By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Around 20 dragon boat teams are expected to compete in the 2017 Dumaguete Dragon Boat Challenge on April 8. The competition will be divided into Standard Boat/300 meters and Short Boat/300 meters categories, split between open, mixed, and inter-barangay divisions. The Short Boat category will also feature a women’s division. …
Monthly Archives: March 2017
STI-WNU coach splits time preparing for PRISAA, Palaro
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) head coach Dennis Tumayan is coaching two basketball teams set to compete simultaneously in two separate competitions. He is currently at the helm of the school’s basketball delegation set to compete in the 2017 National Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Championships, from April 22 to 28 …
2017 Palarong Pambansa Sporting venues revealed
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Antique’s first hosting of the Palarong Pambansa begins next month, on April 23, and the Department of Education (DepEd) recently revealed the sporting venues which will feature multiple events. The Binirayan Sports Complex in San Jose de Buenavista will host most of the activities, including athletics, aquatics, and aero gymnastics. …
Ilonggo solons are not rubber stamps… yet
“Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.” –Donald Rumsfeld We still have faith in our Western Visayas representatives, even if the authenticity of their independence has been under a microscope after constituents believed their unanimous approval of the death penalty revealed …
Promoting Bacolod City, Negros to northern Mindanao
Last Thursday, I took the maiden Cebu Pacific Air Bacolod City-Cagayan de Oro flight, hosted by Department of Tourism-Region X (DOT-10) Director May Unchuan. It was my first time in northern Mindanao and I was provided a tour of Iligan City, a RoRo crossing to Ozamiz City, and spent the night in Oroquieta City. Misamis …
Governor, Vice Governor to join protest against Piñol, high fructose corn syrup Demonstration to close by burning an effigy of the Agriculture Secretary
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., and Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson announced they will be joining the protest condemning the proposal by Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to suspend Sugar Order No. 3, enacted by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), which regulated the importation of high fructose corn …
Ceneco disqualifies Sancho a second time in district election
By Paulo Loreto Lim With the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) preparing for a special election in the co-op’s District 4, which covers Bacolod City-East that includes Barangays Villamonte, Montevista, Alangilan, Granada, Estefania, Vista Alegre, Mansilingan, and Abkasa, General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) Secretary-General Wennie Sancho was disqualified from candidacy for a second …
303IB prepared for Bacolod City ASEAN meetings
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Colonel Elizer Losañes, said they are now prepared for the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings, scheduled from March 21 to 24 in Bacolod City. The Philippine Army is part of the more than 3,000 personnel coming from different agencies of the government …
Serenio: NOPPO director split bribes with police chiefs, funds totaling P1.2M Affidavit explains how illegal drugs are distributed throughout the province
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In a supplemental affidavit released to the media over the weekend, former Berya drug group member Ricky Serenio claimed Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent William Señoron, split drug money with police chiefs throughout the province and also has links to slain Iloilo drug lord Melvin …
Army condemns killing of former soldier in Isabela
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army condemned the killing of one of their retired members in Barangay Sebucawan, Isabela, Negros Occidental, last Friday, allegedly perpetrated by members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Colonel Elizer Losañes, said the CPP-NPA did not have a valid …