By Adrian Stewart Co The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters advanced to the 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals following their 85-83 win over Blackwater Elite last Thursday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Rey Nambatac led the win with 21 points, four rebounds, and four steals; while Jayvee Mocon chipped in 15 markers; and Carl …
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Basilan-St. Clare downs Alberei in the D-League
By Adrian Stewart Co The BRT Sumisip Basilan-St. Clare Saints pulled off a 114-81 domination of the Alberei Kings last Thursday in the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the Paco Arena in Manila. Jhaps Bautista top-scored for the winning side with 21 points and five assists; while Cris Dumapig scored18 points. After Basilan-St. Clare …
Silver Dragon earns ISO certification
Founded on February 23, 1947, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. The organization promotes worldwide proprietary, industrial, and commercial standards with ISO 9001 as the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system. Organizations use the standard to demonstrate their …
Three dead following Guihulngan City home invasions
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two siblings and a barangay captain were killed early Thursday morning in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental following two reported home invasions. According to Guihulngan City police, the first incident took place around 12:55 a.m., with gunmen breaking into the home of 55-year-old Guihulngan Science High School principal Arthur Cordevilla and …
MassKara Festival 2019
MassKara Queen screenings begin tomorrow Screenings for candidates in this year’s MassKara Queen competition begin tomorrow, July 27, in the fourth floor function hall at the Ayala Capitol Central Mall in Bacolod City. Screening times are between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Candidates must be a resident of Bacolod …
Vallacar management affirms opposition to proposed strike
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following yesterday’s report that revealed Roy Yanson, president of Vallacar Transit Incorporated (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, considers the proposed strike by the Philippine Agriculture Commercial and Industrial Workers Union (PACIWU) an “illegal” act, he affirmed “management will surely oppose the notice to strike.” Earlier, PACIWU National …
National Disaster Resilience Month
Disaster risk reduction summit held in Bago City Bago City hosted the 6th Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Summit earlier this week at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center. The event, which seeks to improve local programs pertaining to disaster prevention and mitigation, preparedness and response, along with early recovery and rehabilitation, …
Talisay City raid yields P4.4M worth of shabu
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least P4.4 million worth of suspected shabu was confiscated yesterday after operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) raided the residence of a suspected drug target at an exclusive subdivision in Talisay City. PDEA agents identified the subject of the operation as 57-year-old Rhodora Hamantoc and his adopted …
SSS to fast-track services thru e-channels
The state-run Social Security System (SSS) recently said it will further improve its services through the digitalization of its core and business processes. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said the digitalization and the process of acquiring new digital infrastructure for the improvement of its services to its members and pensioners …
Negros Occidental human resources office recognized by CSC
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Human Resource Management Office was recently recognized by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) with the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource bronze award. The award was given out during an event at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila earlier this week with Provincial …