Following a social media post, published by a user that goes by the name “Sun Tzu,” claiming Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. criticized incumbent Bacolod City lone district Rep. Greg Gasataya for allegedly owning a rest house worth P10 million, the governor responded by calling it “utterly ridiculous” and “preposterous.” “I vehemently deny I …
Monthly Archives: April 2019
High-value drug target nabbed at Bacolod City checkpoint
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man listed as a high-value drug target was arrested late Thursday night at a checkpoint manned by Police Station 2 (PS2) at Barangay 9 in Bacolod City. Police identified the suspect as 35-year-old Apollo Mendoza, a resident of Purok Cagaycay in the city’s Barangay 2. PS2 commander, Police …
Negros Occidental to host Palarong Pambansa 2021
The Palarong Pambansa Board and Department of Education (DepEd) recently announced Negros Occidental would host Palarong Pambansa 2021. The confirmation came through a letter from DepEd Undersecretary and Palarong Pambansa Secretary General, Atty. Revsee Escobedo, to Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. Earlier this year, a joint technical inspection team arrived in the province to …
AdMU men’s football team beats DLSU
By Adrian Stewart Co Jarvey Gayoso scored a brace for Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) in their 3-1 win over De La Salle University (DLSU) in the 81st UAAP men’s football season last Thursday at the Far Eastern University-Diliman (FEU-Diliman) pitch. DLSU drew first blood with Mauro Acot scoring a rocket from way outside the …
F2 Logistics beats Cignal in the PSL Grand Prix
By Adrian Stewart Co The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers ended the 2019 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference elimination round with a 25-19, 25-20, 26-24 win over the Cignal HD Spikers last Thursday at the San Juan Arena. Maria Jose Perez, Lindsay Stalzer, and Victorinara Galang each tallied 13 points each for the Cargo Movers. …
AdMU sweeps FEU, earns ‘Final 4’ berth
By Adrian Stewart Co Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) sealed a spot in the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball “Final 4” after their recent 25-20, 25-10, 25-18 sweep of Far Eastern University (FEU) at the San Juan Arena. Pauline Gaston and Kat Tolentino each finished with 11 points, while Madeleine Madayag and Bea de Leon …
Magnolia faces Ginebra in PBA quarters
By Adrian Stewart Co The Magnolia Hotshots are bracing for possible revenge from Barangay Ginebra San Miguel when the two begin their 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal series tonight at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Barangay Ginebra has an axe to grind with the Hotshots after the latter ousted them …
Philippines knocked out of ABL
By Adrian Stewart Co San Miguel Alab Pilipinas was recently eliminated from the 2018-2019 ASEAN Basketball League after losing 102-82 to the Hong Kong Eastern basketball team in Game 2 of their quarterfinal series at the Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district. The Philippines showed some urgency early on and built an 18-6 …
A deeper look into Jim Paredes’ …onanism
“Physics is to mathematics what sex is to masturbation.” –Richard Feynman The enemies of Jim Paredes have thrown the kitchen sink at him but none has ever suggested he could be suffering from serious mental illness. Instead of denouncing him, they should have at least suggested immediate medical attention. However, there …
Vice governor proposes Moises Padilla be placed under Comelec control
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent murder of Moises Padilla Municipal Councilor Jolomar Hilario, along with earlier clashes between government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA), Negros Occidental Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is proposing the town be placed under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). He believes, if …