Philippines loses to China By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine men’s national U-23 football team suffered a harrowing 8-0 defeat at the hands of the People’s Republic of China in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifier on Sunday at Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia. The Chinese immediately imposed its dominance on the Filipinos as …
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Kai Sotto leaves Ateneo, to pursue NBA dream
By Adrian Stewart Co As he aims to become the first-ever Filipino player in the NBA, Kai Sotto has decided to leave the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eaglets to have a full-time training overseas. The 7-foot-2 Filipino prodigy did not mention where he is heading after leaving Ateneo but said that he will be …
Ynion to Mayor Joe III: IPC building will be our legacy
“I don’t fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people.” –Khabib Nurmagomedov Like Octavius and Mark Antony, the relationship between Iloilo City Mayor Jose “Joe III” Espinosa III and Iloilo Press Club (IPC) President Rommel Ynion is cool and professional. Politics will have to take …
Moises Padilla vice mayor charged with murder
Former rebel accuses Garcia-Yulo of NPA links By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Amid accusations by a former New People’s Army (NPA) rebel claiming Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo is linked with the rebel group and previously ordered killings in the town, the Moises Padilla municipal police have filed murder charges against the …
Local DRRMC awaits calamity declarations on El Niño
With the Western Visayas currently undergoing El Niño conditions, which AccuWeather describes as a climate pattern that raises sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and results in drought conditions due to reduced rainfall, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) said they are waiting for local government units to declare states of calamity. …
Cloud seeding may begin in Negros Occidental next month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial agriculturist, Atty. Japhet Masculino, recently affirmed cloud seeding operations could begin in the province next month. He said Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Soils and Water Management have already completed their assessment of certain areas believed to be in need of such an operation. Masculino …
Local motorcycle clubs protest ‘double plate’ law
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 1,500 riders from 120 Negros Occidental motorcycle clubs gathered at the Bacolod City Government Center yesterday morning to protest the “double plate” provision in the recently-signed RA 11235, otherwise known as the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act of 2019. Event organizer Kingston Tecson, a member of the Rouser Club …
Cloud seeding may begin in Negros Occidental next month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial agriculturist, Atty. Japhet Masculino, recently affirmed cloud seeding operations could begin in the province next month. He said Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Soils and Water Management have already completed their assessment of certain areas believed to be in need of such an operation. Masculino …
Solar-powered irrigation system completed in Antique
A solar-powered irrigation system worth P5.68 million was recently completed in Barangay Panlagangan, located in Sibalom, Antique. Local officials believe the new system will help increase yields for rice farmers. “We have a total rice area of 6,675.39 hectares in which 3,637.58 hectares are irrigated, 2,550.55 hectares rainfed, and 487.26 hectares are upland,” explained Municipal …
Sipalay City police chief relieved from post
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The head of the Sipalay City Police Station was recently relieved from his post. Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, revealed he issued a relief order for Police Major Anthony Grande last week. He explained Grande’s relief was not connected with last week’s ambush …