Danice Decolongon of Ilog town was crowned Lin-ay sang Negros 2018 on April 20, 2018. This 18-year-old senior high graduate of Liceo de La Salle is the first to win the title for the southern Negros municipality since the beauty search began in 1994. Decolongon bested 26 other candidates during the coronation night witnessed by …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Sadness and confidence when my mother died
Kakampi Mo Ang Batas Atty. Batas Mauricio “…Yet, to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God…” –John 1:12-13 Sadness and confidence …
Filipino boxer wins IBO belt
By Paulo Loreto Lim Boxer Michael ‘Gloves on Fire’ Dasmarinas won the International Boxing Organization (IBO) bantamweight title over the weekend after beating French boxer Karim Guerfi via knockout during the “Roar of Singapore IV-Night of Champions” at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The Camarines Sur native won after knocking out his opponent in the …
Lessons from the Land of the Rising Sun
My 10-day stay in Japan, part of a cultural immersion program called “JENESYS 2017: Social Peacebuilding Exchange,” under the Japan International Cooperation Center, was an eye-opening experience. Alongside eight other delegates, all coming from different regions of the Philippines, it was an honor for me to head the delegation and represent the country. The program …
BCBC Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League 2018
KMH takes title By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Kami Mga Hubin (KMH) recently won the Group A title of the 17th Bowlers Club of Bacolod City (BCBC) Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League 2018 at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. KMH won with 314 pinfalls, beating BCY 2’s 294. Meanwhile, …
2018 Palarong Pambansa
WV finishes third place overall, tops demonstration sports By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Western Visayas finished the 2018 Palarong Pambansa in third place overall, earning a total of 46 gold, 45 silver, and 55 bronze medals. The region finished in the same position last year, at the time, without the inclusion of …
Former Olympian dies in Bago City motorcycle accident
Operator was drunk, not wearing a helmet –report By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Leopoldo Baylon Cantancio, Jr., who represented the Philippines in boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, died last Friday in a motorcycle accident at Purok Narra in Barangay Malingin, …
Army: Another UP Cebu graduate reportedly joined the NPA in Negros
NPA members accused of sexual molestation, attempted rape By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303 IB) yesterday revealed another University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) graduate has joined the New People’s Army (NPA). 303 IB spokesperson, Army Captain Ruel Llanes, said documents recovered by the 79th Infantry …
Rookie cop allegedly shoots motorist in Villamonte
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A rookie police officer allegedly shot a motorist late Thursday night in a supposed road rage incident along Circumferential Road in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, identified the assailant as Police Officer 1 (PO1) Ely Agonace, a resident of …
Rookie cop allegedly shoots motorist in Villamonte
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A rookie police officer allegedly shot a motorist late Thursday night in a supposed road rage incident along Circumferential Road in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, identified the assailant as Police Officer 1 (PO1) Ely Agonace, a resident of …