San Miguel ties series 2-2 By Adrian Stewart Co The San Miguel Beermen rode on June Mar Fajardo’s near perfect performance, scoring a 114-98 victory over the Magnolia Hotshots in Game 4 of the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven finals series last Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The win ties …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Cadiz City boxer vies for OPBF title in Tokyo
By Adrian Stewart Co Warlito Parrenas of Cadiz City will be fighting for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight title tonight against Japanese boxer Keita Kurihara at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The Negrense fighter will be looking to snap a two-match losing streak. “I have prepared hard for this fight,” said Parrenas. …
The country’s political hell is also Dante’s Inferno
“There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals.” –Herman Melville Successful politicians in the upcoming midterm elections (whether veteran or neophyte) could potentially enter “Dante’s Inferno” if they allow themselves to be absorbed into the prevailing system. While hell is …
Two dead, two wounded after NPA attacks in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least two people were killed, while two others were seriously wounded, after suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked a community of former Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPA-ABB) members yesterday morning at Purok Mambinay in Barangay Locotan, Kabankalan City. Police identified the fatalities as 23-year-old Jhonel …
CDRRMO conducts early preparations for impending rainy season
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) is currently conducting early preparations for the impending rainy season. CDRRMO officer-in-charge Dondon Parandas said they are currently monitoring several weather disturbances outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility that may trigger a southwest monsoon, or “habagat.” Parandas said the locations …
Governor hits Moises Padilla mayor over ‘black propaganda’
Marañon predicts Peña loses reelection By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. yesterday criticized Moises Padilla Mayor Magdaleno Peña after the latter allegedly installed several tarpaulins around his town claiming the governor ordered an ambush against him. In a statement forwarded by the governor, he said the claims suggest …
Gross value on domestic sugarcane up 36% in Q1 –PSA report
2019 farmgate prices comparable to 2017 rates By Paulo Loreto Lim According to the first quarter Performance of Philippine Agriculture report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the overall gross value of production for sugarcane, or net revenue, saw an increase of 36.25 percent. The agency credited the boost to “improvement in production …
DOJ’s ultimatum for Bikoy: Bring your evidence to NBI or face sedition charges
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra issued an ultimatum yesterday to Peter Joemel Advincula alias Bikoy that if the latter does not go to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to present evidence to back up his claims against the first family, then he will be charged with inciting to sedition too. Guevarra’s statement came after the …
Local wage hike for household helpers goes into effect
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The P500 wage hike for household helpers in the Western Visayas went into effect yesterday morning. Department of Labor and Employment-Negros Occidental (DOLE-Negros Occidental) head Mary Agnes Capigon said, although they have yet to receive a copy of the new wage order, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Region …
NOPPO: Raids in Isabela were not ‘politically motivated’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to Isabela Mayor Joselito Malabor, who earlier claimed raids that led to the arrest of two of his security aides were “politically motivated,” the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) denied the assertion. In a statement issued by NOPPO director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, the operations were …