Merlinda A. Pedrosa

GoBingTha Team bares slate for 2010 polls

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:32:08 +0800

BACOLOD City mayor Evelio Leonardia Friday led the official launch of the GoBingTha Team for the 2010 elections at the Business Inn Hotel in Bacolod City.

Increase in teachers' ECOLA eyed next year

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:12:06 +0800

THE Bacolod City government is eyeing an increase in the public school teachers' emergency cost of living allowance (Ecola) beginning January next year.

City, Ceneco mourn demise of Malapitan

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:02:30 +0800

THE Bacolod City Government and Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ceneco) mourned Wednesday the sudden death of Pepito Malapitan.

Petierre joins poll bid, too

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:35:08 +0800

SECRETARY to the mayor lawyer Vicente Petierre III disclosed Monday that he would run for councilor under the GoBingTha slate for the 2010 elections.

‘No public bidding in computer scam’

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:20:20 +0800

CITY Legal Officer Joselito Bayatan said the respondents in the alleged overpriced computers case admitted that the acquisition of computers did not undergo any public bidding, Sunday.

Resolution intervenes business: Sayson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:04:40 +0800

VICE mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson said Thursday the House Resolution 1479 authored by Bacolod Representative Monico Puentevella is an intervention in normal banking transaction "that could be dangerous.

$1,630 aid for Barangay 19

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:54:26 +0800

BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio Leonardia turned over Wednesday the $1,630 financial assistance given by Bacolodnons based in Los Angeles, California for the fire victims in Barangay 19.

Bacolod to hold Belen making contest

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:38:09 +0800

BACOLOD City Government will launch the first Belen making contest at the New Government Center (NGC) on December 8, 2009.

City filing perjury case vs mediaman

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:47:07 +0800

A PERJURY case will be filed against mediaman Franklin Villanueva and Sarah Esguerra “for cutting a Commission on Audit (COA) report” and “false reporting” to the people of Bacolod, a Bacolod

‘No audit memorandum’ issued for reforestation project

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:06:19 +0800

COMMISSION on Audit (COA)-Western Visayas State Auditor III Sheila Velmonte Portal confirmed that they have not issued any Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) involving reforestation projects in Bacolod.