DON’T GIVE UP! This is the overall theme of the 2017 series of three-day conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses scheduled from May to September where close to 15 million including interested ones from 240 countries are expected to attend. The Bible-based theme is timely because many people today are just giving up hope in the face …
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Local taekwondo athlete named Palarong Pambansa ‘best player’
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Taekwondo athlete Jamie Hannah Agaloos of Tangub Christian Academy, who represented the Negros Island Region (NIR) at the recent Palarong Pambansa in Antique, was awarded ‘best player’ after winning two gold medals and one silver medal. Agaloos took gold in the Poomsae (Individual A) and 128-136 cm categories, while taking …
Chess tournament begins in Talisay City today
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 2017 Negros Closed Chess Tournament begins today, May 27, at the District North Point in Talisay City and runs until May 31. Expected to take part in the tournament are Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Master Sander Severino, International Master (IM) Joel Pimentel, National Master (NM) Rodolfo Toledo, NM …
Mayor Bing Summer Inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament Cup Cabug 17U scores back-to-back wins
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Barangay Cabug scored back-to-back wins in the 17-Under division of the ongoing Mayor Bing Summer Inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament Cup at the BAYS Center, defeating both Barangays Banago and 34. Cabug defeated Banago, 93-84, while winning by default over Barangay 34. In other 17-Under results, Barangay 14 defeated Granada, 99-61; Barangay …
D-League Basketball Tournament AA Electrical escapes Blitz in OT, 83-82
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. AA Electrical squeezed past Blitz in overtime, 83-82, in the ongoing 2017 D-League Basketball Tournament campaign at the STI-West Negros University gymnasium. The first half remained close, with AA Electrical holding a slight 15-12 lead after the first period, and it remained tight as the eventual winners held a 29-27 …
3rd Albee Cup opens
Third district officials, ranging from barangay councilors to mayors, will be taking part in the 3rd Albee Cup Inter-LGU Sportsfest, which opens at 2:00 p.m. today, May 27, at the Natalio G. Velez Sports and Cultural Center in Silay City. Close to a hundred local government officials of Victorias City, EB Magalona, Silay City, Talisay …
BACIWA faces consumers today Bing: Water is factor in economic growth
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) will face public scrutiny as it presents is plans at the Masskara Hall of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC), according to Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia. Leonardia said he wanted the business sector and the consumers to get an update about the fresh …
Leonardia tells city residents there is no need to panic Mayor: Heightened tension in Mindanao will keep us on our toes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia assured city residents there is no need for panic, following the recent terror attacks by the Abu Sayyaf and Maute Groups in Marawi City, last Monday. “We can never tell when or where the terrorist will strike, at least, with this heightened tension in Mindanao, …
Bacolod City SP voices opposition to excise tax, VAT expansion
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) passed a resolution voicing their opposition to the proposed excise tax on sugar and the expansion of the value-added tax (VAT), a part of the comprehensive tax reform package (CTRP) submitted by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. According to an email from City …
Muslim Brotherhood backs Martial Law in Mindanao
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization that has been deemed a terror group in countries like the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, voiced his group’s support for the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao, a pronouncement recently made by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a recent radio …