By Adrian Stewart Co Petron Blaze Spikers outside hitter Cherry Rondina came up with clutch hits in their come-from-behind 17-25, 21-25, 25-11, 25-17, 15-10 win over the Cignal HD Spikers last Thursday in the 2019 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference at the San Juan Arena. After missing their previous match against the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers, Rondina lit …
Monthly Archives: July 2019
2019 William Jones Cup
Philippines beats Indonesia, remains undefeated By Adrian Stewart Co Mighty Sports-Philippines remained undefeated in the 2019 William Jones Cup after scoring a 94-66 domination of the Indonesian men’s basketball team yesterday at the Changhua County gymnasium in Taiwan. Eugene Phelps top-scored for the Philippines with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Renaldo Balkman added 17 …
Keith Thurman hits like Thomas Hearns
“We all think we’ve got one more boxing match in us and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We’ll overstay our welcome.” –George Foreman At 5’7”, Keith Thurman, Jr. stands an inch taller than his opponent, Senator Manny Pacquiao. However, the former looks menacing when facing an opponent, …
Tropical Storm Falcon
Municipal Disaster Office: Valladolid is nearly 90% flooded By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Falcon left around 87.5 percent of Valladolid flooded. In a radio interview with Valladolid Municipal Disaster Office head John Dexter Celis, he said 14 of the town’s 16 barangays were affected over the course of …
Citywide clean-up in Iloilo City this weekend
The Iloilo City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and General Services Office (GSO) will be organizing a citywide clean-up this weekend, July 20. Activities will officially start at 7:00 p.m. with fire engines setting off sirens, along with the ringing of church bells. Meanwhile, Iloilo City Councilor Allan Zaldivar, who chairs the Sangguniang Panlungsod …
CIDG vows to resolve local NPA cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After letters were earlier sent to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Negros Occidental from the families of those victimized by New People’s Army (NPA) atrocity in Moises Padilla and nearby areas, the law enforcement agency vowed to resolve the cases. The victims’ next of kin, along with …
Vallacar matriarch calls for children to end bus terminal takeovers
Recently-installed company president calls for unity By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Olivia Yanson, matriarch of the Yanson clan that runs Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres Bus Liner, yesterday penned an open letter calling on her children to end their attempts at taking over bus terminals. “The past weeks have been difficult …
Union officials accused of attempting a ‘fake strike’ against Vallacar
Company president, drivers collaborate to condemn the scheme By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After four Philippine Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Workers Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (PACIWU-TUCP) officials were accused of attempting to launch a “fake strike” against Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres Bus Liner, they are currently under fire …
Nearly 350 Negros Occidental students sign scholarship agreement
A total of 348 incoming college students who are eligible for coverage by the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program signed a memorandum of agreement earlier this week at the Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center in Bacolod City. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson congratulated the scholarship recipients and urged them to pursue their studies well. Meanwhile, …
Woman drowns after falling into Isabela creek
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A woman died last Wednesday after falling into the Bugalo Creek in Isabela, where she drowned. Police identified the fatality as Maria Theresa Orias, a resident of the town’s Barangay Camang-camang. Based on eyewitness accounts, Orias was cleaning a clogged drainage canal when she slipped and fell into the creek. …