By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Negros Island Region (NIR) secondary boys basketball head coach Dennis Tumayan recently expressed his concern about the provided accommodations for the upcoming 2017 Palarong Pambansa in Antique, saying it takes around 45 minutes to get to the venue. It was earlier reported Tobias Fomier Catholic School and Dao Catholic High …
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Silay City boxer looking to dethrone IBF titleholder
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Silay City-born Sonny Boy Jaro will be looking to dethrone Jonas ‘Zorro’ Sultan of Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte from the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental super flyweight, this weekend at the Makati Cinema Square Boxing Arena. The 34-year-old World Boxing Council (WBC) International super flyweight champion is also seeking his …
USLS-IS exits NBTC following narrow loss to Isabela Colleges
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The University of St. La Salle-Integrated School (USLS-IS) was ousted from the ongoing National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) following a narrow 79-78 loss to Isabela Colleges (Cauayan) in Division 2. USLS-IS opened the tournament with a 68-46 win over Langatian National High School. Advancing to the Division 2 semifinals include …
Iloilo City jeepney operators are acting like spoiled brats
“People want to see big, escapist fare. They don’t want to be challenged to think.” –Harvey Weinstein Jeepney operators in Iloilo City need to stop acting like spoiled brats and consider the P0.50 fare hike being proposed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). The increase would assess P0.50 for the first five …
More teeth in local traffic management
After the Land Transportation Office-Region VI (LTO-6) recently conducted deputation seminars in Bacolod City and Kabankalan City, the local government will have more involvement in road management. The agency should be lauded for the move, as it will provide the imperative teeth the city needs in traffic management. * * * The upcoming Association of …
Diocese: The revised ‘tokhang’ is ‘less bloody’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Diocese of Bacolod social communications head, Rev. Fr. Felix Pasquin, said the revised “Oplan: Tokhang” is far different than the months before it was suspended by the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a text message, he said it is apparent the new “tokhang” operations are less bloody. He said the …
Army to continue offensives against CPP-NPA while awaiting peace talks orders
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army will continue their offensives against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) while awaiting further orders, following the announcement of resumed peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF), the political wing of the CPP-NPA. 3rd …
Environmental group to raise PENRO ouster issue to the President
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the protest conducted by local environmental group Green Alert Negros (GAN) in response to the removal of Andres Untal as Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO), the group plans on elevating the issue to President Rodrigo Duterte. GAN Legal Counsel, Atty. Ryan Montoro, held a press conference yesterday …
Protests planned against Coca-Cola surrounding high fructose corn syrup
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Reports have surfaced suggesting several local groups are planning to protest Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines over their use of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). In a Facebook post by a certain Nic Led, he said, “The only language Coke understands is a boycott,” adding it would show the company how serious …
Ceneco board, management clash on scheduling of referendum Lapore: If management is not prepared, vote can be rescheduled
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) board of directors proposed holding a referendum during the upcoming Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA) on April 30. However, Ceneco General Manager Sulpicio Lagarde, Jr. believes combining the two events may be against the rules. “We cannot see any possible reason for the …