By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) made it two losses in a row after recently falling to De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) in straight sets, 25-18 and 25-19, in the ongoing Rebisco Volleyball League at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Laguna. Despite the loss, BTTHS led early …
Monthly Archives: November 2017
PSC is not properly equipped to transition into the Department of Sports –Former PSC Chair
Mequi: The Philippines lacks academics, scholars, scientists, leaders By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After a House of Representatives technical working group was tasked with creating the Department of Sports, a replacement of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), former PSC chair, Dr. Perry Mequi, said the agency is not ready to transition. “The Philippines lacks …
Real estate expo at SM City Bacolod begins next week
The Philippine Association of Real Estate Boards and the Negros Occidental Real Estate Board, Inc. (PAREB-NOREBI) will be holding the 1st Real Estate Expo at the north atrium of SM City Bacolod, beginning Monday, November 27, and running until December 3. BelleArte and Camella Homes will be featured as major exhibitors of the expo, along with participation …
DICT names Iloilo City a potential ‘Smart City’
During the National Information and Communications Technology Summit in Cagayan de Oro City last week, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) named Iloilo City among the potential “Digital or Smart Cities.” “We are hoping Iloilo City could declare itself [a] ‘Smart City’ by [year-end],” said Iloilo Federation for Information Technology (IFIT) Executive Director …
Giant Lantern Festival begins next month in Iloilo City
The Iloilo City Tourism and Development Office (CTDO) will be holding the first Giant Lantern Festival next month, scheduled to run from December 8 until January 6. The entries will be on display along Muelle Loney Street, with the winners to be announced on December 15, during the City Hall Christmas Party at Plaza Libertad, with first place …
Iloilo City Government invited to leaders forum
The Iloilo City government was invited to attend this year’s Top Leaders Forum, set to take place on Wednesday, November 29, at the Conrad Manila in Pasay City. “We are greatly honored to be invited [to] this forum,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III. “We will touch base with these groups to show to them …
Short film advocating depression awareness, prevention wins Population Office contest
By Jezza A. Nepomoceno and Nicho Carlo P. Salazar The short film “Pang-agda sa Kadulom (Invitation to Darkness),” produced by peer helpers of the Guimbal National High School Teen Center, was declared the winner of the 2nd Information Education Campaign sa Sine contest, an event put on by the Iloilo Provincial Population Office, during a …
USLS chemical engineering student tops licensure examination
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A University of St. La Salle (USLS) chemical engineering student topped this year’s licensure exam. 21-year-old John Cyril Claur, a resident of the Regent Pearl Homes Subdivision in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City earned a score of 84.20 percent, alongside Jared Philip Condez of the University of the Philippines-Visayas. In an …
PLAI National Congress closes today at SMX
The Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) National Congress, which opened at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod earlier this week, comes to a close today, November 24. The event, which gathered over 1,000 delegates, included the presence of the 11-member delegation from the Thai Library Association. Keynote speakers for the event included University …
Three children die in Felisa blaze after being locked inside by their father
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Three children were confirmed dead after a fire broke out inside their home at Bangga Totong, Barangay Felisa, Bacolod City, yesterday afternoon. Rescuers identified the fatalities as four-year-old Arthur Diloy, three-year-old Agerico Diloy, Jr., and two-year-old Mary Auxencia Diloy. Based on an initial probe performed by arson investigators from the …