By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The San Carlos City government was recently evaluated for the Seal of Good Local Governance. The seal is an incentive program by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that recognizes and rewards local government units for “excellent service and high standards of governance.” DILG Local Government Operation …
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Vendors have until Saturday to transfer to the Bacolod Vendors’ Plaza
The Bacolod City government held a dialogue earlier this week at the Bacolod City Government Center with sidewalk vendors from across the city, where the latter were informed they have until Saturday, August 31, to transfer to the Bacolod Vendors’ Plaza. According to Executive Assistant Ernesto Pineda, those who have already demolished their structures and …
Negros Occidental formally creates anti-insurgency task force
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the Negros Occidental provincial government previously talked up the creation of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC), the Provincial Peace and Order Council and Provincial Development Council formally voted to approve the creation of the group. During an earlier planning workshop at the Negros …
Water Advisory
Water Interruption in the Service Area The Bacolod City Water District will be conducting repair activities, which will cause a temporary water supply interruption and/or turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Replacement of junction valve Schedule: Ongoing Affected Areas: Burgos Street to Granada Road, Lacson Street, Eroreco, Villa Soledad, Capitolville, Buena Royale, and Barangay …
Ceres FC thrashes Global Makati, 13-0
Marañon scores 4; Lopez Mendy, Ott earn hat tricks By Adrian Stewart Co Ceres-Negros FC produced a 13-0 annihilation of Global-Makati FC yesterday in the 2019 Philippines Football League (PFL) at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa City, Batangas. Ceres midfielder Bienvenido Marañon got things going in the 20th minute. Five minutes later, fellow midfielder Stephan …
F2 Logistics wins All-Filipino Conference
By Adrian Stewart Co The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers captured the 2019 Philippine SuperLiga (PSL) All-Filipino Conference crown last Tuesday after their 25-14, 25-16, 25-19 sweep over the Cignal HD Spikers in Game 2 of their finals series at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The win is the franchise’s fourth PSL …
UST, AdMU remain undefeated in the Collegiate Conference
By Adrian Stewart Co The University of Santo Tomas (UST) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) both remained undefeated following their recent wins in the ongoing 2019 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference. UST pulled off a 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 24-26, 15-12 victory over De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde; while AdMU scored a 25-17, 25-17, …
2019 Batang Pinoy
Bacolodnon athlete wins more medals By Adrian Stewart Co After earlier winning gold in the girls’ 100-meter dash at the ongoing 2019 Batang Pinoy national finals, Bacolod Tay Tung High School athlete Krisha Dedoyco Aguillon yesterday captured silver in the girls’ 200-meter dash at the Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. Sports Complex in Puerto Princesa City, …
82nd Iloilo Charter Day
Lopue’s-La Salle player wins table tennis competition Anton Andre B. Bayona, a University of St. La Salle-Integrated School student and member of the Lopue’s-La Salle varsity table tennis team, recently won gold in the Boy’s 12-Under division of the Inter-scholastic Regional Table Tennis Tournament , an event of the recent Iloilo Charter Day observance over …
Basilan-St. Clare clinches D-League playoff berth
By Adrian Stewart Co The BRT Sumisip Basilan-St. Clare Saints clinched a spot in the 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup playoffs following their recent 112-100 win over the McDavid Apparels-De La Salle Araneta Stallions at the San Juan Arena. Joshua Fontanilla shot 3-for-7 shooting from three-point area to finish with 24 points for Basilan-St. Clare, …