By Adrian Stewart Co Former NLEX Road Warriors point guard Mark Tallo is set to lead Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) expansion team, the Bacolod Masters, in the MPBL Lakandula Cup, which opened last night at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Among those joining him on the Bacolod City squad include Bacolodnon …
Monthly Archives: June 2019
CEU Scorpions advances to the D-League finals
By Adrian Stewart Co The CEU Scorpions advanced to the 2019 PBA D-League finals after beating St. Clare Saints-Virtual Reality, 89-72, in a decider last Tuesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Rich Guinitaran led the win with 23 points and seven rebounds, Dave Bernabe contributed a double-double with 22 points and 14 …
Mayor Braeden John Q. Biron Intercollegiate Football Invitational Tournament
UNO-R loses to UST in the finals By Adrian Stewart Co The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) finished second in the Mayor Braeden John Q. Biron Intercollegiate Football Invitational Tournament after their 2-0 loss to the University of Santo Tomas in last Tuesday’s final at the Barotac Nuevo football field. Conrado Dimacali opened scoring in …
Northport comes from behind to beat Magnolia
By Adrian Stewart Co NorthPort Batang Pier recovered from a slow start to score a come-from-behind 102-99 victory over the Magnolia Hotshots in the 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Sean Anthony led the win with 22 points, eight rebounds, five steals, and four assists; Juan Paolo Taha scored …
Mayor Braeden John Q. Biron Intercollegiate Football Invitational Tournament
UNO-R loses to UST in the finals By Adrian Stewart Co The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) finished second in the Mayor Braeden John Q. Biron Intercollegiate Football Invitational Tournament after their 2-0 loss to the University of Santo Tomas in last Tuesday’s final at the Barotac Nuevo football field. Conrado Dimacali opened scoring in …
Ignorance is more expensive than education
There are many proverbs to describe the challenges faced by family businesses in building wealth and leaving a lasting legacy. The Chinese say “wealth never survives three generations,” while the Italians say “from the stables to the stars and back to the stables.” Their languages may vary, but the behavior offers a lot of parallelism. …
Remembering the sacrifices of our heroes who fought for our freedom
Story and photos by Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga This Independence Day I cannot help imagine the sacrifices made by our ancestors that gave us the freedoms we enjoy today. When I visited my father’s home in the province of Tarlac last summer, I decided, as part of our itinerary, we have to visit the Death …
Bacolod City BFP: Purok Cagaycay fire was arson
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Fire Marshal, Fire Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, confirmed the fire that nearly wiped out Purok Cagaycay in the city’s Barangay 2 was a case of arson. According to the fire marshal, they interviewed several witnesses and determined a fight between Elbert Deo and …
Halandumon Festival to launch Bacolod City Charter Day celebration
The Bacolod City government recently announced this year’s Charter Day celebration, which is scheduled for June 18th, will begin with the inaugural Halandumon Festival, a streetdance competition between city barangays. “The Halandumon Festival will actively involve the barangays to make them feel [like] they play this important role in uniting our people and harnessing their …
Provincial budget officer wants HR head out
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Budget Officer Jose Percival Salado recently called for Provincial Human Resource Management head, Atty. Annabelle Palic, to be relieved of duty after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued an opinion disallowing the creation of a human resource department. He said, with Palic out, it will …