso Stars Launch ‘Makapiling Kang Muli’ in Bacolod
Kapuso stars of GMA TV Network invaded Bacolod City yesterday for the launching of a new teleserye primetime show, "Makapiling Kang Muli", as fans swamped the Event Centre of SM City Bacolod, up to the Planta Hotel where a press conference was held after the mall show.
MAKAPILING KANG MULI PROMO TOUR IN BACOLOD. (from left) Richard Gutierrez,
Sarah Lahbati, Carla Abellana, TJ Trinidad, and Dominic Roco at Planta Hotel.*
(H. James G. Toga/NDB)
Local news: KARAPATAN Negros Or. Demands Pull-Out of 11th IB From Canlaon
To give way to the full investigation on violation of International Humanitarian law (IHL) by the soldiers of 11th IB in Sitio Natae, Brgy. Bukalan, Canlaon City, we demand their immediate pull-out from the area. Thus said Jose Luis Blanco, liaison officer of KARAPATAN- Negros Oriental in an emailed press release.
Local News: Leonardia Counters Niere’s Bombshell
The expose’ of former broadcaster Romy Niere and former executive assistant Butch Ebreo might have recoiled on their heads.
At the presscon the other day, Niere exposed the corrupt practices of Mayor Evelio Leonardia up to controlling CENECO, but no less than Pres. Arnel Lapore himself denied such accusation. While Ebreo divulged that Leonardia defied the order of the Ombudsman to dismiss some city hall employees after being found guilty of a dishonesty case.
Local News: On Martinez Murder DOJ Intervention Needed: Querol
Regional Director C/Supt. Cipriano Querol, Jr, of Police Regional office (PRO) 6 in Iloilo City said, there is a need to indorse to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the deeper investigation on the murder of Vice Mayor Abel Martinez of Mambusao, Capiz, to give preferential attention and soonest resolution of the case. Investigation of Special Investigation Task Force (SITG) "Martinez" in Capiz reported that Martinez is popular among his constituents for the mayoralty post this coming election. However, he was murdered in close range in the early morning of May 4, 2012. The suspects were identified by witnesses according to Sr.Supt. Domingo Cabillan, director of Capiz Provincial Police Office. who also heads the SITG "Martinez".
Local News: City to File Petition for Intervention on the CENECO Case
The Bacolod City Government represented by Mayor Evelio Leonardia will file a petition for intervention with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), so the city can cross-examine the witnesses of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO), during the hearing in Bacolod next month.
Atty. Vicente Petiere III, Acting Head of the city’s Permits and Licensing Division, issued the statement as one of the legal counsels of Leonardia in this case.
