By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Abang Lingkod won the 1st Mayor Neil Lizares Super Liga Basketball Tournament at the Talisay City gym over the weekend, defeating Miggies in the finals, 91-84. John Nermal, who was named “Most Outstanding Player,” led the winners with 19 points, followed by Renz Solomon with 16. However, despite the loss, …
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Iloilo 14 and Under Girls Volleyball League BTTHS leads group
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) girls’ volleyball team currently leads their group in the ongoing Iloilo 14 and Under Girls Volleyball League at the Ateneo de Iloilo gym. BTTHS leads Group B after winning two of their first three matches, beating La Paz National High School and Pavia, …
SMFO to begin accepting MassKara kiosk applications on Friday
The Silver MassKara Festival Organization (SMFO) will begin accepting applications for festival kiosks on Friday, September 15, at the MassKara Office, located along the San Juan Street side of the plaza. Kiosk prices range from P14,000 to P20,000, based on location; and will be in operation from October 1 to 22. Applications will be accepted …
Tourism Week kicks off in Bacolod City
The Bacolod City government kicked off their Tourism Week observance yesterday, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). According to City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo, the event, which ends on Friday, September 15, will highlight various tourist attractions throughout the city; along with specialty cuisines, including food from Japan, South …
LTO instilling discipline and order
Motorists and pedestrians alike have a negative view of government agencies and claim they provide poor service. However, with President Rodrigo Duterte in office, who insists on order throughout the country, that view of how a central government operates will be one only of the past decades. Upon assuming office, the president saw many problematic …
One dead, one wounded in NPA-related violence in southern Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One person was killed, while another was seriously wounded, following separate incidents allegedly perpetrated by members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in southern Negros Occidental, over the weekend. Police identified the fatality as 51-year-old Jovanie Banista, a former commander of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Bongcayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) and resident …
BCPO monitoring whereabouts of suspected city drug lords
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky, said his office recently identified the eight drug lords reportedly operating throughout Bacolod City and is currently monitoring their whereabouts. In a radio interview over the weekend, Wanky believes the drug lords, said to be linked with the …
Coscolluela believes the abolition of SRA would create uncertainty
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following President Rodrigo Duterte naming the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) as a “corrupt” government agency, former Negros Occidental Governor Rafael Coscolluela said its proposed abolition would create uncertainty. “We won’t know what kind of policy environment we will have to deal with,” he said during an exclusive interview with Watchmen …
Former Bacolod City police officer arrested for 2003 kidnap-murder case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) officer Ruel Villacanas was arrested over the weekend in relation to a 2003 kidnapping and murder case of a barangay captain and two maritime instructors. The former police officer had been one of seven named in the August 31, 2003 kidnap and murder of …
Agriculture Secretary labels local rice dealers as oppressive, exploitative
During a recent agricultural machinery expo, Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol blamed Western Visayas rice dealers for the low buying price of rice. “This is exploitation [and] I denounce it,” he stated. “This is oppression.” In reference to the buying price of rice throughout the Western Visayas region, which ranges between P8 and P12 …