By Paulo Loreto Lim After earlier reports revealed University of St. La Salle (USLS) table tennis player Micah B. Tanate, a Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) trained athlete and gold medalist at the recent 2018 Batang Pinoy National Finals table tennis competition, was headed to China to participate in an advanced training camp later …
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
Royal Star Trading, JSY Transport win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Royal Star Trading recently defeated JSY Countertrade by a narrow 91-90 margin in the ongoing Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Inter-Company Basketball Tournament game at the St. John’s Institute Msgr. John Liu Activity Center. The tournament previously held games at the …
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
Royal Star Trading, JSY Transport win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Royal Star Trading recently defeated JSY Countertrade by a narrow 91-90 margin in the ongoing Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Inter-Company Basketball Tournament game at the St. John’s Institute Msgr. John Liu Activity Center. The tournament previously held games at the …
Isuzu brings fun and excitement to Iloilo
The Isuzu Philippines Corporation held another successful “4×4 Xtreme Xperience” event over the weekend at the Festive Walk Mall, located at the Iloilo Business Park in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district. Spectators were invited to take part in the 4×4 Xtreme Xperience Action Ramp, which offered volunteers an experience behind the wheel of the Isuzu D-Max, …
Lacson formally announces gubernatorial run
Benitez to retire from politics By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Incumbent Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson officially declared his candidacy for governor in the upcoming 2019 midterm elections. During a press conference yesterday afternoon, Lacson said his local political coalition, Love Negros, formally agreed to his nomination following meetings last week. …
DFA issues warning following Malaysian sex trafficking issue
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued an advisory over the weekend regarding answering online ads for overseas employment after 27 Philippine nationals were repatriated from Malaysia after being rescued from a sex trafficking syndicate. “There are numerous cases of Filipino jobseekers who apply for these online job offers but end up in virtual bondage …
Two earthquakes recorded in Negros Oriental yesterday morning
Negros Oriental was struck by two minor earthquakes yesterday morning. The first, a 2.3-magnitude tremor, shook just east of La Libertad around 3:40 a.m.; while the second struck near Bais City, measuring 1.7 in magnitude. The province was recently struck by a quake last Friday, when a 2.3-magnitude tremor struck the waters west of Basay. …
Implementation begins for new PUJ fare matrix
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Public utility jeepney (PUJ) operators in Bacolod City have begun implementing the new fare matrix by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Region VI (LTFRB-6). During a radio report over the weekend, in response to complaints over the “sudden hike” in PUJ fares, Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators …
American national dies from stroke while biking in Granada
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An American citizen was declared dead at a hospital in Bacolod City yesterday morning after he reportedly suffered a stroke while biking in front of the Emiliano Lizares National High School in the city’s Barangay Granada. Authorities identified the fatality as 72-year-old David Crear, a resident of Kamunsil Street …