The Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) team earned two bronze medals at the 16th Uni-Orient Cup, which took place over the weekend at the San Beda University gymnasium. The LOPTTA elementary boys’ team, composed of Anton Andre Bayona, John Belzunce, Joaquin Bragancia, and Franz Jedriek Geganto, finished in third place after losing to the Palarong …
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Cignal HD eliminates United, advances to PSL semis
By Adrian Stewart Co The Cignal HD Spikers advanced to the 2019 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference semifinals after their 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 25-20 victory over United Volleyball Club last Tuesday at the San Juan Arena. Erika Wilson led the win with 25 points, while Ana Artemeva added 18 markers. Cignal HD opened …
Many cases in the Philippines are subject to trial by publicity
“…For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear…” –Mark 4:22-23 As a voter in Tarlac’s first congressional district, I am interested to see how the case involving Marty Torralba, who is …
Talisay City volleyball player commits to DLSU
By Adrian Stewart Co Talisay City native Jessa Ordiales recently confirmed her transfer to De La Salle University (DLSU), where she will join the women’s volleyball team. She is already participating in practices with the multi-titled team. “DLSU is my dream school so, when the opportunity to play came, I did not think twice,” …
Holy Week 2019
Coast Guard on heightened alert By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental has raised their alert status yesterday ahead of Holy Week observance, which starts on Palm Sunday, April 14 and ends on Easter Sunday, April 21. In a statement released by the PCG’s “Tanod Baybayin” social …
Panaad sa Negros Festival 2019
Marañon on his legacy: Making the Panaad Festival profitable By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Outgoing Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday said his legacy includes making the Panaad sa Negros Festival a profitable entity. “It has grown in the last six years,” he said. The governor said the trend is “sustainable,” noting, …
Duterte arrives tomorrow for PDP-Laban rally in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Bacolod City Councilor Bobby Rojas, who serves as campaign manager for Grupo Progreso, the political coalition led by incumbent Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, yesterday confirmed President Rodrigo Duterte will arrive in Bacolod City tomorrow for a PDP-Laban campaign rally. In an interview with Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod, Rojas said …
Governor questions farmer co-op capabilities in powering Negros
Marañon suggests merging existing electricity cooperatives By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to Bacolod City lone district Rep. Greg Gasataya sponsoring HB 8827, which seeks to grant the Gamboa-Hermanos Farmworkers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (GHFMPC) the right to “construct, install, establish, operate, own, manage, and maintain distribution systems” to power Negros, Negros Occidental Governor …
Governor calls for more prayers amid El Niño conditions
Marañon: Prayer is stronger than cloud seeding By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Amid ongoing 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, Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. urged local residents to pray. During …
SRA to provide counterpart fund for cloud seeding in NegOcc
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is eyeing an agreement with the provincial government to provide a counterpart fund for cloud seeding operation in Negros Occidental. Board Member Emilio Yulo III, who represented the planters, said on Monday that considering the huge amount of production losses to the sugarcane sector, the SRA can utilize its disaster …