By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Around 212 runners are expected to take part in the Negros First Full Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, August 20, and runs from the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol to the Manapla rotunda. Participants come from across Negros Occidental, including 88 representing Bacolod City; and 12 from Iloilo. The marathon will be …
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Negrense to compete in taekwondo competition in Egypt
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Mary Angeline Alcantara of the Hanah Taekwondo gym is set to represent the Philippines at the 3rd World Cadet Taekwondo Championships in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, scheduled to run from August 23 to 27. A gold medalist for the Negros Island Region in the 2017 Palarong Pambansa, Alcantara qualified for …
Inter-School Alumni Bowlfest 2017 NOHS/KMH lead classification games
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The team of Negros Occidental High School/Kami Mga Hubin (NOHS/KMH) currently leads the classification games of the ongoing Inter-School Alumni Bowlfest 2017 at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. NOHS/KMH is on top with a total 4,764 pinfalls, followed by defending champions D’Bounty Strikers from Domingo Lacson …
Redeemer Sports: We play for God
By John Aldwin J. Jamero Redeemer Sports is a non-profit Filipino-American organization that partners with Christian churches to share both the love for sports and faith in Jesus Christ. The Texas-based organization currently has chapters in Bacolod City, Victorias City, and Cadiz City. The organization hopes to establish itself in Murcia soon. According to Bacolod …
DOLE recognizes Iloilo for best regional PESO
By Jayrel Encontro Following their 2016 regional search for best PESO (Public Employment Service Office), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) named Iloilo as the best in the Western Visayas in the first class provincial category, last month. “Our strong partnership with the private sector, national government agencies, non-government organizations, civic organizations, and the …
AFC Asian Cup qualification round Tickets available for Philippines-Yemen match
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ticket are currently available for the ongoing AFC Asian Cup qualification round with the Philippine national football team, the Azkals, scheduled to take on the national team from Yemen next month, September 5, at the Panaad Park and Stadium. Tickets were made available online yesterday at smtickets.com and will also …
PAGCOR inaugurates senior high school building in Silay City
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) recently inaugurated a two-story senior high school building donated to Barangay E. Lopez National High School in Silay City, last Friday. The event was attended by PAGCOR Community Relations and Services Department Assistant Vice President Arnel Ignacio; Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez; Silay City Mayor Mark …
Mayor addresses inauguration of classroom building in Sum-ag
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia addressed those gathered for the inauguration of a P43 million three-story classroom building at Sum-ag National High School last Friday. In his message, the mayor reminded students and teachers to take care of the building, in order for the structure to serve students of the future. Meanwhile, School Principal Warlito …
Diamonds are forever?
“There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.” –Benjamin Franklin Before my father died in 1976, he brought me to a popular moviehouse on J.M. Basa St. in Iloilo City, Philippines to watch “Diamonds Are Forever”, a James Bond film starring Sean Connery. The film was about the disappearance …
Hinigaran Mayor fears for his life, sleeping in municipal hall
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Hinigaran Mayor Nadie Arceo yesterday said there have been threats to his life, following his public row with municipal police chief, Senior Police Inspector Lawrence Gerald Bathan; however, the mayor maintains the police chief is not directly involved in the alleged threats. Arceo said, since he has been requesting Bathan …