While drivers and public utility vehicle (PUV) operators in Iloilo did not formally join the nationwide transport strike, as jeepneys and buses continue to operate normally throughout Panay and Guimaras, the Panay chapter of transport party-list Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) said they staged transport caravans at various locations throughout Iloilo. …
Monthly Archives: October 2017
House bill to provide retirement benefits for barangay officials
By Paulo Loreto Lim House Bill 619, submitted by Abang Lingkod partylist Rep. Stephen Paduano, seeks to provide retirement benefits for barangay officials, whom the bill refers to as “the frontline of government services.” Currently before the House Committee on Local Government, Paduano said barangay officials receive “meager allowances.” The bill seeks to amend Section …
Filipino Grand Master remains on top following draw with English counterpart
2017 Negros International Open Chess Championship By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Filipino Grand Master (GM) Rogelio Antonio remains on top in the ongoing 2017 Negros International Open Chess Championship at the Osbron Hall of Ikthus Equipping Center following his fifth round draw with GM Nigel Short of England. Other results include draws between GM Duc …
Sagay City boxing tournament rescheduled for Sunday
Fernandez: New schedule due to lack of accommodations By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Originally scheduled to run from October 15 to 21, the 8th Negros First Governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. Cup Open Boxing Championships will begin on Sunday, October 22, until October 28. According to Negros Occidental Sports Coordinators President Benzon Fernandez, sufficient accommodations for visiting boxers …
Davao Aguilas FC earns first PFL win
By Paulo Loreto Lim Davao Aguilas FC defeated Ilocos United FC, 2-0, in their Philippines Football League (PFL) match earlier this week at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex in Tagum City. The win was a first for the Davao City club. Striker Harrison Sawyer scored the first goal in the 24th minute, while midfielder …
Bacolod City team wins gymnastics competition
JGM MassKara Invitational By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod City-based MK Gymnastics won the junior division of the 1st JGM MassKara Invitational, which took place over the weekend at Bacolod Tay Tung High School. The team comprised of Kiana Marie Alagaban, Althea Descutido, and Danielle Jamelo finished with a score of 133.0, ahead of Zamboanga …
MassKara???
The MassKara Festival was conceptualized in 1980, with one of the highlights being the “Higante Parade,” where the top ten winners each earned P100. The Bacolod Public Plaza was also lined with kiosks from Coca-Cola and San Miguel Beer for nearly four decades. In the festival’s second decade, private institutions became part of the process, …
An encounter
When I was about five years old, my father who was a mountaineer brought me and my mother to Patag. I cannot remember everything but from what I could recall, there was a family there who lived in a hut. In front of their hut was a huge lump of soil that, to a kid’s …
Estancia Mayor denies drug lord was used as a hitman
After last week’s arrest of Balume drug group leader Arturo Balume, Sr., Estancia Mayor Rene Cordero recently denied utilizing him as a hitman, affirming the suspect was solely employed to oversee the Estancia Port. Balume is suspected of murdering Ronaldo Estandarte and Roberto Magarso, bodyguards for Cordero’s opponent in the previous mayoral election, Melina Requinto. …
MassKara Festival: Additional law enforcement deployed for highlights, Duterte visit
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total 4,365 security forces have been deployed throughout Bacolod City for the remainder of the ongoing MassKara Festival and the expected arrival of President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, according to Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag. He assured everything is in place in terms of …