By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following a championship 2017 season with Ceres-Negros FC, goalkeeper Roland Müller announced he will be taking leave from the club to spend more time with family. “I want to be with my wife and support her pregnancy,” he earlier informed the club. “This will be my new chapter [and] …
Monthly Archives: December 2017
UP looking to recruit BTTHS discus thrower
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. According to reports, the University of the Philippines (UP) may be looking to recruit Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) discus thrower Franz Gela Bintad. “I am only facilitating whatever would benefit our student-athletes,” said BTTHS Vice President for Sports Jose Montalbo. “I want them to have the freedom …
PNP reminds the pubic to secure their homes if away for the holidays
The Philippine National Police (PNP) reminded the public to secure their homes if they plan to be away during the holidays. The agency suggested having a burglar alarm if possible, in order for others to be made aware of an intruder; do not leave notes outside the house or posts on social media indicating …
BSP urges public to trade in coins for paper bills
During a recent meeting of information officers in Bacolod City, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Senior Research Specialist Randy Bolves called on the public to trade in loose coins for paper bills, calling it a part of the BSP coin recirculation program. “The BSP-Bacolod, through its economics and financial learning center division, can exchange your …
Five Christmases later and it still doesn’t feel like home
This year marks the fifth Christmas in Bacolod City since moving back to the Philippines in 2012. In all that time, however, despite Bacolod City being my birthplace, it still does not feel like home. One can argue, nearly 30 years living abroad, it is hard to overcome so much experience elsewhere, but in this …
A vision, a mission we call ‘Payag’
It started in a fast-food somewhere within the city. We were having a late night meal and in the middle of it all, we started talking about the troubles of the world. Why are there wars? Why are people so greedy? What is God doing with hunger and poverty? Those are just among the questions …
Tropical Storm Vinta: PAGASA issues public warning, southern Negros under Storm Signal #1
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday issued public warnings regarding Tropical Storm Vinta as it is poised to strike the eastern portion of Mindanao today, along with declaring a Storm Signal #1 over the southern part of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental. The storm is …
PRO-6 maintains readiness despite NPA truce
Gorero: NPA will honor the ceasefire By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) yesterday said they would maintain alert readiness despite President Rodrigo Duterte announcing a holiday ceasefire between government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA). According to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, the ceasefire is set to begin at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, December 23, …
Carles man remains missing after boat capsized earlier this week
By Paulo Loreto Lim Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continue to search for 33-year-old Johncel Condello, a resident of Gigantes Sur, located within the municipal limits of Carles, Iloilo, who has been missing since a boat he was aboard capsized last Tuesday, December 19. According to a report from the PCG, 18-year-old …
Supreme Court en banc dismisses Puentevella poll protest appeal
Bayatan: It’s impossible to get a reversal By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Supreme Court en banc recently dismissed the appeal filed by former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella challenging the earlier dismissal of his poll protest following the 2016 Bacolod City mayoral election that saw Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia earn 120,231 votes …