By Adrian Stewart Co Mark Nonoy of La Carlota City tallied his second triple-double of the season, helping put the University of Santo Tomas (UST) over the University of the East (UE), 85-63, in UAAP Season 81 juniors basketball last Sunday at the San Juan Arena. The Negrense player finished the game with 27 …
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Three kings?! There were six kings!
January 6, Three Kings Day, has come and gone and we are left to calm, gentle days of rest; or back to the daily grind of day-to-day living. Holiday gifts were enjoyed, others stored as precious keepsakes to cherish when we open the vault of memories during inspired moments. January 6, is last day for …
Duterte links BCPO director, four other cops with illegal drugs
Bacolod City councilor also implicated By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a birthday party for Vallacar Transit Inc. CEO Leo Rey Yanson at the L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City over the weekend, President Rodrigo Duterte alleged five Bacolod City police officers, including Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, …
P24K worth of drugs seized in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected drug dealer was arrested Saturday morning following a buy-bust operation at Purok Lampirong in Barangay 2, Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Felix Olvedado, Jr., a resident of the said area. Police Station 2 (PS2) commander, Police Senior Inspector Leo Estopa, said they recovered a …
30 Hinoba-an families set for relocation
Estrao: 247 families contracted to move By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With a total of 247 Hinoba-an families expected to be relocated in order to give way for a $300 million shipbuilding facility set to be built across a 282-hectare economic zone in the town’s Barangay Bacuyangan, Mayor Ernesto Estrao yesterday said 30 …
62IB calls Kabankalan City attack an act of ‘desperation’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) called the attack on their detachment in Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City last week by the New People’s Army (NPA) an act of “desperation.” In a statement posted on social media, they said the detachment was successfully defended during the 15-minute gun battle …
2019 Midterm Elections
Comelec yet to identify ‘areas of concern’ in Negros Occidental By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental has yet to determine any area in the province as election watchlist areas for the upcoming May 2019 midterm elections. In a radio interview, Comelec-Negros Occidental elections supervisor, Atty. Milagros …
LDS Charities donates sewing machines to Alangilan high school
LDS Charities, the humanitarian arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, turned over 25 sewing machines, along with dressmaking materials, to Alangilan National High School during a ceremony last week. Jim and Linda Whitmore, Remus and Yvonne Villarete, and Jairus Perez of LDS Charities were joined in the turnover by Bacolod City …
Man shot dead in Sagay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 30-year-old man was killed over the weekend after being shot by a still-unidentified gunman in Barangay Puey, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatality as Eleazar Grandoci, a resident of Purok Manara in the said barangay. Based on a statement provided by the victim’s sibling to Sagay …
Bacolaodiat Festival 2019
Lantern contest open to students By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Organizers of this year’s Bacolaodiat Festival are calling on students to join the Lighted Giant Pig Lantern Contest. The contest is open to groups of high school students, college students, and those enrolled in TESDA-accredited vocational courses in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental. …