Fil-Sino Athletic Club Inter-Color Basketball Tournament By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 4th Fil-Sino Athletic Club Inter-Color Basketball Tournament opened earlier this week at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym, with a total 10 teams taking part in the competition. The participating teams include AACI Trading, AACI Transport, JSY Transport, JSY Countertrade, Organic Solutions, …
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Giving in to the phenomenon that is Wanna One
Debut album delivers what fans are looking for While preparing for last week’s visit to Seoul, on the top of the list of “must buy” items was the album “1X1=1 (To Be One),” the debut release by Wanna One, the boyband created by reality show “Produce 101.” The first season made stars out of the …
Mabilog quo vadis?
“Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it.” –Howard Mumford Jones What I can see in the next chapter of the “most shabulized city” saga is embattled Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog walking ten feet tall and vindicated. The events that will unfold–or …
Midnight at Orangeburg
Could there be a midnight at high noon? Yes, and I’m affirming this with a calm, cool and collected “I-witness” account in any court of law. It happened on August 21, 2017—significantly printed 8.21.17 on the T-shirt that I bought in Orangeburg, a city in South Carolina—a most memorable State in the U.S. of A., at least to …
Silay City Public Plaza playground opens today
A 400-square meter playground called “Hampangan” is set to open today, September 7, at the Silay City Public Plaza, with a turnover ceremony scheduled for 10:00 a.m. The playground is a donation from small town lottery operator Super Lucky Beaglers, Inc. (SLBI), in partnership with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). SLBI Director Dino Jalandoni and PCSO …
Talisay City seniors receive assistance
As part of the City of Talisay Longevity Assistance Program, Mayor Neil Lizares III distributed funds to local senior citizens during an event yesterday, where seniors were also pampered. A total of 18 80-year-old residents each received P2,000; while three 90-year-old residents were each provided P3,000. Also yesterday, the Senior Citizens’ Wellness Program, in partnership …
ASEAN forum attracts 200
The recent Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Multi-Sectoral Forum, led by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), saw around 200 students, farmers, fisherfolk, local government representatives, members of the media, among others in attendance. The event, part of a nationwide information campaign, included a briefing on ASEAN by PIA Information Center Manager Lorenzo Lambatin, …
PRC names UNO-R 4th best in Med Tech
Following the August 2017 Medical Technology (Med Tech) board examinations, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) named the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) the fourth best performing school in the field after 72 out of 73 test-takers passed. Last year, UNO-R had the distinction of earning a 100 percent passing rate in the said exam, with …
Illegal drug supply in Silay City is becoming scarce –Police
Polines: Drug personalities going to Bacolod City for supply By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga According to Silay City Police Chief, Police Superintendent Noel Polines, the supply of illegal drugs in Silay City is “becoming scarce,” which he credited to the city’s anti-illegal drugs campaign. In a radio interview yesterday morning, Polines said law enforcement …
Guards on hand to block informal settlers from entering old airport premises
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has deployed security guards to block the entry of informal settlers into the old Bacolod Domestic Airport premises in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City. Bacolod–Silay Airport Manager Mecine Reyes said her office has also tried to reach out to Barangay Tangub Captain …