Some 300 vendors stand to benefit from the move of the city government, giving them space to sell their goods on the sidewalks until the end of this month. In an interview after Monday’s regular flag-raising ceremony, Mayor Jose Espinosa III said vendors can use the sidewalks not just at the central business district (CBD) …
Monthly Archives: December 2018
NIA inaugurates P170M river irrigation rehab project
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Monday, December 3, inaugurated the P170 million newly-completed and improved Sta. Barbara River Irrigation System (SBRIS) in Iloilo. Funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the National Irrigation Sector Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (NISRIP) covered the towns of Sta. Barbara, Leganes and Pavia in Iloilo province and Jaro …
2018 AFF Suzuki Cup
Eriksson: We have to get up and fight By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After their 2-1 loss in the first leg of their 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal against the Vietnamese national football team last Sunday at the Panaad Stadium, the coach for the Philippine national football team held out hope for the …
2018 DFL 3rd Conference
Pontevedra A, Bata win futsal competition By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Pontevedra-A and the Bata Tigers were recently named the champions of the 2018 Dynamic Football League (DFL) 3rd Conference futsal competition. Pontevedra-A defeated Pontevedra-B in the Born 2004 girls division, 4-3; while Bata Tigers beat St. John’s Institute, 3-1, in the Born …
Sports Tourism Awards to be handed out tonight
The Savoy Hotel Manila is hosting the Sports Tourism Awards tonight, where at least a dozen awards will be given out to various event organizers, hotels, airlines, government agencies, sports associations, destinations, corporate sponsors, and charities in recognition of their efforts in promoting tourism through sports. “Once again, the awardees are of par excellence and …
Disarray en route to the airport
n it first opened, the Bacolod-Silay Airport Access Road was a major convenience. It offered motorists a clean straightaway from Bacolod City to the Bacolod-Silay Airport, bypassing the heavily-congested roads cutting through Talisay City and Silay City, along with avoiding the narrow side roads drivers are forced to use when trying to get to the …
Cirque Du Globe/Christening
The Christmas season can already be felt and despite the country’s economic conditions, we still celebrate Christmas in our own ways. A tradition handed down by ancestors, the annual “Simbang Gabi,” in a predominantly Roman Catholic country, is a popular occasion which is necessary to ensure Christmas is complete. Last week, Globe Telecom hosted Cirque …
Governor voices support for more military deployments
Marañon: We have been requesting additional troops By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday voiced support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to deploy additional troops to Negros Occidental, noting, Negros should have a minimum of four battalions of troops in order to ensure peace and order. He pointed …
Negros Oriental struck by two Sunday earthquakes
Negros Oriental experienced two Sunday night earthquakes with a 2.5.magnitude tremor striking west of Valencia at 8:20 p.m. and a 2.1-magnitude quake occurring just east of Mabinay around 9:54 p.m. According to subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletins, there were no reported damages as a result of either incident, nor were there any …
Marañon affirms anti-coal stance, lauds dioceses for taking same position
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday affirmed his position opposing the proposed coal-fired power plant in San Carlos City. “This [has been] one of our advocacies for a long time,” he stated. “My [stance] is non-negotiable.” The governor also lauded the four dioceses in Negros for taking the …