By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Former Ceres-Negros FC striker Fernando Rodríguez recently signed with Indonesia Liga 1 club Mitra Kukar FC. “Hopefully, Fernando can also be the top scorer in Liga 1,” said Mitra Kukar CEO Endri Erawan. During his one season with Ceres, Rodríguez scored 26 goals in 32 appearances./JSG, WDJ\
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Livioco leads January TMC competition
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Raymund Livioco currently leads the ongoing Tenpin Masters Challenge (TMC) Season Four January competition at the East Bowling Center, located at the Lopue’s East Centre, with 1,290 pinfalls. Nap Pedreso sits in second place with 1,226 pinfalls, followed by Jasper Quimanhan with 1,213 and Ariel Yelo with 1,210. The …
Ceres FC prepares for international competition with several new signings
FC Meralco Manila drops out of PFL By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC recently revealed the signing of midfielder Mike Ott, younger brother of Ceres midfielder Manny Ott, from Thai League 2 club Angthong FC. The addition makes it five new acquisitions for the Negrense club ahead of their 2018 AFC Champions League …
Negrense fighters among the Top 10 in the December 2017 boxing rankings
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The recently released December 2017 rankings from the World Boxing Organization (WBO), the International Boxing Federation (IBF), and the World Boxing Council (WBC) each featured Negrense boxers among their Top 10. Bago City-born boxer Aston ‘Mighty’ Palicte, who defended his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super flyweight title against …
The cultural context of the Black Nazarene
The translacion of the Black Nazarene is monumental history in the Philippines. I call it monumental history because the devotees’ desperation for help, depicted through their fervent devotion, shows they have no one else to hold on to except Him. Faith is a vital part of people’s everyday life considering this has been in practice …
Dinagsa Festival 2018
Sports events scheduled By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The annual Dinagsa Festival, scheduled to begin on Saturday, January 13, in Cadiz City, and expected to run until January 28, will include a variety of sporting events. Bayabas Elementary School will host a two-day football festival beginning on opening day, while the Cadiz City Grandstand will also …
He’s hitched, finally!
They always say that a boy and a girl can never be the best of friends because one will certainly fall in love with the other one way or another. I personally disagree with this notion considering that most of the people I consider best friends are males, and some of them I tagged as …
Says a lot when politicians are suspended, dismissed, or jailed every day
Since December 2017, Sipalay City Mayor Oscar Montilla, Jr., Iloilo Lone District Rep. Jerry Treñas, and several former and current members of the Bacolod City Council were suspended from office. In addition, both former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo were served double dismissals from the Office of the …
Dinagsa Festival 2018
Sports events scheduled By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The annual Dinagsa Festival, scheduled to begin on Saturday, January 13, in Cadiz City, and expected to run until January 28, will include a variety of sporting events. Bayabas Elementary School will host a two-day football festival beginning on opening day, while the Cadiz City Grandstand will also be …
Sagay Men’s Open Championships
La Salle FC, AdMU lead the pack By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres La Salle FC and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) currently lead the 2nd Sagay Men’s Open Championships at Sagay National High School, which is scheduled to end today. La Salle FC kept an untarnished record after they recently beat the Negros Selection, …