Following yesterday’s special Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) board meeting, where the company’s Board of Directors was reorganized and Leo Rey Yanson was returned to the post of company president, Roy Yanson, who was earlier elected company president by the previous board, held a press conference calling for unity. He said, as the eldest sibling, he …
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Bacolod Eagles Club conducts chartering, induction ceremony
By Emmanuel Canto The Fraternal Order of Eagles-Philippines Eagles held their chartering and induction ceremony for Bacolod Eagles Club officers and members earlier this month. The organization, which vows to “deliver social change, help, and serve poor communities,” is led by Reynee G. Talisay. “This is our chance to share the blessings we received from …
NPA strafes Bago City construction site
Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents strafed a construction site at Sitio Pataan in Bago City’s Barangay Mailum last Sunday, resulting in damages to various construction and other heavy equipment. Based on records provided by a representative from Amphil Construction, the rebels were armed with M16 assault rifles. The suspects also vandalized one of the …
Police officer caught smoking marijuana in Bacolod City
A police officer was arrested over the weekend after he was caught in the act of smoking marijuana at the St. Joseph Courtyard, located along Lacson Street om Bacolod City’s Barangay 37. Police identified the suspect as 32-year-old Patrolman Bryn Jephtha Gimotea, a resident of Barangay 2, Himamaylan City who was attending a field training …
2020 provincial budget preparations underway
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson recently revealed the provincial government is currently preparing the 2020 provincial budget. “We are now in the preparatory stage,” he noted. “I have not submitted any [details] yet to the provincial board.” The governor added, he has already asked various government offices to prepare their respective budgets. Lacson said …
Sex offender sentenced to 84 years after raping minors in the Philippines
10-year-old girl from Bacolod City among the victims After Anthony Shultz plead guilty to three counts of producing child pornography, he was sentenced earlier this month to 84 years in jail by a US court. According to a release by human rights organization International Justice Mission (IJM), the 56-year-old American had raped minors in the …
Drugs may have triggered shooting outside Bacolod City jail facility
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Police are considering illegal drugs as the possible motive behind last Sunday’s murder of a woman outside the Metro Bacolod District Jail (MBDJ). Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Lt. Colonel Ariel Pico, said the victim has been formally identified as Crystal Faith Hastiva, a resident of Bago City. …
Three names floated as Pacquiao’s next opponent
By Adrian Stewart Co Following Senator Manny Pacquiao’s split decision win over Keith Thurman last month for the World Boxing Association world welterweight belt, Manny Pacquiao Promotions President Sean Gibbons recently named three boxers who could potentially be the Filipino fighter’s next opponent. While speaking during the Philippine Sportswriters Association forum at the Amelie Hotel …
UST takes second place in NBA tournament
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) finished second at the recent NBA 5v5 tournament in Shanghai, China after losing 86-67 to the Zhongtian Qilin Society. UST kept pace with Zhongtian until midway into the fourth period. Down by 10 points, UST managed to narrow the gap to 62-55 with four minutes left in the game. …
2019 Batang Pinoy
Tay Tung basketball team gears up for the competition Bacolod Tay Tung High School is hoping for a strong showing in the 2019 Batang Pinoy national finals, which are scheduled to take place in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan from August 23 to September 1. Heinz Gabriel ‘Kobe’ Demisana of Pontevedra, who was earlier named to …