By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A drunk man was killed after he was run over by a speeding sport utility vehicle (SUV) late Saturday night along Araneta Street in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City. Police identified the fatality as Jessie Patingo, a resident of Sitio Mambaruto in Barangay Tu-oy, Himamaylan City. Police Station 9 (PS9) …
Monthly Archives: September 2018
So much in relief goods, yet no mobile kitchen
I have always thought the previous presidential administration failed in providing service for the public, such as lacking medical services despite the presence of provincial and regional hospitals. It has only been during the current administration of President Rodrigo Duterte where the Malasakit Center, which provides free medical services to low-income patients, was devised. Why …
Fans demand third duel after Álvarez wins on points
Boxing is indeed the “red district” of sports. A highly-touted match that turned out to be more controversial than the first time around; Canelo Álvarez won the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council middleweight belts from Gennady Golovkin following a controversial majority decision win over the weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, …
Batang Pinoy National Finals begin today
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Athletes from Negros Occidental will be competing in the Batang Pinoy National Finals, which begin today in Baguio City. Opening ceremonies were supposed to take place over the weekend, but were canceled by the Philippine Sports Commission. Bacolod City will be represented in the chess and girls’ volleyball competitions, …
Winners named at badminton qualifying tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Unit 4 Meet Badminton Tournament, which recently took place at Sum-ag National High School and serves as a qualifier for the Bacolod City Division Meet, saw three winners emerge. Karryl Alimbuyao of Sum-ag National High School won gold in the secondary girls’ singles event, Jerick John Sincope …
2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara
Ceres loses again By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following their loss in the opener of the ongoing 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara, Philippines Football League champions Ceres-Negros FC suffered their second loss, falling 3-0 to Stallion Laguna FC over the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Stallion midfielder Ruben Doctora opened scoring in the …
Typhoon ‘Mangkhut’
Gale warning suspends sea trips By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended several sea trips in the Visayas area after the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued a gale warning due to Typhoon “Mangkhut,” locally named “Ompong.” PCG-Bacolod Station Commander, Lieutenant Commander Ludovico Librilla, said the …
Tornado ravages Canlaon City school, residential areas
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A school building was destroyed, while several homes were damaged, after a tornado touched down yesterday at Purok Everlasting in Barangay Malaiba, Canlaon City, Negros Oriental. Based on a report by the Canlaon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO), they received a call around 9:11 a.m. claiming a …
Bacolod City councilor apologizes for punching incident
Puentevella: I was provoked By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Claudio Jesus ‘Kalaw’ Puentevella yesterday issued a public apology after physically assaulting fellow City Councilor Dindo Ramos during last Wednesday’s regular Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) session. “I know that what happened was inappropriate,” he said during a press conference. “I hope that …
Reported plane crash causes panic in Negros, Cebu
CAAP confirms no crash, all planes accounted for By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following eyewitness accounts from Escalante City, Toboso, Moises Padilla, and La Castellana reporting a low-flying aircraft yesterday, along with supposed sightings from neighboring Cebu, reports surfaced claiming the aircraft in question disappeared in Moises Padilla’s Barangay Quintin Remo, located in …