By Adrian Stewart Co Following their 12-0 demolition of Philippine Air Force FC over the weekend in the ongoing 2019 Philippines Football League (PFL), Ceres-Negros FC is gunning for solo first place as they next face Global Makati FC today at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. The Bacolod City-based club is currently …
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Meralco battles for Commissioner’s Cup playoff spot today
By Adrian Stewart Co The Meralco Bolts face a must-win game against the San Miguel Beermen today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in their quest for a 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup playoff berth. Currently holding a 3-7 win-loss record, a Bolts win would force a knockout game against the Alaska Aces on Friday. Meanwhile, …
ASEAN School Games
Two Negrense volleyball players called up for international duty By Adrian Stewart Co Two volleyball players from Negros Occidental will suit up for the Philippine women’s volleyball team at the 2019 ASEAN School Games, which begin today in Semarang, Indonesia. National University’s Shaira Jardio of Talisay City and De La Salle Santiago Zobel’s Angel Canino …
Iloilo suffers narrow 69-68 loss to Cebu in the Maharlika League
By Adrian Stewart Co William McAloney, Jr. scored on a game-winning three-point play to push the Cebu Sharks to a narrow 69-68 win over the Iloilo United Royals in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League earlier this week at the Valenzuela Astrodome. McAloney finished the game with 15 points, along with nine rebounds; while Rhaffy …
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Clarkson shortlisted for Gilas Pilipinas By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, recently revealed Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson was named to their training pool ahead of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which is scheduled to take place from August 31 to September 15 in China. “We’re still not …
Who will teach ‘moral values’ to the police?
“…When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field’…” –Matthew 9:36-38 The plan …
Pacquiao should listen to the ‘winds of change’
“Listening to your instincts, while being the easiest, can also be the hardest thing to do.” –Tena Desae The biggest stumbling block for Senator Manny Pacquiao’s presidential ambitions is not Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, it’s the current political “rockstar,” Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko’ Moreno Domagoso. In terms of his boxing career, he next faces …
Negros Occidental governor raises dengue alert status
Lacson confirms shortage of blood, appeals for donations By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the rising number of dengue fever cases in the Negros Occidental, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an executive order yesterday declaring a heightened alert status. He explained, the province has already reached the “alert threshold” and the provincial government …
Tropical Depression Falcon
Rain suspends classes in portions of Negros Occidental By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Classes across southern Negros Occidental were cancelled yesterday due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Depression Falcon. Based on information obtained by Watchmen Daily Journal, Hinigaran, Cauayan, Candoni, and Himamaylan City cancelled classes for both elementary and high school levels. Hinigaran Mayor …
VTI matriarch: Auditing firm confirmed P380M in unliquidated funds
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Olivia Yanson, matriarch of the family that operates Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres Bus Liner, slammed VTI chief financial officer Celina Yanson-Lopez anew after the P380 million in alleged losses she accused the CFO of not accounting for was confirmed by, as she called it, “one …