By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Rafael Pescos of Victorias City won the National Heroes Day-Negros First Marathon last Tuesday, clocking in at 2:44:37. Maclin Sadia came in second with 2:51:02, followed by Ryan Hulleza of Himamaylan City with 2:51:29. The male open category was won by Berden Ansiong of Sipalay City with 2:53:55, the …
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
Second conference begins on Monday By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Inter-Company Basketball Tournament kicks off its second conference on Monday, September 3. The teams expected to compete include AACI Trading, AACI Transport, JSY Transport, JSY Countertrade, Organic Solutions, Royal Star Trading, Sweet Crystals Sugar, Basecom, Huminova Tigers, and …
NPA claims responsibility in killing of Isabela motorcyclist
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) Leonardo Panaligan Command released a statement recently claiming responsibility for the killing of a motorcyclist in Barangay Sebucawan, Isabela, Negros Occidental. Spokesperson Ka JB Regalado claimed 44-year-old Jomarie Daleos Saracia was an informant for the Philippine Army, primarily in the upper areas of Isabela …
Maintenance staff member shot dead by guard at Talisay City school
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Colegio San Nicolas de Tolentino-Recoletos maintenance staff member was shot dead by school security yesterday morning at the Talisay City school. Police identified the fatality as Rey Bico, a resident of Hacienda Manauol in the city’s Barangay Matab-ang. In an interview with the suspect, identified as Harold Tañongon, …
Electricity rates up by 43¢ for August
The Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) revealed residential rates for August 2018 will increase by around 43¢, rising from P11.7019 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in July to P12.1384/kWh. Through a press release, the utility cooperative also revealed around 75 percent of revenue goes towards generation and transmission companies, which include system loss charges and adjustments …
Minor in a coma following alleged beating by tanods in Brgy. 16
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 16-year-old boy is currently in a comatose state after he was allegedly beaten with a baseball bat over the weekend by six barangay tanods in Barangay 16, Bacolod City. Police refused to identify the teen, but confirmed he is a resident of Purok Kingfisher in the said barangay. …
Talks with Love Negros needs to be fast tracked –UNegA official
Escalante: Talks should have taken place three months ago By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Board Member Salvador Escalante, Jr., who also serves as secretary-general for the United Negros Alliance (UNegA), said during a recent radio interview, talks between his coalition and Love Negros needs to be fast tracked since the …
10 couples participate in Handumanan mass wedding
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia led a mass wedding over the weekend, where 10 couples married at Purok San Roque in the city’s Barangay Handumanan. Joining the mayor as witnesses were Bacolod City Councilor Bartolome Orola, Barangay Handumanan Captain Ricardo Danoy, local kagawads, and civil registrar personnel. The event was held prior to the opening …
DOT discusses tourism crisis management during Iloilo City symposium
The Department of Tourism (DOT) conducted a regional tourism crisis management symposium yesterday at the Grand Xing Imperial Hotel in Iloilo City. The event sought to identify risk factors that could lead to crisis for the local tourism industry; such causes include political turmoil, economic instability, social disturbance, technological attacks, and environmental hazards. “The tourism …
Senate approves bill splitting Aklan into 2 legislative districts
Voting 19-0, the Senate yesterday passed on third and final reading the bill seeking to split Aklan province into two legislative districts. Senator Juan Edgardo Angara, sponsor of the measure, said the creation of a second district was clearly a “timely initiative.” “What is important is that by creating a new legislative district we are …