By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Former Games Amusement Board (GAB) Chairman and current Bacolod Amateur Boxing Association President Juan Ramon Guanzon recently revealed a boxing facility will be constructed in Bacolod City. “We are building this boxing facility in our property along Hernaez Street, just across the Paglaum Sports Complex,” he said. “We need …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Negrense wins Malaysian chess tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Master Nelson Villanueva of La Carlota City won the SMK Kota Marudu Chess Open 2018 over the weekend in Kota Marudo, located in Sabah, Malaysia. “God is so gracious,” he said, after taking home his fourth Malaysia title since February. Malaysians Wising Abdul Sahim …
Home is ‘no longer as safe’
I’m due to come home in a few weeks. My father, who voted for President Rodrigo Duterte in the last presidential elections, asked me to be very cautious during my stay back home. Amused, I asked him why. “You left home two years ago, times have changed, the Philippines is no longer the same as …
Easter (PS I): Proof that Jesus is God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Kakampi Mo Ang Batas Atty. Batas Mauricio “…Therefore, the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men, nor will he pity the fatherless and widows, for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks folly…” –Isaiah 9:17 To those inquiring if there is proof Jesus is God and Savior – God, the Father, …
My message to all graduating students
As a member of academia, it is mandatory to attend graduation rites. Graduation is the culminating activity for students after completing all requirements set by the university; offering the promise of a good life after exiting the portals of their alma mater. However, despite the influx of new graduates, why are there are still unemployment …
BCPO: No notable incidents recorded during Holy Week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) did not record any major or notable incidents during the recent Holy Week observance. In a radio interview, BCPO director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, said the observance was generally peaceful. Ebreo said the closure of malls and major shopping centers during Good …
Suspected NPA members shoot Moises Padilla tanod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A barangay tanod from Barangay Odiong, Moises Padilla is currently being treated after he was shot by suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Good Friday. Police identified the victim as 44-year-old Dave Vallente. Moises Padilla municipal police said, around 7:40 p.m., Vallente was in the terrace …
NPA celebrates 49th anniversary, renews call for Duterte’s ouster
Rebel group says they remain open to peace talks By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Mt. Cansermon Command, which operates in central Negros, renewed calls to oust President Rodrigo Duterte during the group’s recent 49th anniversary celebration. In a statement by Mt. Cansermon Command spokesperson Ka Dionesio Magbuelas, he …
Communists allegedly maintaining ‘communal farms’ in Negros –Army source
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303 IB) said their source working within the Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros (KR-N) said communal farms are being maintained and managed by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in certain areas of Negros. The source added, these “Land Cultivation Areas (LCAs)” are the result …
84 Iloilo City drug surrenderers get livelihood aid
Some 84 of the 209 graduates belonging to the first batch of the Iloilo City Crossroads drug rehabilitation program received P10,000 each on March 28 as financial assistance for their Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). Teresa Gelogo, focal person for family welfare program of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), said the Iloilo …