By Adrian Stewart Co A year after their infamous scuffle with the Australian men’s national basketball team, the Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, is set to play the Adelaide 36ers, an Australia-based squad, in a closed-door friendly today. The two sides are also expected to meet again on Sunday. Gilas head coach Joseller …
Monthly Archives: August 2019
PacificTown-Army comes from behind to beat Choco Mucho
The PacificTown-Army Lady Troopers came from two sets down and scored a 39-41, 19-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-12 win over the Choco Mucho Flying Titans recently in the 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the San Juan Center. Jovelyn Gonzaga of Guimaras scored a triple-double for PacificTown-Army on 24 points, 26 excellent digs, and 16 …
Columbian Dyip trades Escoto, King
The Columbian Dyip traded Russel Escoto and Jerramy King to NorthPort Batang Pier in exchange for Lervin Flores, Joseph Gabayni, and Juan Miguel Tiongson in a five-player deal that is still pending PBA Commissioner’s Office approval. Escoto had reportedly requested the trade after failing to log substantial minutes in his three years with the squad, …
Bacolodnon lifts Makati over Pampanga in the Maharlika League
Bacolod City native Kib Montalbo scored the game winner for Makati Super Crunch in their 96-94 win over the Pampanga Giant Lanterns earlier this week in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup in the JCSGO Gym in Quezon City. With the teams knotted at 94-all, Montalbo knocked down a buzzer-beating jumper. During a post-match …
Ceres FC beats Mendiola FC, 4-1
Ceres-Negros FC maintained their six-point lead atop the 2019 Philippines Football League (PFL) table after their 4-1 win over Mendiola FC earlier this week at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa City, Batangas. The Bacolod City-based side quickly jumped to a 2-0 lead after midfielder Mike Ott scored in the 17th minute, followed by striker Robert …
Aggravation for Iloilo judicial nominees
“Anybody can become angry–that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way–that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” –Aristotle The accusation lobbed by Ronaldo Cardema, the disqualified nominee for Duterte …
Dengue-related deaths in Negros Occidental rise to 37
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of dengue-related fatalities in Negros Occidental has now reached 37 based on the latest records from the Provincial Health Office. The department said, from January 1 to August 19 of this year, they have recorded around 5,990 dengue cases, an increase of 60 percent compared to the same …
Cabinet official: Panay-Guimaras Bridge project remains a priority
During a recent meeting with the mayors of Iloilo towns affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles confirmed the Panay-Guimaras Bridge project remains a priority of the national government. “It is one of our priorities so to speak,” he said. “It has to pass through a process.” The cabinet official explained the project …
Victims of bias crime remembered today
The United Nations observes International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief every August 22 as a means of promoting freedom of expression and religion, along with the right to assembly and association. Adopted by the General Assembly last May, the resolution introducing the day of commemoration noted, “States …
Port monitoring stepped up following Sibulan drug seizure
The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) has stepped anti-drug monitoring at various ports across the province following the recent seizure of P6.8 million in Sibulan, Negros Oriental earlier this week. In a radio interview, NOPPO deputy director for administration, Police Lt. Colonel Adrian Acollador, said Negros has been long known as a transit point …