By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Elite Basketball Camp is seeking youth basketball players between the ages of 13 and 18 to take part in their program, which runs from June 17 to 18 at the Talisay City gymnasium The camp is open to boys and girls, but can only accommodate the first 30 registrants. …
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Water Advisory Water Interruption in the Service Area
The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) will conduct service improvement activity, which will cause temporary water supply interruption and turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Cleaning of 1.0 Million Gallon Reservoir in San Dionisio Schedule: Ongoing until June 15 Affected Areas: Patricia Homes, Jesusa Heights, Sunshine Valley, Villa Villeta, Lopue’s Village, …
Bago City DRRMC takes second place at Gawad Kalasag
The Bago City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) and the Barangay Poblacion DRRM Committee each took second place at the recent 18th Gawad Kalasag: Search for Excellence in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Humanitarian Assistance national search. Present during the awarding ceremony were Bago City Vice Mayor Ramon D. Torres; Sangguniang Panlungsod …
DILG Undersecretary to serve as guest to Bago City Independence Day celebration
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jesus Hinlo will serve as a guest of the Bago City Independence Day celebration, where he is expected to deliver an address at the coliseum, preceding a cultural show featuring local artists. Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo and VW Franklin Tumaneng, district deputy grandmaster of Mason District …
China destroys Philippines, 8-1, in friendly Dooley: We are still far from that level
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine national football team, the Azkals, suffered a drubbing from China, losing 8-1 in their friendly Wednesday night at the Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre Stadium. “We are still far away from that level,” said Azkals head coach Thomas Dooley. The match served as a warm-up for the Azkals, with …
D-League Basketball Tournament BAPRO, Nena’s secure final semifinal berths
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. BAPRO and Nena’s took the last two spots in the ongoing 2017 D-League Basketball Tournament at the STI-West Negros University gym, defeating Akasya, 62-58, and Blitz, 81-65, respectively. Akasya led throughout the game, leading 42-35 going into the final period. In the fourth, Malvin Pineda scored 10 points, while Tobi …
Who are the Rothchilds and why are they significant to Duterte?
The surname Rothschild is unfamiliar to most Filipinos, except perhaps the upper elite. However, just recently, the Rothschild family was made known to the Filipino people through President Rodrigo Duterte. It was the president who said to “eradicate all traces of Rothschild financial criminality” in the country. But who are they? The Rothschild family is …
Bacolod City students take bronze in international taekwondo tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Four Bacolod City-based taekwondo students recently took home bronze medals at the 2017 Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championships and Asian Cadet Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mary Angeline Alcantara medaled in the 44 kg category; while Jamie Hannah Agaloos, Leigh Andee Rodriguez, and Arianne Espida were awarded …
2017 SEA Games Puentevella: Only one Filipino lifter qualified and is undergoing rehab
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Philippine Weightlifting Association (PWA) President Monico Puentevella expressed concern over the upcoming 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, set to take place in Kuala Lumpur in August, as the sole qualifier in weightlifting from the Philippines is currently undergoing rehabilitation from an injury. “It’s not good,” he said. “Nestor Colonia, an …
El Cid doubts ‘car bomb’ report
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran expressed skepticism in response to a report by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) claiming “car bombs” are allegedly being transported to Metro Manila from Mindanao. “I think the report is false,” he said during yesterday’s press conference at the Bacolod City Government Center …