By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 2017 Philippine Series is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. in Dumaguete City. The event runs until next Wednesday, April 12. According to Little League of the Philippines District Administrator, Atty. Jose Luis ‘Jolly’ Gomez, the event gives athletes a chance for exposure. “Oftentimes, one or two talented players …
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Bacoleño breaks long jump record at national athletics competition
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod City-native Jose Jerry Belibestre captured the gold medal in long jump recently at the Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championships in Iligan, Isabela, breaking a 17-year-old record. The 18-year-old resident of Fortune Towne registered 7.43 meters, surpassing the previous record of 7.41. His coach Miguel Arca insists Belibestre is …
2017 Southeast Asian Games Nestor Colonia is the lone Philippine hope in weightlifting
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following the exclusion of women’s weightlifting in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) by the Malaysia SEA Games Organizing Committee (MASOC), Philippine Weightlifting Association (PWA) President Monico Puentevella confirmed Nestor Colonia is the country’s lone hope for a weightlifting medal. “One athlete, one gold,” he said. Puentevella pointed out …
Three Negrense footballers called up for international duty
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Three footballers from Negros Occidental were recently called up to join the Philippine women’s national football team, the Malditas, for the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification round in Tajikistan. Alesa Dai Dolino, a defender for OutKast FC, alongside De La Salle University defender Mary Cristine Duran and midfielder Irish …
Capitol brawl not related to war on mistresses
“No violence, gentlemen – no violence, I beg of you! Consider the furniture!” –Arthur Conan Doyle Friendship ends where the attraction to sex objects begins. While there are some quarrels among “macho du jours” in government that are job-related, they have not been necessarily been sparked by a tug-of-war among neophytes, like the case of …
DOT warns of bogus travel agencies
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is warning the public of fraudulent tour operators that claim to offer cheap tour packages, in an attempt to take advantage of the upcoming summer season. Undersecretary for Tourism and Regulation and Resource Generation Alma Jimenez stressed the importance of only using DOT-accredited establishments and facilities to avoid being victimized …
NIR will not be abolished, it is about development and not money –Governor
By Paulo Loreto Lim Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. recently expressed his confidence the Negros Island Region (NIR) will stay, despite reports quoting Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno saying the region is “deemed abolished.” “[NIR] won’t be abolished because, until now, it’s not yet abolished,” the governor asserted. “When we …
BCPO to initiate ‘Oplan: Sumvac’ to focus on beaches, tourist spots, terminals Police to go on high alert for Holy Week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will soon initiate “Oplan: Sumvac,” which will focus security at beach resorts, hotels, tourist spots, and transportation terminals with the onset of summer vacation. According to BCPO spokesperson, Police Superintendent Noel Polines, there is no set number of officers to be deployed, but it …
Tarpaulin sparks conflict between church, SJI trustees BOT-SJI: Pedestrian gate open for churchgoers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A reported tarpaulin displaying the schedule for Lenten masses at the Queen of Peace Church sparked a conflict between the church and the St. John’s Institute (SJI) Board of Trustees (BOT), resulting in the gates to the school compound being closed. “We had to close the gates to the school …
Congressman: Incumbent barangay officials should be held over
By Paulo Loreto Lim Rep. Alfredo Benitez, while expressing his confidence that barangay elections have a “90 percent” chance of being postponed, suggested incumbent barangay officials be held over while working out the appointment process, as proposed by President Rodrigo Duterte. “There are several groups that feel uneasy with appointing public officials,” he said. “Mayors …