We had a three-day holiday out here in the UAE starting last Thursday, November 30. I made use of the holiday to summit Jebel Jais, the tallest peak of the UAE. My team and I summited it passing through Wadi Lativah. Based on my companion’s watch, the peak stood at 1,350 meters above sea level, …
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Iloilo City Mayor personally extends Dinagyang invitation to Duterte
By Paulo Loreto Lim Following an appearance by President Rodrigo Duterte at this year’s MassKara Festival, his second visit to the annual Bacolod City festival since being elected president, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III personally extended an invitation last week to President Rodrigo Duterte for the upcoming Dinagyang Festival, which is scheduled to …
Law enforcement must assure safety for local business to prosper –MBCCI
By Paulo Loreto Lim Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President Frank Carbon called on law enforcement to ensure peace and order in the city for the sake of the local business community. “Peace and order is vital [to] the growth of [the] business industry,” he said recently. “Authorities should assure the business …
Cops raid illegal cockfighting operation in Villamonte
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Operatives from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) City Intelligence Unit (CIU) raided a suspected illegal cockfighting operation and arrested eight suspects at the Villa Fe Subdivision in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police identified the suspects as Dante Yap, Eric Aguihon, Rogelio Salcedo, Raulan Supilanas, July Valencia, Brian …
Bar worker mauled in Sum-ag
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman was arrested early Saturday evening after she allegedly mauled a bar worker along Natalia Street in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City. Police refused to name the victim, but identified the suspect as 26-year- old Andrea Camille Mamuyac of San Juan, Batangas. Police Station 9 (PS9) said they received a call around 7:37 …
Kabankalan City OMB raid yields P13.5M worth of pirated CDs, DVDs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P13,580,000 worth of pirated CDs and DVDs were confiscated after the Optical Media Board (OMB) and Kabankalan City police conducted a late Friday afternoon raid at the Kabankalan City Public Market, located in Barangay 1, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. According to OMB Enforcement and Investigation Division head Maricel Areglo, the …
Five drown over the weekend in Dumangas
The Dumangas municipal police and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) retrieved five bodies off the coast of the town’s Barangay Bacay on Saturday. The five were part of a group of seven teenagers on a swimming excursion. Authorities identified the five as Ken Segura, Voltaire Jade Derutas, Stephen Lopez, Carlo Lopez, and Roger Derutas. According to …
2017 PFL Finals Series
Ceres FC waits until the last minute to capture the first leg By Paulo Loreto Lim An injury time goal from Ceres-Negros FC midfielder Stephan Schröck gave the visiting side a 1-0 win against Kaya Futbol Club-Makati yesterday in the first leg of their Philippines Football League (PFL) semifinal at the University of Makati …
Fil-Sino Inter-Color Basketball Tournament
Royal Star Trading takes title By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Royal Star Trading defeated Basecom, 82-73, to recently capture the Fil-Sino Inter-Color Basketball Tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym. The first half closed with the eventual champions taking a slim 33-32 lead. In the third quarter, Royal Star Trading managed to …
2017 Pacific School Games
Philippines wins softball double header By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine national softball team, which includes several Domingo Lacson National High School (DLNHS) students, swept their opening double header of the 2017 Pacific School Games, which kicked off yesterday at the Adelaide Shores Sports Complex in Adelaide, Australia. The team’s day began with …