February 2010

She Jumped Off Jeep

Published on: 28th February, 2010

* NEWS item: DA sends cloudseeding aid.
* THAT is, after the dry season has so far  destroyed P7.6 million in
rice and corn crops and P1.24 million in animals and pasture lands.
* THE Department of Education held a 2-day seminar for children of
Overseas Filipino Workers.
* DEPED called it Project BING – Building Interests and Nurturing Groups.
* [...]

Villar, Newks: Something in Common

Published on: 28th February, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, February 26, 2010, Philippine Time: * SAGAY City has its
own peace covenant.
* IN Bacolod, you have priests standing as witnesses while the
political candidates  sign.
* IN Sagay, police officers surround the candidates while they sign
the covenant.
* “BAKIT kaya?”.
* HEARD over the radio: “Si Manny Villar…may gapati nga may
anomaliya sa C5 Road project”.
* “NO. 1 [...]

Hortencia Torre, 97

Published on: 28th February, 2010

* DILG is studying to arm the tanods as force multipliers.
* WHAT’S up, again?
* EIGHT schools in the province seek tuition fee increases: VMA Global
College,  Riverside College, Colegio de San Agustin, University of
Negros Occidental-Recoletos, University of Saint La Salle, Binalbagan
Catholic College and Central Philippine Adventist College.
* THE Philippine Veterans Bank has released P129 million of [...]

Guara’s Accomplishments

Published on: 28th February, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, February 27, 2010, Philippine Time – * MAYOR Bing is
very much satisfied with the accomplishments of Col. Tino Guara as
acting Bacolod City Police Chief.
* THIS is the main reason that he is promoting the police officer to
full-fledged city police chief.
* KUDOS Tino!
* BY the way, the latest in Col. Guara’s “accomplishments”: 4 held [...]

Rain, Rain! Please come!

Published on: 27th February, 2010

* NEWS item: Cloud-seeding continues vs. El Nino.
* BUT, the people are asking, “where are the rains?”.
* THE Bacolod City government, meantime,  is willing to provide funds
for the cloud seeding operations being conducted by the provincial
government right now.
* THE people, however, are asking the provincial government where the
rains are because of the operations.
* THE city [...]

People Power in Bacolod

Published on: 27th February, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, February 25, 2010, Philippine Time – * HEARD over the
radio: Nursery rhyme – “Ang PhilSoc…nag hatag kwarta sa BASOC…”.
* “ANG BASOC ginhatag ang kwarta kay Cong Newks….”.
* “SI Cong Newks…gin sulod nya ang kwarta sa bankbook…”.
* FORMER President Erap Estrada and Jojo Binay will be in Bacolod on
Monday and Tuesday.
* THE two, teammates [...]

Estilo Ilonggo

Published on: 25th February, 2010

* REYNALDO Alejandro’s book “Estilo Ilonggo: Philippine Southern
Lifestyle” will launched posthumously at the residence of Gloria
Esteban on March  13 at 5:30-8:30pm.
* ALEJANDRO was a multi-awarded dancer, choreographer, chef and book author.
* THE book was co-authored by Vicente Roman Santos.
* EURIPIDES’ Greek tragedy “The Bacchae” will be staged at the USLS
Coliseum this coming Friday and Saturday.
* [...]

Cano Did Not Attend

Published on: 25th February, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, February 24, 2010, Philippine Time – * ALBEE Benitez’s
records at the Immigration Bureau were reportedly tampered and used in
the COMELEC disqualification case against him.
* THE Commission on Human Rights are seeing to it that the right to
suffrage is respected in the most likely areas of concerns in the
coming elections, particularly in Pulupandan town [...]

Tino Confirmed

Published on: 24th February, 2010

* GRASS fires hit empty spaces in the Active Subdivision in Eroreco.
* MAYOR Bing has approved the appointment of Col. Celestino Guara as
Police Chief of Bacolod City.
* HE announced this during the PNP anniversary celebration recently at
Camp Alfredo Montelibano.
* TINO has served in an acting capacity for quite a while before
receving his appointment.
* AT SM [...]

Baldog, Baldog, Baldog

Published on: 24th February, 2010

BACOLOD CITY, February 22, 2010, Philipine Time – * DONARD Nojas over
the radio: “Kung si Monico BALDOG…”
* “SI Bing ya…BALDOG…BALDOG….BALDOG…BALDOG”.
* “PWERTE ni ka lawig ginhawa gali kay Donard ah….”
* THE funny thing only is that while city government officials take
pains to explain their side, Monico never opens his mouth to explain
his.
* GUESS: who is this [...]

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