The Negros Occidental Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) recently turned over homes to 20 families in Cadiz City and Manapla. The homes were all duplex-type structures and each locality received five houses. TESDA-Region VI Director Ashary A. Banto led the awarding ceremony in Barangay Daga, Cadiz City. She was joined by TESDA-Negros Occidental …
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Free use of Iloilo sports facilities for Batang Pinoy 2019
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. has allowed the free use of facilities at the Iloilo Sports Complex in the upcoming Visayas Qualifying Leg of the Philippine Youth Games – Batang Pinoy 2019. The sports event will be held in different venues of the province from February 23 until March 2. Iloilo province will make …
WBO orders Nietes-Palicte rematch
ALA: We don’t want two Filipinos fighting for the title By Adrian Stewart Co The World Boxing Organization (WBO) issued a letter earlier this week mandating a rematch between Negrense fighters, WBO world super flyweight champion Donnie Nietes of Murcia and Aston Palicte of Bago City. According to the organization, the two have …
San Miguel snaps skid, beats Blackwater
By Adrian Stewart Co The San Miguel Beermen snapped their two-game losing streak in the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup with their 93-79 domination over Blackwater Elite last Wednesday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. June Mar Fajardo top-scored with a double-double, putting up 20 points and 21 …
Global FC leaving Cebu City for Makati City
By Adrian Stewart Co Global FC issued a statement on social media revealing the club will be relocating from Cebu City to Makati City ahead of the 2019 Philippine Premier League (PPL), which starts next month. “The new PPL will be played mostly in Manila until the new format is sustainable for all clubs,” …
Bacolodnon volleyball player suits up for NU
By Adrian Stewart Co Gelina Luceño of Bacolod City will be a part of the National University (NU) ladies’ volleyball team when the 81st UAAP women’s volleyball season kicks off on February 16. “I am really blessed to be part of the NU Lady Bulldogs,” she said. “Being recruited by NU is a great …
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Blatche confident By Adrian Stewart Co With the Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, set to play their final 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier games on February 21 and 24, center Andray Blatche expressed confidence for their upcoming games against Qatar and Kazakhstan. “I’m very confident,” he said. The former NBA …
The Iloilo ‘Tsinoy’ community is now safe from extortion, blackmail?
“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” –Steve Jobs It is a welcome observation to see the Filipino-Chinese community is no longer shocked by the peace and order of Iloilo City as they appear to be “at home” with the current privileges enjoyed under …
The Seal of Good Housekeeping
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) initiated the Seal of Good Housekeeping as a means of evaluating how local government units attain certain standards. In order to be conferred the Seal of Good Housekeeping, local government units must comply by a full disclosure policy and post budgetary documents in public, both online …
Bacolaodiat 2019
BCPO: No ‘untoward incidents’ recorded By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday called this year’s Bacolaodiat Festival a success. BCPO officer-in-charge, Police Senior Superintendent Henry Biñas, said there were no untoward incidents recorded during the four-day celebration. Biñas thanked city officials and the public for their cooperation in …