Bacolod Master Sardines needed a second half surge to score an 89-80 win over the Soccsksargen Marlins during a Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup home game at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum last Saturday in Bacolod City. Bacolodnon guard Nico Paolo Javelona top-scored for the home team with 27 points—19 of which …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Rain or Shine beats Columbian Dyip, 96-90
Joel Wright came up with clutch baskets for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters during their 96-90 win over the Columbian Dyip in the 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Rain or Shine forward converted three straight inside baskets and turned an 89-87 deficit into a 93-89 advantage. He …
Pacquiao on Mayweather rematch: Anytime
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga While in Bacolod City over the weekend for the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League game where the Bacolod Master Sardines scored an 89-80 win over the Soccsksargen Marlins at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum, Senator Manny Pacquiao responded to questions regarding a much-hyped rematch between him and Floyd …
International hotel to soon rise in Bacolod City
Bacolod City is undeniably the next destination for investment as local and foreign entities are coming in and addressing the needs of visitors. The Bacolod City government is planning to build for tourism infrastructure and tackle projects such as a “coastal boulevard,” conservation and restoration of the Bacolod Public Plaza, Sum- ag river development, and …
Portion of Bredco Port terminal ceiling collapses
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A portion of the ceiling at the Simplicio A. Palanca Sea Terminal, located at the Bredco Port in Bacolod City, collapsed yesterday afternoon. Jerry Jimeno, one of the witnesses who spoke to Watchmen Daily Journal, said the incident occurred around 3:00 p.m. He said he was waiting for the arrival …
DOH-6 strengthens polio immunizations
After the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a three-year old from Lanao del Sur contracted polio earlier this week, despite the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the Philippine eradicated of the disease in 2000, the DOH Center for Health Development-Region VI announced they will be strengthening their routine immunization program. Medical officer IV, Dr. Renilyn …
Apologies to be issued over 1985 Escalante Massacre
The government sector and former New People’s Army insurgents are set to issue a “statement of apology” over the 1985 Escalante Massacre during the ongoing Northern Negros Peace Summit, which began last Thursday and ends this weekend, Saturday, September 21. Those offering the apology hope it serves as a signal for everybody to “move on …
PDRRMO: PAGASA did not issue haze alert
Information reportedly came from ‘fake’ site Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office head, Dr. Zeaphard Caelian, yesterday clarified the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) did not issue a haze alert for the Western Visayas. The provincial official said the information pertaining to the advisory originated from a “fake” PAGASA account, …
Deadline extended for convicts released on ‘good conduct’
Philippine National Police (PNP) deputy director, Police Lt. General Archie Francisco, yesterday affirmed the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Justice (DOJ) is providing a one-day extension for convicts who were earlier released under RA 10592, an amendment to the Revised Penal Code referred to as the “Good Conduct Time …
Haze health advisory issued for Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After it was revealed the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) did not issue a haze alert for the Western Visayas, the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) has since issued a health advisory as of yesterday. Bacolod CHO head, Dr. Carmella Gensoli, said they have disseminated health information …