The Palitik sa Plaza chess tournament, scheduled to open on Saturday, January 20, is seeking participants. The competition will run for six rounds and can accommodate for 40 contestants. Interested parties can visit the Iloilo City Sports Development Office on weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m./WDJ
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Global adds to their roster
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Global Cebu FC recently revealed the signings of former FC Meralco Manila midfielder Curt Dizon and UAAP Season 78 Most Valuable Player, midfielder Daniel Gadia. The team, which finished second place in last year’s Philippines Football League (PFL), hopes the additions will bring some national football team experience to …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018
Tournament begins on Sunday By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, January 21, at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) Po Hang Gym, with 22 teams, split into Class A and Class B divisions. Class A is comprised of Villamonte/Blitz, Singcang …
Dinagyang Festival 2018
Sporting events underway By Paulo Loreto Lim Sporting events for Dinagyang Festival 2018, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, are currently underway, having opened last week with the Dinagyang Mayor’s Cup, which ran from January 12 to 14, and ended with Santa Clarita International High School, based in the La Paz district …
Love, sex, greed for money don’t mix
“There are crimes of passion and crimes of logic. The boundary between them is not clearly defined.” –Albert Camus We don’t need Hollywood or Tagalog crime and soap opera movies to warn us that it’s not only taboo to mix love and insatiable greed for money, it’s downright fatal. We don’t need to be reminded …
Negros among priority locations for clearing insurgents –3ID Commander
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Recently-installed Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Brigadier General Dino Dolina, yesterday revealed during a courtesy call on Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., Negros is still among the priority locations for the clearing of insurgents, which includes the New People’s Army (NPA). “We have firmed up plans about …
No funds to provide lighting for Araneta-Magsaysay flyover –Local DPWH
By Neska Centina Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bacolod City District Engineering Office head, Engr. Abraham Villareal, affirmed they currently have no funds to provide for lighting along the Araneta-Magsaysay flyover, which opened to the public last month. He said the lighting situation may be resolved next year for the structure that cost …
Capiz barangay evacuated amid heavy rains
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) recently ordered the evacuation of Barangay Agbatuan in Dumarao after “critical ground movement” was detected Monday afternoon, which indicates a potential for landslides. The province has been battered by heavy rains over the past few weeks, with widespread flooding impacting over 100 barangays …
2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
Ceres wins on penalties, advances to second preliminary round By Paulo Loreto Lim Ceres-Negros FC faced Myanmar National League champions Shan United FC in the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League qualifying play-offs yesterday at Taunggyi Stadium, where Ceres won 1-1 (4-3) on penalty kicks and advanced a step closer to qualifying for the …
CHO: Leptospirosis cases up in 2017
By Neska Centina The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) recently revealed 22 cases of leptospirosis, a type of bacterial disease, were reported in 2017, up from the 16 reported in the previous year. There were also seven deaths associated with the disease last year. CHO Environment Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan, said no cases …