By Adrian Stewart Co Both the Go for Gold Scratchers-Benilde Blazers and St. Clare Saints-Virtual Reality advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2019 PBA D-League earlier this week at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao, Quezon City. Go for Gold beat McDavid Apparels, 119-101; while St. Clare defeated the AMA Online Education Titans, 119-89. Clement Leutcheu …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
FIVB world tour volleyball tournament opens today in Boracay
By Adrian Stewart Co The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour Boracay Open begins today at the White House Beach Resort, located at the island’s Station 1. Four Philippine squads will be participating including Negrense Bernadeth Pons, who will be teaming up with Cherry Rondina; and fellow Negrense Bea Tan, who is …
2019 PRISAA National Games
Tay Tung runner captures gold By Adrian Stewart Co Hannah Jandra Boteros Delotavo of Bacolod Tay Tung High School yesterday captured gold for the Western Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) in the 2019 PRISAA National Games secondary girls’ 400-meter dash event at the University of Mindanao oval in Davao City. “It felt good because …
Lowry, Raptors down Bucks, level East finals
TORONTO – Kyle Lowry scored 25 points — 18 in the first half — and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 120-102 Tuesday night (Wednesday morning, PHL time) to even the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece. Game 5 in the best-of-seven series will be played Thursday (Friday morning, PHL time) in …
NorthPort stuns Alaska in the Commissioner’s Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co Despite the absence of veteran players, NorthPort Batang Pier managed to score a 103-81 victory over the Alaska Aces last night in the 2019 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Sean Anthony led the win with 22 points, including three outside hits; reinforcement Prince Ibeh had a double-double …
Out of chaos comes order
A generational transition from the founder to offspring generation is a critical point in the life cycle of a family business. Owners believe they have a foolproof succession plan in place having accumulated wealth by single handedly growing the family business, but problems arise when the time comes to pass the torch. This story is …
Ceneco rates down
By Paulo Loreto Lim The Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (Ceneco) yesterday revealed residential rates for May 2019 will see a 7¢ drop from last month, falling from P11.1044 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to P11.0280/kWh. According to a statement from the utility co-op, around 72.7 percent of the charges originated from power rate costs, which include …
Telco assures continued services for Huawei users amid US ban
US Commerce Department considers the tech firm a ‘security risk’ Amid the executive order recently-issued by US President Donald Trump banning American firms from utilizing foreign-produced equipment that potentially pose national security threats, effectively banning Chinese firm Huawei, companies such as Google have been forced to suspend business with the tech giant. In response, Globe …
Officials reminded to form transition teams
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded both incoming and outgoing elected officials to form transition teams, which is a requirement before newly-elected officials can take office. According to DILG-Negros Occidental director, Engr. Carmelo Orbista, due to a pending request for a recount, officials in …
PRO-6 to remain on alert until classes open
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After being placed on alert for last week’s midterm elections, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) personnel will remain on “full alert” status in preparation for the upcoming 2019-2020 academic year, which begins on June 3. PRO-6 director, Police Brigadier General John Bulalacao, said full alert status will ensure there are no …