By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella yesterday said he is considering filing a complaint before the Office of the President regarding a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) flood control project along Circumferential Road in Barangay Villamonte, which he believes to be “questionable.” “It is a perfectly good road, …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Iloilo City Lunar New Year festivities underway
The Iloilo City government, in partnership with the Panay chapter of the Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. and Iloilo Sun Yat Sen High School, Inc., kicked off their Lunar New Year celebration with a program at the SM City Iloilo activity center yesterday, which festivities scheduled to run until Sunday, February 18. Cultural …
Distribution of social pensions for Iloilo City seniors ongoing
The Iloilo City Social Welfare and Development Office is continuing to issue pensions for low-income senior citizens as part of their third to fourth quarter entitlements from 2017. The next phase of distributions are set to take place for eligible recipients living in the Mandurriao, Lapuz, and La Paz districts. Local recipients from the Mandurriao …
2018 AFC Cup
Vidaković: AFC Cup is more important than Champions League By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. During a press conference ahead of tonight’s 2018 AFC Cup group stage match against Cambodian League champions Boeung Ket Angkor FC, set to take place at the Panaad Park and Stadium at 7:30 p.m., Ceres-Negros FC coach Risto Vidaković emphasized the significance …
Five Negrense students headed to Jr. NBA National Training Camp
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. A total 10 students from the Visayas were recently selected to participate in the Jr. NBA Regional National Training Camp, scheduled to take place in Manila from May 18 to 20. Among the group, five are from Negros Occidental, with one from Iloilo. The Negrense selections include Nathan Jan Jundana and …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018
Brew Kettle-MSW Bleachers, Supertwins win in Class A By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Brew Kettle-MSW Bleachers recently defeated Mexicali, 85-62, in Class A of the ongoing Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018 at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Po Hang Gym; while Supertwins beat Villamonte/Blitz, 84-74. Mexicali held a slim 18-17 advantage …
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Blatche returns to training ahead of Gilas clash against Australia By Paulo Loreto Lim Following his release from Chinese Basketball Association team Xinjiang Flying Tigers, naturalized center Andray Blatche reportedly returned to daily training with the Philippines national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, ahead of next week’s clash with Australia in the ongoing 2019 FIBA Basketball …
World’s Strongest Man coming to the Philippines in April
By Paulo Loreto Lim The World’s Strongest Man competition, which tests the strength of contestants through a variety of events, will be taking place in Manila from April 23 to May 6. News of the event was recently revealed by the Department of Tourism (DOT); however, officials have yet to name a hosting venue. The competition …
Is ‘Bugok’ coming back?
“To admit you want to have a comeback means you have to admit you weren’t what you were supposed to be. You dropped below your own standard.” – Marilyn Manson If luck would have it, 74-year-old Vicente ‘Bugok’ Ramirez, former mayor of Lambunao, Iloilo in the Philippines, might recapture the municipal hall in 2019. In …
TUCP demands government intervention amid anticipated Coca-Cola layoffs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Vice President Roland de la Cruz recently called on Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III to intervene in the anticipated layoffs of over 600 Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines workers, 100 of which are at risk in Bacolod City and …