The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) will be conducting maintenance activity on Sunday, March 11, which will impact consumers connected to Murcia Feeder 2. Schedule: Sunday (March 11) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Reasons: Continuation of the conversion of a 51-span V-phase primary line to a 51-span 3-phase primary line from …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Antique governor rallies women to be active drivers of change
By Vicente W. Villavert The opening program of the Women’s Month celebration in Antique was ushered in by the launching of “One Billion Rising” at the Evelio B. Javier Freedom Park here led by Gov. Rhodora J. Cadiao as she called the women sector to be active drivers of change. One Billion Rising is an …
P13.7–M allotted for supplemental feeding of day care pupils
By Perla Lena The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allotted PHP13.7 million for the implementation of the 8th cycle of the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) in Iloilo City this year. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) in its regular session on Tuesday authorized Mayor Jose S. Espinosa III to sign an agreement with …
Governor: ‘Bigas ng masa’ will increase rice production
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a recent decision by the Department of Agriculture selecting Negros Occidental as the pilot area for the rural “bigas ng masa” program, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. lauded the decision, saying it would help the province produce more rice than what is typically consumed by next year. …
2018 AFC Cup
Two late strikes lands Ceres FC atop Group F By Paulo Loreto Lim Thanks to two late goals, Ceres-Negros FC, playing before a home crowd at Bacolod City’s Panaad Park and Stadium, defeated Myanmar National League champions Shan United FC last Tuesday, 2-0, in the ongoing 2018 AFC Cup. The match began in …
PAL Interclub Golf Tournament
Manila Southwoods looking for four-peat By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Manila Southwoods is looking for a four-peat win of the PAL Interclub Regular Men’s Championship which begins today, March 8, at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod City. “We prepared long and hard for this,” said non-playing Southwoods skipper Thirdy …
Festival of Football begins next week in San Carlos City
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The 2018 Regional Festival of Football is scheduled to begin next week, set to take place from March 16 to 18 at the San Julio Football Field in San Carlos City. According to Negros Occidental Football Association General-Secretary Ronald Ian Treyes, athletes from Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, and Negros Occidental …
The mystery of ‘un-nok’ at the Cagayan River
Kakampi Mo Ang Batas By Atty. Batas Mauricio LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with …
Like a Miss Universe with a body odor
“I hate to say this, but I’ll repeat it: After death, all we know that you do is stink.” –Dr. Jack Kevorkian Let’s not be confused by the ongoing furor over Boracay Island, tagged as a “cesspool” by President Duterte, and threatened with a closure after being hounded by an ecological crisis. Boracay isn’t …
Is the world ignoring Syria?
Few days ago I found online a video of a girl crying her heart out while hiding underground somewhere in Syria. She was beautiful, and for someone who clearly was so young, she had quite a mind and an awareness of what’s happening around her. She was asking for the world to notice, to speak …