“No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald Critics ribbed former Iloilo City mayors, Mansueto ‘Mansing’ Malabor and the late Rodolfo ‘Roding’ Ganzon, as “barriotic mayors;” the adjective barriotic is used to describe anything related to a small community. The two …
Monthly Archives: July 2018
2018 AFC Cup
Ceres signs five players ahead of ASEAN Zonal finals By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC recently announced five signings, including two returning players, ahead of their upcoming 2018 AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal finals series against Singapore’s Home United FC. The first leg takes place on August 1 at the Panaad Park and …
Build Build Build
One of the notable flagship programs of President Rodrigo Duterte, “Build, Build, Build” is a massive infrastructure project constructing road widening drainage systems, bridges, schools, among other structures across the country, including Negros Occidental. Poblacion Tabok, located in Himamaylan City, has a new bridge being built as part of the program. The new structure is …
Pacquiao as the next Philippine president?
“Somebody asked me about the current choice we’re being given in the presidential election. I said, Well, it’s like two of the scariest movies I can imagine.” –Dean Koontz Don’t be scared. In 2004, the masses failed to elect action star Fernando ‘Da King’ Poe, Jr. as president (partly due to the “Hello Garci” …
BTTHS gymnast finishes 6th in international competition
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) Grade 8 student Kiana Marie Alagaban finished sixth overall in the recent Vitrigo International Cup 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Alagaban’s mother, Tina, said, following the result, she hopes local governments will provide support for the sport. “We hope that the local government …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Petron Cup 2018
Rev-X Pantra earns first win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Rev-X Pantra picked up their first win in the 35-below division of the ongoing Fil-Sino Athletic Club Petron Cup 2018 at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym beating Rev-X Trekker, 103-100 in overtime. Rev-X Trekker led 22-16 after the first quarter; however, …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Petron Cup 2018
Rev-X Pantra earns first win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Rev-X Pantra picked up their first win in the 35-below division of the ongoing Fil-Sino Athletic Club Petron Cup 2018 at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym beating Rev-X Trekker, 103-100 in overtime. Rev-X Trekker led 22-16 after the first quarter; however, …
Negros Occidental cop tests positive for illegal drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao, confirmed one police officer from Negros Occidental tested positive for illegal drugs. In a phone interview yesterday morning, Bulalacao said the involved cop, whom he did not name, is ranked Police Officer 3 and currently assigned to the Regional Police …
Tropical Depression ‘Henry’
Damaged homes, property reported in Negros Occidental By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The enhanced monsoon rains brought about by Tropical Depression “Henry” caused damages to homes and property across Negros Occidental over the last three days. According to Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) head Zeaphard Caelian, around six homes …
EMB recommends lifting Boracay moratorium on environmental permits
Amid the ongoing closure of resort destination Boracay, the Environmental Management Bureau-Region VI (EMB-6) recently recommended lifting the moratorium on environmental compliance certificate (ECC) and permit applications. According to EMB-6 legal division chief, Atty. Ramar Niel Pascua, he would like to being accepting applications for existing structures in order to have permits processed before the …