By Adrian Stewart Co The University of Santo Tomas (UST) advanced to the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball finals following their a 25-19, 25-19, 20-25, 23-25, 15-10 victory over De La Salle University (DLSU) over the weekend at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Ejiya Laure led the win with 25 points, …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Talisay City volleyball player headed to FEU
By Adrian Stewart Co Talisay City volleyball player Melody Pons will be heading to Far Eastern University (FEU) once she completes her high school education at Rafael B. Lacson Memorial High School. “I [have been] joining FEU’s practices during summers [over] the last two years,” she said. “In fact, FEU wanted me to transfer …
2019 PBA Cup Finals
Magnolia beats San Miguel, leads series 2-1 By Adrian Stewart Co The Magnolia Hotshots took a 2-1 lead in the ongoing 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup finals with an 86-82 win over the San Miguel Beermen last Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Andy Mark Barroca led the win with 22 points, Ian …
‘Like’
People nowadays, especially millennials, tend to gauge their popularity and public opinion on “followers” and the number of “hearts” or “likes” they get on social media posts. It is common knowledge that the more likes you get, the more attention your posts receive. However, can you imagine an Instagram account without seeing the number of …
Himamaylan City NPA encampment stormed
‘Child soldier’ captured during operation By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) soldiers stormed a New People’s Army (NPA) encampment Saturday morning at Sitio Dawhan, located in Himamaylan City’s Barangay Buenavista, following a gun battle. According to the 62IB, their units were conducting security operations in preparation for the …
2019 Midterm Elections
PNP chief asks police to refrain from complaining about allowances During a recent visit to Iloilo, Philippine National Police (PNP) Director-General Oscar Albayalde called on police officers in the Western Visayas to refrain from complaining about supposed allowances associated with service during the midterm elections, which are scheduled to take place on May 13. …
Himamaylan City NPA encampment stormed
‘Child soldier’ captured during operation By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) soldiers stormed a New People’s Army (NPA) encampment Saturday morning at Sitio Dawhan, located in Himamaylan City’s Barangay Buenavista, following a gun battle. According to the 62IB, their units were conducting security operations in preparation for the …
Ongoing ‘dry spell’ affecting 23 Negros Occidental localities
Masculino: Cloud seeding begins this month By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental provincial agriculturist, Atty. Japhet Masculino, recently confirmed there are currently 23 localities in the province experiencing a “dry spell” due to ongoing El Niño conditions, which AccuWeather describes as a climate pattern that raises sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean …
Negros Occidental provincial employee nabbed for illegal drugs
Two provincial employees earlier resigned after failing drug tests By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An employee of the Negros Occidental provincial government, along with two others, were arrested Saturday morning following a buy-bust operation at Purok Balinday in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2. Police identified the arrested government employee as Francisco Nuñal. He was …
2019 Midterm Elections
Comelec control over Moises Padilla approved By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following recent incidents that have seen two municipal councilors and another former town official killed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc formally placed Moises Padilla under their control. According to Comelec regional director, Atty. Jose Nick Mendros, who confirmed the news …