INJURED. Emergency responders provide first aid treatment to the two linemen who were injured when the electric pole they were erectingcollapsedin Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 29, 2021). On Thursday (Dec. 30), the two were reported already recuperating in a hospital.(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Fire Protection-Hinigaran, Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Two linemen working on power supply restoration along the highway of Barangay Pilar in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental were injured on Wednesday afternoon when the electric pole they were installing collapsed. They were identified as Gaspel Reyes, 25, of Barangay Lag-asan in Bago City, Negros Occidental; and Remiel Calapillo, 27, of Pototan town in Iloilo Province. The right arms of both linemen were injured and they were immediately treated by responders from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO). On Thursday, the two were already recuperating
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. The municipal hall of Pototan, Iloilo was adorned with colorful lights during the 2010 Iwag Festival. The annual celebration will again take a pause this year now but the local government hoped to have it revived once the health pandemic is over.(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - The Municipality of Pototan home of the "Iwag" Festival of Lights on Friday quashed reports circulating in social media that the attraction is back this year. The festival used to be a byword come December of every year and even earned the town the moniker "Christmas Capital of Western Visayas". Restrictions imposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) due to the health pandemic, however, resulted in the attraction to take a pause, said Pototan tourism officer Kathy Provido in an interview. Provido said that on December 19 there was reportedly a Facebook post announcing the opening of the festival on the following day. The local government has yet to pinpoint the sourc
A Facebook post allegedly by the city government requires Passi City scholars to join in welcoming a caravan in support of the Marcos-Duterte ‘Uniteam’ on December 11