Carla P. Gomez

Oct232021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Tanod shot to death by tricycle passenger

BCPO photoA barangay tanod was shot to death by a passenger on board his tricycle in front of Royal Am Rei Hotel in Barangay 7, Bacolod City, at about 7:30 a.m. Friday, October 22.Killed was Michael A. Hugo, 42, of Purok Tahong, Brgy. 2, Bacolod City, PCapt. Paul Vincemt Pendon, Police Station 2 chief, said.Investigation showed that the victim was driving his tricycle when his passenger suddenly shot him several times, hitting him in different parts of his body and causing him to fall on the road, Pendon said.After the incident the suspect boarded a motorcycle driven by an unidentified male, waiting in the vicinity and fled in an unknown direction, he added.*

Oct232021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Silay gov’t destroys 111 ‘open pipe’ mufflers

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A total of 111 illegal “open pipe” motorcycle mufflers were destroyed at the Silay Plaza Covered Court on Friday, October 22.The series of confiscations are in line with the continued implementation of Silay City Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2012 to prevent noise pollution, Mayor Mark Golez said.Golez and PLt. Col. Robert L. Petate, Silay police chief, led the ceremonial destruction of the motorcycle mufflers.The modified mufflers, which were estimated at about P200,000, were crushed with a a road roller-compactor, Patete said.*

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Guv dismisses engineer, Palic returns to work

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has approved the dismissal of an employee of the Negros Occidental Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) who was found guilty of administrative offenses of grave misconduct, vicious habits, disgraceful and immoral conduct, and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.Lacson approved the dismissal of Engineer Noel Barredo from the PEO from the service effective immediately, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said Thursday, October 21.The governor’s decision was based on an investigation report submitted by Provincial Legal Officer Alberto Nellas Jr.The investigation report and notice of termination state that Barredo is barred from entering or approaching the vicinity of any of the offices under the provincial government.The notice s...

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Prosecutor indicts Yanson 4’s lawyer; court’s jurisdiction usurped – Narvasa

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The Office of the City Prosecutor of Makati (OCP Makati) has indicted the assistant corporate secretary of the Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) faction of the Yanson 4 for “falsification of public documents and perjury”.Makati Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Joel Vedan in his resolution approved by Deputy City Prosecutor Christopher Garvida recommended bail for Anna Isabella Galvez at P36,000 for falsification and P18,000 for perjury.The resolution stemmed from a complaint filed by Olivia Yanson and Leo Rey Yanson against Galvez alleging that as “purported” VTI assistant corporate secretary she falsified declarations in the General Information Sheet of VTI for 2020.Lawyer Carlo Joaquin Narvasa said Galvez is part of the law firm Fortun, Narvasa & Salazar that represents the fou...

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Villanueva pushes for more jobs, says 3.88M Pinoys unemployed

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Senator Joel Villanueva (center) takes a selfie with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson as Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz looks on.*Richard Malihan photoSenator Joel Villanueva said he is pushing for the creation of more jobs under the National Employment Recovery Strategy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.Villanueva joined Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson at the Capitol grounds in Bacolod City for the distribution of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations totaling P1 million on Thursday, October 21.There were 334 beneficiaries from Candoni, Isabela and Toboso who received P3, 000 each.Villanueva said he was in the province for consultations to determine the needs of the people.The senator, who chai...

Oct222021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

San Carlos to allow only fully vaxxed vendors, customers inside city market

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The San Carlos city government is vaccinating market vendors to curb the spread of COVID-19.*San Carlos LGU photoThe San Carlos City government will not allow vendors and market goers who are not fully vaccinated inside the Jose V. Valmayor Jr. Public Market starting November 30 as a deterrent against the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Renato Gustilo said Thursday, October 21.Gustilo issued Executive Order No. 197, Series of 2021 requiring all vendors inside the Jose V. Valmayor Jr. Public Market to undergo COVID-19 vaccination and regulating the entry of individuals effective November 30.Effective November 30 only vaccinated vendors, market goers and employees reporting to the market who present their vaccination cards or vaccination details on the Vamos Cares app will be allowed t...

Oct212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros Oriental guv to issue new travel advisory

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Travelers to Negros Oriental will no longer need to show an SPASS (Safe, Swift and Smart Passage) effective Saturday, October 23.However, negative RT-PCR test results valid for 72 hours will be required if a traveler is unvaccinated, a post on the Negros Oriental Facebook page said.Negative antigen test results valid for 48 hours will be required if a traveler is vaccinated, it added.Governor Roel Degamo is expected to issue an executive order to this effect, and all airlines, sea and land transport companies have to follow the guidelines, the post said.*

Oct212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

OWWA providing aid but kin of Murcia OFW want justice

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The remains of the overseas Filipino worker who died while in quarantine at a Makati City hotel arrived at her home in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia, Wednesday, October 20.*Contributed photoThe body of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died while in quarantine at a Makati City hotel arrived at their home in Barangay Lopez Jaena, Murcia in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, October 20, her brother said.Sheila Mae Malibong Hallares, 40, was found dead on October 13 in a room at Eurotel Makati Hotel in Makati City, where she was quarantined on her arrival from Lebanon.Her brother PO1 Nico Malibong, who is assigned to the Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office, said while the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has assured them of the insurance due his sister and as...

Oct212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Negros wins Galing Pook award for coastal wetlands conservation

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Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson (center) holds up Negros Occidental’s Galing Pook award.*Richard Malihan photoNegros Occidental was named one of the ten 2021 Galing Pook Awardees for its Network Alliances for Coastal Wetlands Conservation during a virtual awarding ceremony Wednesday afternoon, October 20.The network is composed of 10 local government units, 52 coastal barangays, people’s organizations, fisheries and aquatic resources management councils, and hundreds of community-based environmental law enforcers.Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson thanked the award-giving body for the recognition given to Negros Occidental.It is significant that Wednesday also marked the fifth year of the declaration of the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation area as a RAMSAR site or Wetland of ...

Oct212021 by Carla P. GomezNo Comments

Bacolod SP calls for preemptive purchase of anti Covid medicines

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Photo from europeanpharmaceuticalreview.comThe Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on Wednesday, October 20, called for the pre-emptive purchase of anti COVID-19 medicines.The SP approved a resolution authored by Councilor Renecito Novero urging the City Health Office through the City Mayor’s Office to purchase medicines like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab that are reputed to be helpful in the healing and recovery of patients seriously infected with COVID-19.Remdesivir and Tocilizumab are the medicines that are usually prescribed but they are often unavailable when needed, Novero said.Their prices are also too high and unaffordable to low-income patients, he added.There is therefore a necessity for the city to have preemptive purchases of these medicines for the protection of Ba...