In observance of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week, the University of St. La Salle (USLS) hosted the 5th Paralympic Games earlier this week. Around 130 athletes from 48 Bacolod City barangays participated in events including sitting volleyball, powerlifting, table tennis for the orthopedically challenged, and running and swimming for the hearing and visually impaired. …
Monthly Archives: July 2017
12th BCBC Open Trios Bowling Tournament
KMH leads By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Michael Corral of Kami Mga Hubin (KMH) led his team after recording the highest game score of 181 pinfalls in the eighth round of the ongoing 12th Bowlers Club of Bacolod City (BCBC) Open Trios Bowling Tournament at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. KMH …
Talisay City basketball tournament begins Sunday
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 1st Mayor Neil Lizares Super Liga Basketball Tournament begins on Sunday at the Talisay City gym. Among the teams competing are Abang Lingkod, Patz/Big Boss, Davies Paint, Miggies, Silay Selection/Computer Solution, Team Gab, University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R), La Consolacion College (LCC), University of St. La Salle (USLS), and USLS-Integrated School. …
Philippines wins bronze in sepak takraw
ASEAN School Games By Jerome S, Galunan, Jr. The Philippine sepak takraw team took bronze at the ASEAN School Games in Singapore, which ended on Friday. The team included six athletes from Negros Occidental, namely Ian Gerald Sudayan, June Clyde Abellano, Ricky Guarino, and Edhmic Dave Balderas of Victorias National High School; Paul John Embahador of …
PCG may establish HQ in NIR
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) chief, Commodore Joel Garcia, said he is considering the establishment of a PCG headquarters in the Negros Island Region (NIR), calling it a “strategic location.” During a recent visit, Garcia pointed out NIR straddles the Sulu Sea and faces Mindanao. Garcia said the presence of a …
BCPO seeks to reduce the number of theft, robbery cases in the city
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, announced his agency is looking to reduce the number of theft and robbery cases in the city, following a string of cases that have occurred in the past few days. He said local police station commanders have been …
Local Army Commander supports Martial Law extension
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Major General Jon Aying, declared his support for the proposed extension of Martial Law by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a recent interview, the general said, as a strategic planner, he knows the timetable for the implementation of the Martial Law in Mindanao was too short …
Provincial Agriculturist: Black bug infestation under control
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) recently declared the infestation of rice black bugs in southern Negros under control. OPA head, Atty. Japhet Masculino, credited the development to their light trapping operations. He also noted, farmers started spraying metarhizium, a type of pesticide, on their crops. Rice …
City Councilor: Baciwa Board should be responsible for paying back wages
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Bacolod City Councilor Ricardo Tan, the responsibility for paying the back wages of Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) General Manager Juliana Carbon, who was previously reinstated by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), lies with “those responsible for her illegal termination.” In a CSC decision last year, Carbon was …
Resort employees under investigation surrounding Lakawon robbery
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two Lakawon Island Resort and Spa employees are under investigation by Cadiz City police following the robbery of former Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co and his wife on Sunday. Cadiz City Police chief, Police Chief Inspector Rocky Desear, said two men working on the island, who were not named, have been …