The 2017 MassKara Festival street and arena dance competitions, scheduled from October 21 to 22, are expecting 15 barangays and 11 schools to take part in the contests. Among the expected barangays to take part include Alijis; Banago; Mandalagan; Pahanocoy; Punta Taytay; Tangub; along with Barangays 5, 7, 8, 15, 18, 26, 29, 39, and …
Monthly Archives: September 2017
220 enter VMC art competition
The 5th Victorias Milling Company (VMC) on-the-spot art contest recorded a total 220 submissions from students, ranging from elementary to tertiary level, to compete in the annual competition, scheduled for next week, September 22, in Bacolod City. Pre-judging took place over the weekend, wherein the selected artists will receive an invitation to the competition from …
16 years later, the world has long forgotten about 9/11
With media companies throughout the country ready to observe the anniversary of the 1972 declaration of Martial Law by the late President Ferdinand Marcos, with television specials and political photo opportunities planned to reiterate the same rhetoric, in an effort to continue their mantra of “Never Again;” it seems, based on the latest talking points …
Incredible Sloane
“I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more important things than tennis.” –Rafael Nadal I mistook Sloane Stephens for Venus Williams because of her attire the night she ousted Williams in the semifinal. They were almost identical except for their muscles …
What can make you re-think your stand?
I am far from home but I know about the deaths. I read about them, my friends back home tell me about them. They’d tell me that it was good I left the country to work abroad just two months after the current president took office because if I were back home, I’d just grit …
NIR as a state depends on Negros representatives –Federalism Advocate
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Hublag Federalismo convenor and incoming Presidential Assistant for Economic Concerns Mary Jane Locsin, it is up to the Negros congressional delegation whether the now-defunct Negros Island Region (NIR) becomes a state if the country transitions to a federal form of government. “It will depend on congressmen because …
Maasin PNP unsure if Vice Mayor is protecting drug lord
Police: No gun found at the city official’s residence After Maasin municipal police conducted a search of the home of Maasin Vice Mayor Francis Amboy yesterday, municipal police chief, Police Chief Inspector Jonathan Pinuela, was asked if the vice mayor, who is considered by President Rodrigo Duterte as a drug protector, was one of the …
BCPO Chief to order arrest of ‘Peryahan ng Bayan’ operators
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) acting director, Police Senior Superintendent Jack Wanky yesterday ordered the arrest of operators of lottery game “Peryahan ng Bayan,” after Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairman Jose Jorge Corpuz declared small town lottery as the only legal numbers game in the country. Wanky said …
Suspended Cauayan Mayor denies rumors he is leaving Love Negros for UNegA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Cauayan Mayor John Rey Tabujara, who is currently serving a 90-day suspension for allegedly assigning a municipal health office employee to a barangay health center, denied rumors he was planning to leave the Love Negros political coalition for rival group, the United Negros Alliance (UNegA), which is led by …
Congressman affirms narco-politicians list is ‘always updated’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Surigao del Norte second district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers affirmed the narco-politicians list, compiled by President Rodrigo Duterte, is “always updated,” noting there are new names currently being validated by law enforcement agencies. However, Barbers, who chairs the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, said his committee has yet to …