By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An Indian national was held-up by a notorious robber last Sunday at the Arao relocation site, Barangay Vista Alegre, Bacolod City. Police identified the victim as 24-year-old Rujeet Singh Khosa, a resident of Barangay Villamonte in the said city. Investigators from Police Station 7 (PS7) said Khosa was traveling along …
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Advocacy group opposes ERC decision allowing P232M to be collected from consumers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Power Watch Negros (PWN) yesterday expressed their opposition to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) decision allowing the Korean Electric Power Corporation-Salcon Power Corporation (Kepco-SPC) and the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) to collect P232 million from consumers, considered “unnominated contract quantities.” PWN Secretary-General Wennie Sancho called the move an …
16 apprehended for ‘palupad’ fishing in coastal Iloilo town
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno Fishermen from Roxas City in Capiz were arrested over the weekend by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force for fishing with a gillnet, locally referred to as “palupad,” off the coast of Concepcion in Iloilo. According to Senior Police Office 1 (SPO1) Gilbert Piedad of the provincial Bantay Dagat, the …
Tigkalalag Festival to relaunch in Isabela on October 31
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabor yesterday said his municipality will relaunch the Tigkalalag Festival on October 31, scheduled to run until November 2. Back in August, the mayor initially announced intentions to relaunch the festival, pointing out it had been shelved for the last four years due to a change of …
Simala Marian image arrives in Bacolod City on October 23
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The image of the Virgin Mary of Simala, or the Miraculous Mama Mary of Lindogon, will arrive in Bacolod City on October 23 for a five-day visit. According to San Antonio Abad Parish priest, Monsignor Victorino Rivas, the image will arrive at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish Church in …
Argument between cousins in Granada escalates into stabbing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An argument between two cousins turned ugly after it escalated into a stabbing in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, late Sunday evening. Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Ryan Solquiho, while the suspect was identified as 23-year-old Jesmart Alag, both of Buenavista, Guimaras. Based on reports released by Police Station 5 …
AFC Asian Cup qualification round Ott out
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Philippine national team and Ceres-Negros FC midfielder Manuel Ott was ruled out of tonight’s clash with Yemen at the Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar in the ongoing 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification round. According to a Twitter post, the German-born midfielder said he will be out for …
Bacolod City-based team to represent Western Visayas in U15 basketball competition
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Davies Paint Bacolod U15 girls team will represent the Western Visayas in the upcoming 2017 Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) 3×3 U15 national finals in Manila. The team, coached by Gerome Aledron, is comprised of Kiara Mejica of St. Scholastica’s Academy, Lynette Desendario of Brookside Garden Academy in Bago …
Inter-Molasses Traders, Brokers, and Haulers Silver Bowling Tournament 2017 JCB Landings, Inc. leads
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Defending champions Julieta Campos Benedicto (JCB) Landings, Inc. currently leads the ongoing Inter-Molasses Traders, Brokers, and Haulers Silver Bowling Tournament 2017 at the East Bowling Center, located at the Lopue’s East Centre. JCB Landings, Inc. currently holds a 118-pinfall lead, ahead of their closest rival SVG Phils, Inc., 6,629 to …
MassKara Festival ‘Bayle sa MassKara’ is a tribute to the MassKara dancer –Festival Director
“Magical MassKara,” the display of floating tableaus, or artistic arrangements, depicting the MassKara Festival unveiled at the Bacolod City Government Center fountain area over the weekend, dubbed “Bayle sa MassKara,” is a tribute to the MassKara dancer, according to festival director Eli Francis Tajanlangit. “For this year’s public art installation, we [turned] to our award-winning …