Inter-Barkada Softball Slow-Pitch Tournament By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. A total of six teams are set to compete in the 1st Inter-Barkada Softball Slow-Pitch Tournament in Talisay City. Among the teams taking part include Mighty Slugger, Mapalaron East, Carlos Hilado Memorial State College-Fortune Towne, Stallion, Alcoholic Warriors, and Purok Amor. Meanwhile, Talisay City Councilor Rolin …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
37th NOPSSCEA: Riverside College wins men’s tennis competition
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Riverside College (RC) recently won the 2017 Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) men’s tennis competition at the Manville Royale tennis court in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City. RC took first place, followed by the University of St. La Salle (USLS). In the elementary girls’ competition, …
37th NOPSSCEA: Men’s basketball finals today
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias (CSAV) will meet the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) in the finals of the 2017 Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) men’s basketball competition today at 5:30 p.m. at the STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) gym. “We will try our very …
Work stoppage order issued following Capitol Central complex collapse
By Paulo Loreto Lim In light of the recent collapse of a portion of the under construction Capitol Central Mall, which resulted in the death of two laborers, the Department of Labor and Employment-Region VI (DOLE-6) yesterday issued a work stoppage order. According to DOLE Negros Occidental Field Office chief Mary Agnes N. Capigon, the …
Group pens letter accusing Mayor, ‘gang’ of ‘graft and corruption to its highest order’
By Paulo Loreto Lim A group, including journalist Edgar Cadagat and former city contractors Antonio Wong and Perfecto Señeres, recently penned an open letter to President Rodrigo Duterte and the PDP-Laban, requesting an investigation into Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia and “his gang” on alleged “graft and corruption to its highest order.” They provided a …
Human rights alliance group condemns murder of former Purok Chairman
Projects more killings in the future, blames Duterte administration By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The southern Negros chapter of human rights alliance group September 21 Movement yesterday denounced the recent killing of former Purok Chairman Webby Argabio, Sr., characterizing the murder as “an attack on [the] legitimate struggle and rights of the farmers.” During a press conference …
Iloilo City Congressman charged with graft
The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division charged Iloilo Lone District Rep. Jerry Treñas with graft, in relation to a P500,000 donation from Senator Loren Legarda, intended for the construction of the Iloilo Press Club building, during his time as Iloilo City mayor. According to the decision, the then-mayor gave “unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference” for the funding; …
Potential HIV-positive individuals encouraged to get tested
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) HIV and AIDS Core Team (HACT) is urging individuals who may have potentially contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to get tested. Amid the rising number of HIV-related cases in Negros Occidental, HACT nurse Emmanuel Rectra II said their clinic is always …
Muslim Brotherhood echoes Diocese call for opposition to civil union bill
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local Muslim community of Bacolod City joined the Diocese of Bacolod in calling for the opposition to the civil unions proposal, claiming an equivalence to same-sex marriage, which was previously forwarded by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Abdul Rasheed Espinosa, leader of the local Muslim Brotherhood, said, for Muslims, there …
American expat group expresses opposition to Trump’s ‘authoritarian tendencies’
By Paulo Loreto Lim A group of American expatriates in the Philippines calling themselves TeamMuellerManila, named for Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is currently tasked with investigating alleged collusion between US President Donald Trump and the Russian government during the 2016 presidential election, expressed their opposition to the Trump administration as the American president visits …