By Paulo Loreto Lim The 2018 Bacolaodiat Invitational Table Tennis Championship, which took place earlier this month as part of the annual Bacolaodiat Festival, saw over 150 compete in various categories. Among the winners included Geuf Veloso in the 10-and-under boys (beginners), Jona Gonzales in the 10-and-under girls (beginners), Joaquin Bragancia in the 10-and-under …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
2018 WVRAA
Hanah Taekwondo earns four golds, four silvers By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Athletes of the Hanah Taekwondo gym earned a total four gold and four silver medals at the 2018 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet in Iloilo City. Earning gold in the kyorugi, or sparring, events included Mary Angeline Alcantara in the …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018
Cobra, Summit win in Class B By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Cobra recently defeated Barista, 55-50, while Summit beat Coco Fresh, 81-47, in Class B of the ongoing Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018 at Bacolod Tay Tung High School. Badong Eufre led Cobra with 17 points, followed by Jeremy Coo with …
PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup
Bago City boxers sweep seven bouts By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bago City boxers swept all seven of their bouts during the quarterfinals of the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup, which took place over the weekend at the Enan Chiong Activity Center in Naga City, Cebu. Carlo Guevarra won in the youth boys’ light flyweight …
Teachers with guns is the solution, Trump says
School shootings have been a common occurrence in the United States in the past months. I cannot stop myself from being concerned about the safety of the people inside schools, even when I am not a US citizen. Innocent lives were taken in an instant because of these shootings and there may be more lives …
No solid punches
“The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel.” –James Thurber In my opinion, the libel cases former Philippine health secretary Janette Loreto-Garin filed against former health secretary Paulyn Obial and three other Department of Health (DOH) officials weren’t solid punches. Libel is a difficult case to …
A lesson from Master Chief John Urgayle
When we were younger, most of us wanted to be leaders. Our tiny heads contained very little wisdom then so we thought leading is way better than following. We thought that the leader is the only one who has a say so whatever he/she says, everyone must follow. And it’s always good to be followed, …
Local Coca-Cola employees to protest impending layoffs
GAWA: Coca-Cola cannot use TRAIN Law as excuse for layoffs By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Employees of the Bacolod City Coca-Cola plant plan to protest the impending layoffs earlier announced by Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines. The company attributed the decision to the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, which will …
NUJP claims ‘democracy is being taken away’ under Duterte
By Paulo Loreto Lim The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) held a protest yesterday as part of commemorations for the 32nd anniversary of the People Power movement, which ousted former President Ferdinand Marcos. “We all thought that democracy was given back to the people,” said NUJP Director Nonoy Espina. “32 years …
Local DENR officials face charges over illegal structures
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An administrative case was recently filed before the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas against two Negros Occidental Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials who allegedly failed to act on the proliferation of illegal structures at the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP). Green Alert Network (GAN) filed the case …