“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” –Hal Borland For 17 years, Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach became boxing’s version of Kirk and Michael Douglas, Julio and Enrique Iglesias, and Arthur Jr. and Douglas MacArthur. They were a father and a son who epitomize congruence and plausibility. It seemed like they were …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Sagay City, an emerging sports tourism destination
Over the weekend, I was in Sagay City for the 5th Sinigayan 7-a-side Football Festival, which gathered thousands of footballers from across Negros Occidental at Sagay City National High School. I was surprised how the event has progressed from 40 teams back in 2014. The strong participation of parents and the community has turned the …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018
Silver Graces wins Class A By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Silver Graces won Class A of the Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018 at Bacolod Tay Tung High School over the weekend, defeating Brew Kettle-MSW Bleachers, 85-75, in the finals. Despite lagging, 29-25, in the first quarter, the eventual winners managed …
PAL Interclub Golf Tournament
Manila Southwoods seals four-peat By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Manila Southwoods secured a four-peat victory of the PAL Interclub Regular Men’s Championship yesterday at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod City. The team finished 41 points ahead of their closest rival, the Luisita Golf Club. “This only goes to show …
Sinigayan Festival 2018
DBTI wins two football festival divisions By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) recently won the Mixed 10 and the Boys’ 16 divisions of the Sinigayan 7 A-Side Football Festival at the Sagay National High School football field. In other categories, Villa Angela A won the Boys’ 13, Living …
Third District officials held strategic planning meeting in Tagaytay City
A strategic planning session was held last week in Tagaytay City, where representatives from 21 national government agencies, along with mayors from the Negros Occidental third congressional district, discussed various priority items, including the Infrastructure, Health, Education, Livelihood, and Policy (iHELP) program by Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez. This was the second such …
Daycare Workers Day held at the NOMPAC
The Negros Occidental Provincial Social Welfare Development Office held their first Daycare Workers Day last week at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center (NOMPAC). A total 1,716 participated in the event, which included a ceremonial memorandum of agreement signing between the Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc. and the Zonta Club of Bacolod in support of the …
Task force holds planning workshop for peace and security activities
Task Force Buglas, which ensures coordinated quick response to disasters and terror threats, recently held a planning workshop for the group’s upcoming projects, programs, and activities this year. Task Force Buglas executive director Dr. Ma. Lina Sanogal, who also serves as provincial planning and development coordinator, said the group seeks to conduct programs that protect …
Negros Occidental, La Castellana featured in German tourism exchange
Negros Occidental and the municipality of La Castellana took part in the Internationale Tourismus Börse (ITB), or International Tourism Exchange, which closed yesterday, March 11, in Berlin, Germany. La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Nicor-Mangilimutan participated in the event. The Philippine delegation hopes the event will help cross promotion of local tourism destinations, products and services, along …
Antique observes International Women’s Day
Hundreds gathered at the EBJ Freedom Park in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique last Thursday in observance of International Women’s Day. Antique Governor Governor Rhodora Cadiao addressed the event saying the provincial government is committed to sustaining and supporting gender and development programs throughout the province. Gender and development advocate Ramona Pareñas served as keynote …