I was invited to the Grand Fiesta Manila, which took place at Resorts World Manila (RWM). It was a fun-filled night at Passion, the Cantonese restaurant on premises. Joined by media friends and RWM partners from across the country, we enjoyed a sumptuous cuisine. During the meal, RWM brought in comedians GB Labrador and, my …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
37th NOPSSCEA: Lopue’s -La Salle wins secondary, tertiary table tennis events
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Lopue’s-University of St. La Salle (USLS) team recently won the secondary and tertiary divisions of the 2017 Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) table tennis competition at the Visayan Maritime Academy (VMA) Global College gym. The victors won the men and women’s tertiary divisions over …
I believe Vitaliano
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” –Maya Angelou If not for an invitation for me to participate in a blitz chess tournament in the Long Island on November 12, I would have forgotten that tournament host and organizer Vitaliano ‘Nonoy’ V. Rafael, an industrial engineer and realtor, was outgoing …
Alert Level 2 declared over Mt. Kanlaon
Nearly 250 quakes recorded in 24 hours By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised the status of Mt. Kanlaon to ‘Alert Level 2’ following a spike in the number of earthquakes recorded at the volcano. Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) head Zeaphard Caelian said Phivolcs …
City Legal Officer on graft accusations by Penjan Builders: They’re distorting facts
They were victimized by the Puentevella administration –Bayatan By Paulo Loreto Lim In response to an open letter penned by a group representing Penjan Builders and Supply to President Rodrigo Duterte and the PDP-Laban, accusing the administration of Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia of “graft and corruption to its highest order,” City Legal Officer, Atty. …
Bacolod City dengue cases dropped by 17 percent this year –CHO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of dengue cases in Bacolod City dropped by 17 percent compared to last year, based on the latest data released by the City Health Office (CHO) yesterday morning. CHO Environment and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, said from January until November 4 of this year, they recorded …
Robbers hit San Carlos City motorcycle shop
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A motorcycle shop was struck by unidentified robbers in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, yesterday morning. Police identified the establishment as Rusco Motors Incorporated. San Carlos City police chief, Police Superintendent D’Artagnan Katalbas, Jr., said the discovery was made by branch manager Marc Trifuno Gonzalez after he walked into the …
Negros Occidental Provincial Government to provide P2M for Marawi City relief
Budget Officer tasked with finding a source for funding By Paulo Loreto Lim According to Negros Occidental Acting Provincial Administrator, Dr. Lucille Gelvolea, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. has requested Provincial Budget Officer Jose Percival to find a source of funding for the P2 million the provincial government pledged towards the rehabilitation of Marawi …
City Councilor claims a ‘sacred duty’ to call for public hearings
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. In response to the rejection of his request for more public hearings on the recent endorsement by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of a bill, earlier submitted by Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya before the House of Representatives, requesting Bacolod City’s Charter Day be changed from October …
CHO still awaiting confirmatory test results regarding suspected bacterial disease
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga City Health Office (CHO) Environment and Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, said they are still awaiting the confirmatory test results from the five-year-old who recently passed away from a suspected case of meningococcemia, a bacterial disease. In a press conference yesterday, Tan said they are expecting confirmatory tests to …