By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An architect reportedly committed suicide inside a memorial park in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental yesterday morning. Police have refused to name the victim but confirmed he was 45 years old and a resident of the said city. San Carlos City police duty investigator, Senior Police Officer 1 (SPO1) …
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Tricycle-truck collision kills mother, injures one in Sagay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A mother was killed, while another was injured, after a truck collided with the tricycle they were riding in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Monday afternoon. Police identified the fatality as 42-year-old Josephine Gayola, a resident of Barangay Bandila, Toboso; while the injured was identified as 50-year-old Mila Casova, also …
P200K worth of property burned down in Victorias City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around P200,000 worth of property were either damaged or destroyed following a Monday morning house fire at the Teacher’s Village in Barangay 9, Victorias City, Negros Occidental. Authorities identified the homeowner as Emma Hechanova. Based on initial investigation by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started around …
125K Negros Occidental residents to
receive unconditional cash transfer By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 125,279 Negros Occidental residents are expected to receive a P200 unconditional cash transfer from the government, in an effort to mitigate effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. In a radio interview yesterday, Shella Mae Lastimosa, who …
Lopue’s National Open Table Tennis Championship
180 expected for competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Around 180 participants are expected for the 10th Lopue’s National Open Table Tennis Championship, set to take place from March 23 to 24 at the Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) playing center at Lopue’s San Sebastian. According to table tennis coach Marell Lagunday, the …
Swimming competition held in La Carlota City
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Sta. Fe Crocs won the Mayor Luis J. Jalandoni III Age-Group Invitation Swimfest 2018, which recently took place at the SRA swimming pool in Barangay La Granja, La Carlota City. Bago City Swim Club, Inc. came in second while the host team, the Mangkas Crawlers swim team, took …
PAL Interclub Golf Tournament
Canlubang looks to capture regular men’s competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After Canlubang won the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub Golf Senior Tournament last weekend, the team is looking to take the PAL Interclub Regular Men’s Championship, which begins tomorrow, March 8, at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club in Bacolod City. …
More support for Negrense coconut farmers sought
An award-winning coconut farmer-producer in Negros Occidental stressed the need for more government support to farmers to expand the country’s coconut sugar industry. Antonio Jesus Orbida, executive director of PeacePond Farmers Association based in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, said over the weekend that coco sugar production in Negros is still minimal due to several factors. Orbida, …
Small town lottery firm hosts ‘Hampangan’ for Talisay City elementary school students
Small town lottery firm Super Lucky Beagler, Inc. (SLBI) recently hosted their Traveling Hampangan, an event featuring a playground and snacks for local children, in Barangay Cabatangan in Talisay City. Over 365 students of Cabatangan Elementary School took part in the event. SLBI Director Dino Jalandoni discussed the positive impact of the program. “[‘Hampangan’] allows …
Taiwanese university offers scholarships for local students
Nanhua University in Taiwan recently offered scholarships to three recipients of the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program (NOSP), which covers post-graduate studies over the course of two years and one month. The three recipients are graduates of Murcia’s Catholic Ming Yuan College, Inc. (CMYC), including Chrecel Mae Lasquite, Cheska Aujero, and Marilyn Aldamar. The total scholarship …