Jocelyn “Joc-joc” Bolante, former Undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture, was a native of Dao, Capiz. Born on August 27, 1951. His parents are Vicente Bolante, Sr. and Salvacion Isada (both deceased). His siblings were Vicente Jr., Anabelle and Cecilia. Anabelle and Cecilia live in Iloilo, while Vicente Jr. stayed at their family’s ancestral home at Poblacion, [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 22, 2009
Joc Joc Bolante: A Capizeño
January 16, 2009
3 CAPELCO workers terminated for stealing P2-M
ROXAS City – Three employees of the Capiz Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CAPELCO) have been terminated for allegedly stealing the cooperative’s P2-million collections.
Engr. Edgar Diaz, CAPELCO general manager, ordered the dismissal from service of Evangeline Dadivas, cashier division supervisor; Cristeta Flotildes, assistant cashier; and Renee Bacarro, cashiering division teller.
The terminated employees were all from CAPELCO’s Finance [...]
January 15, 2009
Capiz gives 900 packs of relief goods to flood-hit areas
Roxas City (14 January) — About 900 packs of relief goods were distributed by the provincial government of Capiz to families in various flashflood-hit barangays of Sigma and Pan-ay towns.
“The packs are composed of rice, packs of noodles and sardines,” said Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Violeta Silva.
The province’s relief assistance was augmented by [...]
January 14, 2009
Cop hailed for stopping P1.6-M rob try
ROXAS CITY—The city council commended a policeman for foiling snatchers about to take the P1.6-million Christmas bonuses of teachers of a public high school.
In a resolution passed on Thursday, the council said PO2 Denoper Avelino went beyond the call of duty when, while on off duty on Dec. 22, chased the snatchers, stopped them from [...]
January 13, 2009
Capiz is priority for GMA corn program
Roxas City (13 January) — Maayon town in Capiz has been included as one of the 15 additional priority sites for the government’s Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (GMA) Corn Program this year.
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Dennis Araullo disclosed that the DA is helping establish 15 corn postharvest processing and trading centers across the country this year through [...]
