By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A convenience store security guard was assaulted and stabbed in Bacolod City’s Barangay Alijis while on duty last Wednesday. Police identified the victim as Rodel Dela Cruz, a resident of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. Police Station 8 investigators said, based on testimony from the victim’s colleagues, they were on duty …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Arrest warrants issued in Metro Inn ‘standoff’ case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Municipal Trials Court in Cities-Branch 7 recently issued arrest warrants against Atty. Erfe del Castillo, Francis Rey Cabuga, Patchy Cabuga, Joseph Ray Cabuga, and Cera Cabuga in relation to the “standoff” that took place at the Metro Inn in Bacolod City last November. The warrants, which …
AdMU women’s volleyball team forces decider in UAAP finals
By Adrian Stewart Co Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) managed to keep hopes alive following their 26-24, 14-25, 25-21, 25-15 win over the University of Santo Tomas (UST) last Wednesday in the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball finals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The win forces a decisive Game 3, …
2019 AFC Cup
Ceres FC closes group stage with 1-0 loss By Paulo Loreto Lim Despite already securing the top spot in Group G of the 2019 AFC Cup, Ceres-Negros FC sought to finish out the group stage undefeated. However, their final match against Becamex Bình Dương FC of Vietnam’s V.League 1 tarnished the Bacolod City-based …
PSL Challenge Cup
Players from the Western Visayas lead the field By Adrian Stewart Co Players from the Western Visayas are set to lead their respective teams in the Philippine Super Liga Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, which kicked off yesterday and runs until tomorrow at the Capitol Beach Front in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Negrense Bernadeth Pons leads …
San Miguel Beermen are PBA champions again
By Adrian Stewart Co Alex Cabagnot scored on a go-ahead basket as the San Miguel Beermen cruised to a come-from-behind 72-71 victory over the Magnolia Hotshots in Game 7 of the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup finals earlier this week at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The win marks the team’s 27th overall PBA title …
Tay Tung-B, La Carlota, Silay remain undefeated in JGM volleyball tournament
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolod Tay Tung High School-B, La Carlota, and Silay remain unbeaten in the ongoing JGM Finance Corporation 17-Under Girls’ Invitational Volleyball Tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym in Bacolod City. Tay Tung-B currently sits atop Pool B after beating the University of St. La Salle, 25-19, 12-25, …
Purging is a sad political reality
“If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man’s conscience, although he do not obey it yet he shall not be dismissed.” –St. Francis of Assisi When a new administration takes over they often “purge” the existing department heads and staff, along with a refurbishment of …
Kaya FC bows out of the AFC Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co Following their 2-0 loss to Home United FC of the Singapore Premier League earlier this week in the 2019 AFC Cup group stage, Kaya FC-Iloilo bowed out of the competition. The Ilonggo club finished third place in Group H. The Singaporean outfit opened scoring in the first minute of the match …
NPA insurgents believed dead following Calatrava gun battle
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least five New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents are believed dead after engaging in a gun battle with soldiers from the Philippine Army 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) early yesterday morning at Sitio Puting Bato in Barangay Minautok, Calatrava. 79IB commander, Lt. Colonel Emelito Thaddeus Logan, said, prior to the clash, …