By Adrian Stewart Co The UAAP Season 81 men’s football tournament is scheduled to open this Sunday at Far Eastern University-Diliman (FEU-Diliman). Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) is set to take on the University of the East (UE) at 9:00 a.m., De La Salle University (DLSU) meets National University at 1:00 p.m., and the …
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Eight Negrenses to feature in UAAP volleyball opener
By Adrian Stewart Co Eight volleyball players from Negros Occidental are expected to feature this weekend when the UAAP Season 80 men’s and women’s volleyball tournaments opens at the San Juan Arena. Sisters Kassandra and Candice Gequillana of Bacolod City will suit up for Ateneo de Manila University, Hannah Infante of Bacolod City and …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Provincial government distributes over P15M in allowances The Negros Occidental provincial government recently turned over P15,534,000 to delegates representing the province in the 2019 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet, which opens on Sunday at the Villareal Stadium in Roxas City, Capiz. The allocation will fund student-athlete allowances, meals, uniforms, transportation allowances, supplies, …
Negrense boxers lose in Japan
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense boxers Allan Vallespin and Leonardo Doronio both suffered defeats last Thursday at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Vallespin of Bacolod City lost his second consecutive fight, falling via knockout to Yoshimitsu Kimura of Japan; while Doronio, a Valencia, Negros Oriental native, lost via technical knockout to another …
Conflict of interest policy
ATHENS, Greece – This is one coaching work I am particularly proud of. After a series of sessions and weeks of intense exchanges among Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3 family members, I am almost finished with the family covenant on conflict of interest and self-dealing policies. This 5,000-strong family led enterprise, with diverse …
Nurses by the riverside
Classmates recently gathered in San Enrique to reunite and enjoy a variety of eats such as fresh charbroiled fish, grilled squid, crabs and shrimp, pork dishes, and other delicacies. Meanwhile, Mary Jane Tajonera-Claydon treated those close to her to a luncheon. They exchanged pleasantries surrounded by the greenery of her home. All graduates of the …
San Carlos City residents support coal power plant proposal
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental gubernatorial candidate, incumbent Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, said a majority of San Carlos City residents are supportive of the proposed construction of a 300-Megawatt coal-fired power plant in their city. “If they want it then I would support it,” the vice governor said. A …
Mayor plans clean-up project for Iloilo City coastal communities
Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III recently called for a clean-up drive for the city’s coastal communities. “What they have been doing in Boracay and, now, in Manila Bay has created positive results,” he said. “That is why we will spearhead a coastal clean-up here in our city to make the shores swimmable, clean, and …
Iloilo CHO continues measles vaccination drive
The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) reiterated their call for children to be vaccinated for measles, particularly with an outbreak declared over the Western Visayas. Iloilo City Health officer, Dr. Bernard Caspe, noted a low turnout last year for various immunizations, including measles-rubella and polio. “One reason why there are measles is because there were …
Local NUJP chapter denounces Rappler CEO’s arrest
Group calls the arrest a ‘desperate move of the government’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The local chapter of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) recently denounced the arrest of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. Ressa was served a warrant on cyber libel charges and was arrested by NBI (National Bureau …