“I’ve been asked a lot lately if tennis is clean or not. I don’t know any more how you judge whether a sport is clean. If one in 100 players is doping, in my eyes that isn’t a clean sport.” – Andy Murray I used to write good articles about Maria Sharapova during her halcyon …
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Guv defends purchase of ‘workhorse’ aircraft Details uses: Agri, Tourism, Emergencies
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., defended Capitol plans to purchase a brand new six-seater aircraft to be used primarily for agricultural purposes. Marañon explained the purchase is not a luxury, but a necessity, pointing out the plane could also serve for emergency airlift operations during disasters, and can also …
DENR’s Cimatu eyes model mining firm
By Tara Yap Secretary Roy Cimatu of Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is on a mission to find the country’s model mining firm. “I was even planning to look for a mining company and turn it into a model. If you follow this model, then there would be no problem,” said the newly-appointed …
Sugarmen claim win Coke withdraws injunction case on HFCS
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The sugar industry scored a partial victory, yesterday, after beverage giant Coca- Cola FEMSA withdrew their injunction case filed against key government officials of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Lawyer Mark Kok, representative of Coke, during yesterday’s congressional inquiry on HFCS said the company …
Army to reach out to Muslim leaders to curb extremism
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 3rd Infantry Division commander Major General Jon Aying said the Philippine Army (PA) in the Negros Island Region (NIR) is planning to tap Islamic leaders or “Ulamas” in helping counter radicalization among Muslim youths in the region. Aying, who was in Bacolod City yesterday for the activation of the 1st …
PA activates 1st NIR Geographical Battalion
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 3rd Infantry Division commander Major General Jon Aying, and Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. led the formal activation rites of the 1st Negros Island Region (NIR) Geographical Battalion at the Capitol Building, yesterday morning. Aying said the new geographical unit comprises of two battalions, with the other battalion assigned …
Australian buffaloes coming?
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. revealed the Provincial Government is planning to purchase buffaloes from Australia for dairy, meat, and crossbreeding with local carabaos. In a chance interview yesterday morning, Marañon said he and the provincial delegation were able to taste buffalo meat during their official visit to Australia …
Iloilo urged to address future port, road congestions
By Tara Yap The City and Province of Iloilo must plan ahead to address impending congestion of ports and roads as the regional capital. Ronilo Balbieran, an infrastructure and budget consultant to government agencies, urged for alignments of port developments and road expansions in the regional center of Western Visayas. “Iloilo must not repeat the …
City: 10,000 trees to be planted before June 2
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The City Government of Bacolod is targeting its summer job trainees to plant about 10,000 trees before the summer job season ends on June 2. The city on May 2 has deployed about 2,000 summer jobbers in different offices of the city, which is also a joint program of the …
Burglars steal P56K worth of items in Granada
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the notorious ‘Akyat Bahay’ gang carted away around P56,000 in goods from a house at San Dionisio Subdivision, Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, early morning Tuesday. Police identified the victim as 59-year-old Joseph Eopoldo, a resident of the said subdivision. Investigators from Police Station 5 (PS5) said the suspects …