“…Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one…” –John 17:11 Here is a question from someone who asked to be identified only as “Allan” (a follow-up on our item about a judge who had been severely criticized …
Monthly Archives: September 2018
The rise of bamboo industry
I recently received a very important article from a good friend, Darlene Casiano, who is involved in the local bamboo industry, along with organizations that help benefit people living in the countryside. I believe this is worth sharing with readers. “The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Provincial Office organized the Neg. Occ. Bamboo Industry …
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
Sweet Crystals Sugar, AACI Trading win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Sweet Crystals Sugar recently defeated Silver Dragon Transport, 86-72, while AACI Trading beat JSY Countertrade, 88-80, in the ongoing Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Inter-Company Basketball Tournament game at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Po Hang gym. Silver Dragon Transport …
Batang Pinoy National Finals
Negrenses medal in opener By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Negros Occidental athletes picked up medals in the opening of the Batang Pinoy National Finals, which recently kicked-off in Baguio City. Bea Delotavo and Antonette Jay Aguillon of Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) each took gold in the 100m hurdles and 100m dash …
Details surrounding northern Negros drug cartel revealed
Hulleza: 50kg of shabu enters San Carlos City monthly By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A former barangay captain yesterday revealed details surrounding a suspected drug cartel operating in northern Negros, pointing out, the organization is supposedly run by both politicians and private citizens. During a press conference, former Barangay Bantayanon Captain Alfredo Hulleza …
Asian Games medalist welcomed home in Bago City
Ladon won silver in men’s light flyweight boxing By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bago City government yesterday welcomed Asian Games silver medalist Rogen Ladon home with a ceremony in the city’s Bantayan Park. This year’s games was co-hosted by Indonesian cities Jakarta and Palembang and ended earlier this month. Ladon won silver …
Sugar industry: Importation should have undergone ‘consultation’
Confed admits mistake in not consulting members By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a recent dialogue hosted by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri surrounding Department of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol earlier announcing the country would be importing 300,000 metric tons of sugar, agrarian reform beneficiaries, small farmers, and sugar associations claimed “proper consultations” were …
Mayors express support for ‘unity ticket’
Bascon: Political unity will end poverty By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Mayors across Negros Occidental recently expressed support for the “unity ticket” formed after local political coalitions, the United Negros Alliance (UNEgA), led by Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr., and Love Negros, led by Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez, announced …
Over 1,800 students receive ‘Tulong-Dunong’ scholarships
Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez recently addressed a group of students at the Silay City Plaza covered court as part of an orientation and dialogue for the Tulong-Dunong Program, which provides financial assistance for college students. A total of 1,886 students from across the Negros Occidental third congressional district were eligible for the …
Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
PCG rescues three Pulupandan fishermen By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday confirmed they rescued three fishermen from Pulupandan, Negros Occidental after their boat capsized over the weekend amid Typhoon “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong.” Based on information provided on social media by PCG, elements from the PCG Sub Station …