Sancho: NEDA data needs to be authenticated By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the recent report released by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) claiming both unemployment and underemployment are down, local labor group General Alliance of Workers Association (GAWA) said the findings are inaccurate. In an exclusive interview with Watchmen Daily …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
UE suffers second straight UAAP loss
By Adrian Stewart Co The University of the East (UE) officially opened the 82nd UAAP men’s basketball season with two straight defeats following their 81-65 loss to Far Eastern University (FEU) yesterday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. LJ Gonzales flirted with a triple-double for FEU with 16 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. FEU opened …
Mintah hat trick leads Kaya FC to 5-1 win over Global Makati
A hat trick from striker Jordan Mintah led Kaya FC-Iloilo to a 5-1 win over Global Makati FC in the 2019 Philippines Football League last Saturday at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa City, Batangas. Scoring opened in the eighth minute with Mintah successfully converting a penalty after he was brought down in the box. Five …
Negrense boxer clinches ABF, IBF belts
Calatrava native John Michael Zulueta won the Asia Boxing Federation/International Boxing Federation (ABF/IBF) light flyweight titles over the weekend following a fourth round technical knockout win over Mark Anthony Florida at the Fort Bonifacio Marine Corps Jurado Hall gym in Taguig City. Earlier this year, the Negrense boxer captured two International Boxing Organization (IBO) minimumweight …
Creamline sweeps BaliPure in the Open Conference
The Creamline Cool Smashers made a short work of the BaliPure Purest Water Defenders over the weekend with a 25-8, 25-19, 25-14 win in the 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the San Juan Arena. Alyssa Valdez tallied 18 points on 14 attacks for Creamline, alongside four service aces and eight excellent receptions; while …
Bacolodnon team wins
Chooks-to-Go 3×3 competition Fyr Fyter Bacolod captured the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 Magiting Cup last Friday with a 21-19 win over Mindoro Tamaraws at the SM Fairview events center. The winning side took home P100,000. Coming back from a 17-15 deficit, Andrian Celada scored five of Bacolod’s final six points, including the game-clinching layup. Both he …
Executives take ‘token’ jobs for Ilonggos
“The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” –Theodore Roosevelt The names Dr. Rogelio Florete and Salvador Sarabia, Jr. are both associated with the corporate world as they each hold executive …
Alijis fire leaves home heavily damaged
Parked cars slowed response time By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Thursday night fire left a home heavily damaged at Purok DC-3 in Bacolod City’s Barangay Alijis. Authorities identified the owner of the house as Rafael Estores. Bacolod City Bureau of Fire Protection arson investigator, Fire Officer 2 Carlo Vincent Mallari, said they received a …
PRO-6: No order to re-arrest those released under ‘Good Conduct’ law
Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) has yet to receive any order to re-arrest those released under RA 10592, an amendment to the Revised Penal Code referred to as the “Good Conduct Time Allowance Law.” In a radio interview with Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod yesterday, PRO-6 spokesperson, Lt. Colonel Joem Malong, said they are waiting for an official communication …
Drug offender named by Serenio killed in Vista Alegre operation
A drug offender who was earlier named by Ricky Serenio, former bagman for the Berya drug group, was killed yesterday morning following a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay Vista Alegre. Police identified the fatality as 34-year-old Billy Bantayanon, a resident of Gonzaga Extension in the city’s Barangay 28. According to Regional Drug Enforcement Unit-6 …