By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Roldan ‘The Cobra’ Aldea of Kabankalan City defeated Nathan Bolcio via technical knockout to win the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) lightweight belt at the Elorde Sports Complex in Parañaque City last weekend. The fight marked the twelfth win in Aldea’s career. Meanwhile, in the undercard fight, Ricardo Sueno …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
2018 WVRAA
Negros Occidental contingent leaves for Iloilo today By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The over 700 members of the Negros Occidental contingent are scheduled to leave today, February 15, to compete in the 2018 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet, set to take place at the Iloilo Sports Complex from February 18 to 23. According to …
NBTC 2018
DMLMHS qualifies for regional competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Silay City’s Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School (DMLMHS) recently defeated Vito National High School (VNHS) of Sagay City in Game 3 of their 2018 National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) Silay leg best-of-three finals series, earning qualification for the 2018 NBTC Regional Finals in …
Is Boracay in a sad state?
Talking with an individual, once tagged “the second-most traveled person in the world,” he insisted, “Boracay is the best beach in the world.” Having visited every beach anybody has heard of, he still believes Boracay is the best. In contrast, President Rodrigo Duterte has recently expressed dismay over the present state of the beach, which …
Why you should date a philosopher on Valentine’s day?
“For this was Saint Valentine’s Day, when all the birds of every kind that men can imagine come to choose their mates.” –Geoffrey Chauncey, Parliament of the Foules February 14, a day which changes the course of humanity, where individuals are in love throughout the day, then continue their normal lives after 24 hours of …
Tropical Storm Basyang
Classes suspended, passengers stranded at ports By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Tropical Storm Basyang has forced the suspension of classes across Negros due to concerns over possible flooding with both Bacolod City and Cadiz City mayors issuing executive orders last Monday postponing all classes. Himamaylan City, Bago City, and Pontevedra later issued similar orders, …
2018 AFC Cup
Ceres destroys Boeung, 9-0 By Paulo Loreto Lim Ceres-Negros FC blew away Cambodian League champions Boeung Ket Angkor FC, 9-0, in their 2018 AFC Cup group stage match last night at a rainy Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City. The home side nearly struck just after the first minute after midfielder Bienvenido Marañón offered …
Ceneco blames down power line for Monday evening’s power interruptions
By Paulo Loreto Lim After Bacolod City residents experienced power interruptions Monday evening, the Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) cited two Bacolod-Silay 69kV poles went down, which caused power interruptions for areas covered by the Burgos, Mt. View, Talisay, Lopez, and Panaogao (Silay) feeders. While the utility co-op claimed power was fully restored to the …
Boracay business group responds to Duterte: The President is misinformed
After President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to shut down resort destination Boracay and calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to get a handle of the ongoing pollution problem within six months, Boracay Foundation Incorporated (BFI) responded to the president’s claims, calling him “misinformed.” “[His] statement stems from misinformation and unverified data,” the group …
Labor group concerned deployment ban to Kuwait will increase local unemployment
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) responded to the government’s ban on deploying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait, amid reports surrounding the deaths of several migrant workers, expressing their concern over local unemployment. “[The ban] will have an impact on the problem of unemployment, which is already …