By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri yesterday said the construction of the P163 million Bacolod Museum and Auditorium is expected to start by the first quarter of 2019. “The museum is targeted to be finished in, more or less, two years,” the senator noted. Zubiri led the presentation …
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Bantug ancestral house gutted in early morning blaze
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The ancestral house owned by the grandmother of Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez was completely destroyed yesterday following an early morning blaze along Osmeña Avenue in Victorias City. Authorities identified the owner of the home as former Victorias City Mayor Remedios Bantug. Based on information provided by …
Meeting held to discuss coastal road project
Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez recently led a coordination and consultative meeting on the Bacolod-Victorias Coastal Road Project to discuss concerns regarding the infrastructure project and its potential environmental impact ahead of the planned feasibility study. Speaking with various officials, along with representatives from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the …
Choose the lesser evil
“It’s so important to realize that every time you get upset, it drains your emotional energy. Losing your cool makes you tired. Getting angry a lot messes with your health.” –Joyce Meyer The “nabutang kami sa tunga (we are caught in the middle)” excuse does not hold water in politics. Friends and allies …
BCBC Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League 2018
KMH on top By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Kami Mga Hubin (KMH) is currently atop the men’s division of the ongoing Bowlers Club of Bacolod City (BCBC) Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League elimination round at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. KMH leads with 2,986 pinfalls, followed by BCY 2 …
MassKara Festival 2018
LOPTTA table tennis tournament begins on Friday By Paulo Loreto Lim The Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) will be hosting the MassKara Festival Invitational Table Tennis Championships this week, beginning on October 19 at the LOPTTA playing center, located at Lopue’s San Sebastián. Players are expected from across Negros Occidental, along with competitors …
IPC expands dealership network in Quezon province with grand opening of Isuzu Pagbilao
Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) extends its dealership network nationwide even further with the grand opening of the Isuzu Pagbilao dealership. Isuzu customers and buyers in Pagbilao and from other areas in Quezon province can now expect the unmatched Isuzu Advantage to be that much conveniently closer to their places of work and business. During the …
Inaugurating the Stonehill Suites
The inauguration and blessing of the Stonehill Suites last Wednesday was packed with VIPs, including politicians, socialites, and members of the business community. The newly-minted Bacolod City hotel is contributing to the growing tourism industry in Negros Occidental and is ready to serve local and foreign tourists in town for the ongoing MassKara Festival. The …
After being ousted as spokesperson, Roque is now seen as a ‘threat’
“…The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; in a single day it will burn and consume his thorns and his briers…” –Isaiah 10:17 Word is former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. was removed from his post because those close to President Rodrigo Duterte feared the former Kabayan partylist …
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
Silver Dragon Transport, Royal Star Trading win By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Silver Dragon Transport recently defeated AACI Trading, 111-76, while Royal Star Trading beat AACI Transport, 82-75, in the ongoing Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Inter-Company Basketball Tournament. AACI Trading opened the game leading 25-20 in the opening quarter; however, Silver …