By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 2017 Negros International Open Chess Championship is scheduled to take place in Bacolod City, from October 11 to 19 at the Osbron Hall of Ikthus Equipping Center. The event will feature both an open category and a Challenger’s Cup competition. The winner of the open category will take home …
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Cadiz City chapter of Redeemer Sports grows to 48 players
By John Aldwin J. Jamero In the Cadiz City chapter of Redeemer Sports, a non-profit Filipino-American organization that partners with Christian churches to share both the love for sports and faith in Jesus Christ, after launching in July of this year, the number of basketball players who attend practice with the organization every Saturday grew …
Fil-Sino Inter-Color Basketball Tournament AACI Transport demolish Organic Solutions
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. AACI Transport demolished Organic Solutions, 86-62, in the ongoing Fil-Sino Inter-Color Basketball Tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym. Organic Solutions led 17-10 in the opening quarter; however, 17 points from Chibon Uy in the second period helped put AACI Transport ahead, 38-26, by halftime. The lead would …
MassKara choreographers undergo two-day creative workshop
Around 50 choreographers participating in the upcoming MassKara Festival street and arena dance competitions recently joined a two-day creative workshop at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). The workshop was run by Raymund Marcaida, a protégé of Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, a Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient, known for her expertise in Pangalay, coined the “fingernail” dance, a …
How many cockroaches does it take to fail a sanitation inspection?
Earlier this week, visited a branch of an upscale bakeshop in Talisay City and perused the goods they had available that morning. Not one to frequent the place as prices are a bit too inflated and there are plenty of other places that offer tastier selections for a lower cost, stopped in to look …
NIR Office of Civil Defense to close next week
The Negros Island Region (NIR) Office of Civil Defense is scheduled to close next week, September 19, according to OIC Aleta Nogra. She explained all disaster risk reduction and management and civil defense programs will be reverted back to their respective Region 6 and 7 offices. “Kindly direct your concerns, requests and queries to the …
City Councilor calls for more police visibility
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Caesar Distrito urged the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to promote more police visibility throughout the city, where petty crimes are reportedly escalating. “They should be on the streets and visible, rather than staying in their office,” he stressed, adding policemen should be proactive, instead of reactive. …
Local CHR: P1,000 budget is the result of a frustrated government Negros Oriental legislator calls it ‘ very oppressive’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Commission on Human Rights (CHR) head Romeo Baldevarona said the recent approval of a P1,000 budget for the agency by the House of Representatives was the result of a frustrated national government. “They are getting frustrated with us because we are always checking their work,” he stated. With …
Governor: Appoint a new administrator instead of eliminating SRA
By Paulo Loreto Lim In light of the recent call by President Rodrigo Duterte to abolish the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) over allegations of corruption, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. suggested, instead of getting rid of the agency, appoint a new administrator. It was recently revealed, SRA administrator, Atty. Anna Rosario Paner, resigned from …
BCPO urged to end illegal gambling operations in the city
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) yesterday passed a resolution requesting the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to increase their surveillance operations against illegal gambling in the city. In an email sent by City Councilor Sonya Verdeflor, the legislation was prompted following the recent visit to the city by Philippine …