By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Taiwan and Singapore took the lead in the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, of the 2017 Philippine Open Tchoukball Invitational at the City Sports Club, Ayala Business Park, Cebu City. Taiwan defeated both Ilahas-Bacolod, 75-37, and Singapore, 66-49, in the men’s division, earning a total of 24 points in the …
Monthly Archives: April 2017
NOHSAAI Unity Cup Class of 1994 continues to lead Bracket A
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Class of 1994 continues to lead Bracket A, with a total of 4,474 pinfalls, in the ongoing NOHS@115 Negros Occidental High School Alumni Association, Inc. (NOHSAAI) “Unity Cup” Bowling Fellowship bracketing finals at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. The Class of 1985, who previously held …
Don’t fear the ‘point man’ yet
“To me, there is no greater way to achieve clarity than to run alone, or share miles with a trusted friend.” –Kristin Armstrong Currently, Ilonggos can only take the claim Iloilo City Councilor Jeffrey Ganzon has been named the designated “point man” by President Rodrigo Duterte in Iloilo City at face value. After revealing he …
Bukidnon Governor floats conspiracy theory to kill local sugar industry
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a recent official visit to Bacolod City, Bukidnon Governor Jose Zubiri claimed multi-national companies are trying to spark a war between the sugar and corn industry, with the end goal of destroying the local sugar industry and setting up a high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) plant in the country. …
Cathedral: Abstain from meat on Good Friday, Palm Sunday leaves should be free
By Paulo Loreto Lim Diocese social communications head and San Sebastian Cathedral Rector, Fr. Felix Pasquin, recently offered Holy Week reminders to the Catholic faithful, including abstaining from consuming meat on Good Friday and blessed leaves distributed on Palm Sunday should be free. In many cases, palm leaves are sold directly outside the church by …
SJI responds to Bishop: The incident was instigated by ‘your priest’ Letter: What transpired went beyond the hanging of the tarpaulin
By Paulo Loreto Lim In response to an open letter by Diocese of Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon, where he called recent actions taken by the St. John’s Institute (SJI) Board of Trustees (BOT) an “injustice,” SJI pointed fingers directly at Queen of Peace parish rector, Fr. Ernie Larida, and pointed out, “What transpired went beyond …
After Governor defends Señoron, PRO-18 chief: He’s entitled to his opinion
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. came to the defense of relieved Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent William Señoron, Police Regional Office-18 (PRO-18) director, Police Chief Superintendent Renato Gumban, said, “The governor is entitled to his own opinion.” During an interview yesterday morning, the …
Alert Level 1 remains over Mt. Kanlaon, PENRO prohibits trekking
By Paulo Loreto Lim With the upcoming Holy Week observance and Mt. Kanlaon still under an Alert Level 1, according to a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) bulletin as of yesterday morning, the Negros Occidental Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) declared a ban on trekking. Local PENRO head Edgardo Rustata said …
Capitol funds P1.4M worth of ballistic equipment for IPPO SWAT team
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. approved P1.4 million yesterday to fund ballistic equipment for the Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team. “This is a token of partnership to develop the competency of our SWAT team,” said IPPO Director, Police Senior Superintendent Harold Tuzon. The allocations will …
Iloilo PENRO invests P16.4M in rainwater harvesting
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno The Iloilo Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) invested P16.4 million towards the construction of 25 rainwater harvesting systems, along with 42 ferro-cement water storage tanks at public schools. The rainwater harvesting systems will be placed near evacuation sites in Tubungan, Miagao, Lambunao, Calinog, Ajuy, Dumangas, San Miguel, Banate, Alimodian, …