By Adrian Stewart Co After recently earning a silver medal in the girls’ 400-meter hurdles during the 2019 Ayala Philippine Athletics Championships earlier this week at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex in Ilagan, Isabela, Bacolod City native Bernalyn Bejoy, who competed with Team Negros Occidental, officially qualified for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games …
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Negrense leads UST over Cignal-Ateneo
By Adrian Stewart Co UST Growling Tigers overturned a double-digit deficit earlier this week to score a 112-98 victory over Cignal-Ateneo Hawkeyes in the 2019 PBA D-League at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Negrense Mark Nonoy led UST with 23 points, six rebounds, and three assists; while Rhenz Abando added 21 …
WVPRISAA 2019
Bacolodnon extends golden run in taekwondo By Adrian Stewart Co After dominating previous taekwondo competitions, Bacolodnon Jamie Hannah Agaloos recently captured gold in the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet in Bacolod City. The Tangub Christian Academy student won gold in the junior individual event in silver in the junior tea class. “I …
San Carlos City player scores brace, pushes DLSU over UP
By Adrian Stewart Co organize A brace by San Carlos City native Shanden Vergara earned De La Salle University a 2-1 win over the University of the Philippines in their UAAP men’s football match earlier this week at the Far Eastern University-Diliman (FEU-Diliman) pitch. “Masaya, kasi, hindi ko inexpect this kind of game na …
Iloilo officials should rap Año’s dangerous edict
“O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.” –William Penn Somebody from the Iloilo City Council and the Iloilo Provincial Board should stand up, deliver a speech, and oppose the unpalatable and dangerous plan by Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año to release a …
Duterte in Negros Occidental today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to visit Negros Occidental today, where he is scheduled to begin with a distribution of certificate of land ownership awards in Sagay City and proceed to a PDP-Laban rally in Victorias City that afternoon. According to Presidential Communications Office Media Relations Officer Rubyjane Villaverde, …
Environmental groups laud Marañon for ‘coal-free’ declaration
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Environment groups welcomed the executive order recently issued by Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. declaring the province “coal-free.” Notably, the Philippine division of the Climate Reality Project, a non-profit organization founded by former US Vice President Al Gore, commended the governor. “It is our hope that the province …
Napolcom-6: We do not tolerate ‘scalawag’ cops
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the recent outburst by National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) director, Police Major General Guillermo Eleazar, against a police officer involved in robbery extortion activities, the head of the National Police Commission-Region VI (Napolcom-6) yesterday said they do not tolerate ‘scalawag’ police officers. In a radio …
La Castellana mayor to AFP:
Prove there are politicians with NPA links By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) previously warning about the possibility of politicians with links with the New People’s Army (NPA), pointing out some have previously used NPA rebels as “goons,” La Castellana Mayor Rhumyla Nicor-Mangilimutan said …
Local transportation operators back Go’s senatorial bid
Supporters call the candidate: Duterte’s ‘alter ego’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Local operators of a ride-hailing service conducted a caravan yesterday through Bacolod City in support of former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go’s candidacy for senate. The caravan kicked off at three different venues, in Barangays Sum-ag and …