2017 PFL Finals Series: Ceres FC gets home-field advantage in Saturday’s final

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December 12, 2017
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  By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.   Following yesterday’s Philippines Football League (PFL) meeting, the board decided the final match, scheduled for Saturday, December 16, at 6:00 p.m., will be held at the Panaad Park and Stadium. The decision gives Ceres-Negros FC a home-field advantage as they prepare to take on Global Cebu FC. Both Ceres …

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2017 Palarong Panlalawigan: Area 5 loses in volleyball, blanked in football

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December 12, 2017
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Area 5, comprised of Himamaylan City, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, Isabela, Hinigaran, and Binalbagan, suffered defeats in the secondary girls’ volleyball and secondary boys’ football competition at the ongoing 2017 Palarong Panlalawigan. Area 5 lost the volleyball competition in straight sets to defending champion Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA), which …

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Tchoukball clinic held over the weekend

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December 12, 2017
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By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.   The Tchoukball Association of the Philippines (TAP), with the Tchoukball Association of Negros (TAN) and the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Negros Occidental, held a tchoukball clinic over the weekend at the Panaad Park and Stadium covered court. TAP President Raymund Jamelo; TAN director, Atty. Juliana Carbon; and …

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SCUAA-6: CPSU-San Carlos defends men’s football title

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December 12, 2017
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By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.   The San Carlos campus of Central Philippines State University (CPSU) recently defended their men’s football title at the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association-Region VI (SCUAA-6) meet in Antique. CPSU defeated the Iloilo State College of Fisheries in the finals, 2-0. Meanwhile, the Iloilo Science and Technology University took …

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Eat moderately this holiday season –Iloilo CHO

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December 12, 2017
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With Christmas quickly approaching, the Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) advised holiday revelers to eat moderately, particularly with holiday favorites like lechon and hamon often served at gatherings. “It is not prohibited to eat these kinds of food, but eat moderately,” said health officer, Dr. Bernard Caspe. “It is important to eat healthy and have …

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Why husband Richard is silent

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December 12, 2017
Posted in OPINION

“A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong” –Milton Berle Before the start of any formal investigation in congress on the Dengvaxia tragedy, the name of Dr. Janette Loreto-Garin is already in tatters. Angry parents, politicians, health workers, opinion writers tore to shreds the former Philippines Department of Health (DOH) secretary and blamed …

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Iloilo City holds robotics training workshop

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December 12, 2017
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The Local Economic and Investments Promotion Office (LEIPO) held the First Robotics Training Workshop last week at the Iloilo City Diamond Jubilee Hall. “This is just an introduction to robotics,” said LEIPO head Ritchel Gavan. “Iloilo has been identified as one of first digital cities in the Philippines by the Department of Information and Communications …

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Negros Occidental Information Officers recognized at year-end awards

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December 12, 2017
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Visayas West 1 Division of Social Security System (SSS) and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Information Officer Drexel Glen Pajarilla and Atty. Janice Diaz, who serves as a Negros Occidental information officer, were named “Best Performing Information Officers” during a year-end conference in Iloilo City. Meanwhile, other award recipients included “Titulo Dos” for best news …

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San Carlos City named ‘ASEAN Clean Tourist City’

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December 12, 2017
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San Carlos City was recently named the winner of the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Clean Tourist City Award and are scheduled to be formally awarded next month, January 26, at the Shangri-La Hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand. “With this award, we hope to hear more stories of San Carlos City’s success in the …

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Japanese language training program to open 32 slots next month for aspiring caregivers

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December 12, 2017
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Genki Negros, Inc. (GNI), a language training center, announced they will have 32 slots available in January 2018 for students interested in their six-month training program. According to Executive Assistant Yoji Watanabe, the program runs for six months and is intended for candidates between the ages of 20 and 25 who plan on working as …

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