By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes of Murcia and Bago City-born boxer Aston ‘Mighty’ Palicte fought to a split draw over the weekend in their World Boxing Organization super flyweight title bout at The Forum in Inglewood, California, in the United States. The result leaves the Negrense boxers with a pending rematch. …
Monthly Archives: September 2018
SMART/MVP Sports Foundation Best of the Best Championships
Hanah athletes top taekwondo competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Mary Angeline Alcantara and Joshua Emmanuel Deita of Hanah Taekwondo each took home gold at the 2018 SMART/MVP Sports Foundation Best of the Best Championships, which took place last week at the Ayala Malls South Park in Muntinlupa City. Alcantara took gold in …
Grandparents Bazaar for Lolos and Lolas
In line with the observance of National Grandparents Month, celebrated throughout September, SM City Bacolod opened a bazaar over the weekend run by senior citizens. The event allowed the local elderly community to share their passion projects and homemade products. Shoppers were offered a variety of food items, which were crafted from heirloom recipes. Among …
A ‘grand’ month at SM City Bacolod
In observance of National Grandparents Month, celebrated throughout September, SM City Bacolod wants to remember why our grandparents are the best. They always give out delicious sugary treats (the type our parents don’t want us eating), attend our events, and tell funny stories – they’re simply doting on their grandchildren. Let this month be the …
Go leads Malasakit Center opening at CLMMRH
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go yesterday led the opening of the new Malasakit Center at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital. In an interview with local media, Go said the facility intends to “deliver the necessary government services to the public.” He explained, the …
Provincial government celebrates Victory Day
The Negros Occidental provincial government yesterday celebrated the 73rd Negros Island Victory Day, which commemorates the day Japanese soldiers surrendered to combined Negrense forces in Murcia on September 9, 1945. The observance was marked with a wreath-laying at the War Veterans Monument, located in Capitol Park; along with a program at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose …
UN to hold ‘high-level meeting’ on TB this month
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly is scheduled to hold their first high-level meeting on tuberculosis (TB) later this month, September 26, in an effort to eradicate the illness worldwide. Towards the end of last month, the US Embassy in the Philippines and the United States Agency for International Development launched two projects worth over …
Cauayan mayor acquitted
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division recently acquitted Cauayan Mayor Johnrey Tabujara, who was charged in violation of Section 3 of RA 3019, or Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, which pertains to acts of corruption by public officials. In a decision, dated September 7, 2018, Associate Justice Ma. Theresa Dolores C. …
DOH encourages organ donation
The Department of Health (DOH), through a press release published over the weekend, encouraged the public to consider organ donation. “Through organ donation, one deceased human being can potentially save and dramatically improve the quality of life of eight or more individuals,” said DOH Secretary Francisco Duque. The release cited data from the World Health …
City councilor: ‘Bacolod Charter Change’ proponents are ‘eisegeting’
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. With regard to the ongoing matter surrounding Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia’s call to move the city’s Charter Day from October 19 to June 18, Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. recently referred to proponents of the initiative as eisegeting, which refers to imposing one’s personal interpretation of the …