DBTI dominates By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) dominated the opening of the 2018 Dynamic Football League (DFL) 2nd Conference at the Sta. Maria Football Field in Talisay City over the weekend. DBTI defeated Bata Elementary School, 4-3, in the Born 2006 and above category; 21-0 in the …
Monthly Archives: August 2018
2018 Little League Softball World Series
Philippines remains winless By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros First Softball Team remains winless after losing their third game in the ongoing 2018 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon in the United States. The Negrense side, representing the Asia-Pacific region, lost to Eastbank Little League from River Ridge, Louisiana, representing …
Smart glasses – the future of Augmented Reality
The Reality Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have been buzzwords for quite some time. The idea that you can strap on a VR headset, however clumsy it may appear, and totally immerse yourself in a virtual world makes great headlines and appeals to tech fans and gamers everywhere. AR is quite a different …
Chicken Deli growth spurs partnership renewal with Pepsi Philippines
Starting as a humble family diner in 1983, Chicken Deli has certainly outgrown its provincial boundaries in Bacolod City. Celebrating a renewed partnership with bottling firm, Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc., (PCPPI) the “Bidang Inasal ng Bacolod” restaurant will continue its aggressive expansion, serving their unique authentic chicken inasal partnered with Pepsi products across their channel …
2 robbers killed in shootout; Stray bullets hit five civilians
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Three persons were killed while five others were injured in a shootout on Alunan Road in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City yesterday afternoon. The police have yet to release their names as of this writing but this paper gathered information that one of the injured was Mikaela Malabor, daughter of …
18 kilos of shabu entered Negros last week – Peña
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA A total of 18 kilograms of shabu have entered Negros Occidental through the seaport of San Carlos City, according to Moises Padilla mayor Magdaleno Peña. Peña said he and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents in Negros Occidental led by Agent Grace Cruz were supposed to intercept the drug …
Bacolod bust nets ‘shabu’ worth P5.1M
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA A drug buy-bust operation led to the recovery of an estimated P5.1 million worth of suspected shabu in Purok Kabulakan, Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City. The suspected drugs that weighed a total of 430 grams were confiscated from the 28-year-old Errol Gimarangan Jr. of Purok Gaisano, Barangay Alijis also in …
NegOcc needs ‘iron hand’ leaders – mayor
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL G. BAÑAGA Mayor Magdaleno Peña of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental said the province needs “iron hand” leaders. Peña said this yesterday in view of next year’s midterm elections. The mayor criticized Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. and Vice Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson for not prioritizing the campaign against illegal drugs. “Negros needs …
One-stop shop to assist Boracay establishments until Aug. 15
Business establishments in Boracay Island have until August 15 to comply with the requirements through the one-stop shop so they could operate again in time for the island’s reopening on October 26. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Thursday said the one-stop-shop, located at the second floor of City Mall, is continuously assisting owners of businesses …
Senators agreed not to railroad cha-cha
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino yesterday confirmed the senators have made an agreement not to railroad charter change for the proposed shift to a federal form of government. Aquino, who had just wrapped up his two-day visit in Bacolod City, explained it was already clear that the senate will not …