By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) opened its new four-story, 20-classroom school building yesterday morning, which will cater to the school’s senior high school program. NOHS Principal Mario Amaca said around 1,400 senior high students will take advantage of the new building. He is also expecting another school building, which is …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Victims of scams should file charges –SEC Official
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During the recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Information Seminar, which held two sessions at the MassKara Hall of the Bacolod City Government Center last Thursday and Friday, SEC Human Resources and Administrative Department Director Gerardo del Rosario called on scam victims to come forward and file charges. “We cannot …
Iloilo City Mayor: NBI looking into scammers posing as me
By Paulo Loreto Lim Following reports of an unidentified individual calling The Mansion, a hotel in Iloilo City, last week, posing as Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III, the local chief executive has since warned local businessmen of a potential scam. “I have already asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into …
Ombudsman suspends five police officers, three others
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Five police officers and three members of Task Force Lawod, a law enforcement division focused on illegal fishing, were suspended by the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman-Military and Other Law Enforcement Offices for three months without pay, following an administrative complaint filed by crew members of a fishing vessel apprehended …
37th NOPSSCEA: CSAV wins men’s basketball title
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias (CSAV) defeated the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) last night, 82-64, to win the 2017 Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) men’s basketball title at the STI-West Negros University gym. The newly-minted champions won the finals series 2-1. CSAV …
Class of 1982 leads
NOHSAAI Duckpin Bowling Festival for Unity By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Class of 1982 currently leads the ongoing Negros Occidental High School Alumni Association, Inc. (NOHSAAI) Duckpin Bowling Festival for Unity at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. They lead the pack with 2,935 pinfalls, followed by the Class of 1985 …
Basecom beats Royal Star Trading
Fil-Sino Inter-Color Basketball Tournament By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Basecom recently defeated Royal Star Trading, 83-75, in the ongoing Fil-Sino Inter-Color Basketball Tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym. Basecom built a healthy 28-10 lead in the first period, which they held at the end of the second quarter, going into the half …
37th NOPSSCEA: SJI wins 10-under volleyball title
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. St. John’s Institute-Team A recently won the 2017 Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) 10-under volleyball title, beating Trinity Christian School-Team A, 25-22 and 25-21, at the Montalbo residence. On the roster for the winning squad were Antonella Jayobo, Samantha Coja, Rihanna Navarro, Beatrice Tamayo, …
37th NOPSSCEA: BTTHS captures elementary basketball title in overtime
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) recently defeated the University of St. La Salle (USLS) in overtime, 76-65, to capture the 2017 Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) elementary division basketball title at the STI-West Negros University gym. BTTHS took an early 16-9 lead in …
OBO issues work stoppage order on Capitol Central Mall
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Office of the Building Official (OBO) issued a work stoppage order on the under construction Capitol Central Mall, which saw a portion of the complex collapse last weekend, killing two laborers. OBO head, Engr. Isidro Sun, Jr., said, based on a personal inspection last November 13, …