Magnolia wins Game 1 By Adrian Stewart Co The Magnolia Hotshots survived a fourth quarter onslaught from June Mar Fajardo to escape with a 99-94 Game 1 victory over the San Miguel Beermen earlier this week in the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Paul Lee top-scored with …
Monthly Archives: May 2019
UST women’s volleyball team beats DLSU, earns ‘twice-to-beat’ advantage
By Adrian Stewart Co The University of Santo Tomas (UST) earned a ‘twice-to-beat’ advantage in the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball “Final 4” following their 25-14, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19 victory over De La Salle University (DLSU) earlier this week at the San Juan Arena. The two are set to meet again in the semifinals …
2019 Palarong Pambansa
WVRAA girls’ volleyball team moves into the semis By Adrian Stewart Co The Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) secondary girls’ volleyball team secured its place in the semifinals of the 2019 Palarong Pambansa after their 25-11, 25-22 win over Calabarzon yesterday at the Davao City–University of the Philippines Sports Complex. “It was …
2019 AFC Cup
Ceres dominates Group G, advances to knockout stage By Adrian Stewart Co Ceres-Negros FC advanced anew in the 2019 AFC Cup after topping Group G following their recent 5-0 win over Myanmar’s Shan United earlier this week at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. While the Bacolod City-based club still has one more …
Watch out for an election day ‘Judas’
“There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.” –Benjamin Disraeli Within the first two weeks of college, students often spend that time adding and dropping classes. In Philippine politics, traitors adopt similar techniques if certain candidates are lagging behind …
Demonstrations held in Bacolod City opposing Chinese workers
Rosales: DOLE-6 unable to provide data on foreign labor By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros chapter of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), which considers itself a militant and anti-imperialist labor center, held a protest in Bacolod City yesterday afternoon to demonstrate against the presence of Chinese workers in the country, claiming they are receiving higher …
Iloilo City library seeks to instill morals through storytelling
The Iloilo City Public Library (ICPL) seeks to instill morals through monthly storytelling. “We encourage parents to bring their children and make them join us because most of the stories we read have moral lessons, which can serve as guide as they grow up,” said City Librarian Marion Aguirre. Storytelling sessions will be held at …
Minor earthquake detected in Kabankalan City overnight
A 2.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded south of Kabankalan City early yesterday morning, just before 1:10 a.m. According to a subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin, no damage was reported in or around the Negros Occidental town as a result of the tremor. There were also no aftershocks expected. Quakes ranging between 1.0 and …
Workers’ groups plans to file another wage increase petition
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) Secretary-General Wennie Sancho yesterday said their organization will file another petition for wage increase. In his Labor Day statement, Sancho said the Regional Wage Board recently approved salary increases for household workers last April 23, wherein all “kasambahays.” or domestic helpers,” can receive a …
Congresswoman seeks penalties against Cebu Pacific over cancellations
Herrera-Dy points to ‘systemic mismanagement’ within the airline By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bagong Henerasyon partylist Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy yesterday called for penalties against budget carrier Cebu Pacific after the airline abruptly cancelled 158 flights between yesterday and May 10. In a statement, she said there can be no other reason except “systemic mismanagement” as …