Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) opened the 82nd UAAP men’s basketball season with a convincing 70-52 win over Adamson University earlier this week at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Angelo Kouame led AdMU with a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds, along with six blocks; while Ilonggo forward Ferdinand ‘Thirdy’ Ravena III contributed 10 points, …
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Negrense boxer vies for ABF, IBF belt tomorrow
Calatrava native John Michael Zulueta will be fighting for the Asia Boxing Federation/International Boxing Federation light flyweight titles tomorrow at the Fort Bonifacio Marine Corps Jurado Hall gym in Taguig City, where he will face Mark Anthony Florida. Earlier this year, Zulueta captured two International Boxing Organization (IBO) minimumweight titles at the Gaisano Grand Mall …
Are Roberta Cokin’s killers still there?
“The claim that too many criminals are being jailed, that there is over-incarceration, ignores an unfortunate fact: For the vast majority of crimes, a perpetrator is never identified or arrested, let alone prosecuted, convicted, and jailed.” –Senator Tom Cotton Following many of the sensational crimes of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, some perpetrators were permitted …
Isuzu rolls out premium pick-up variant, the new D-MAX LS-A
Sixteen years after it introduced what would become one of its most iconic diesel workhorses, Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) launches the most stylish modern iteration of the D-MAX pick-up, the LS-A. Displayed at the New Glorietta Activity Center, Makati from August 29 to August 31, the D-MAX LS-A represents nearly a century of Isuzu’s experience …
Local group threatens ‘war’ against high fructose corn syrup
Workers’ solidarity forum scheduled for Friday By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to reports claiming Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. is lobbying for lower taxes as a means of facilitating the importation of high fructose corn syrup, Wennie Sancho, secretary-general for a group called Sugar Watch of the Philippines, said his organization plans to “declare …
Defensor to create road safety team
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. recently revealed plans to create “Bantay Dalan,” a team dedicated to ensuring safety and order along the province’s roads. The governor said he plans to tap the Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) to enforce laws and respond to accidents. “We want to have a patrol that will literally watch over …
P500K worth of shabu, marijuana seized in Bacolod City
At least P500,000 worth of suspected shabu and marijuana were seized earlier yesterday morning following a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay 4. Police identified the arrested suspect as 29-year-old Nelson Medalla, a resident of Purok Masanag 3 in the city’s Barangay 26. Police Station 3 (PS3) commander, Police Major Ruel Culanag, said Medalla is …
Lawyer: Audit does not implicate Vallacar CFO over missing P380M
Accusations against Yanson-Lopez are a ‘blatant lie’ –Sison Atty. Sheila Sison, legal counsel for Roy, Ricardo, Jr., and Emily Yanson, along with Celina Yanson-Lopez—often referred to as the ‘Yanson 4’—refuted the claims earlier made by Olivia Yanson, matriarch of the Yanson clan that runs Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), parent company of the Ceres bus liner, who …
Over 200 undergo surgical mission pre-screening in Silay City
More than 200 beneficiaries recently underwent pre-screening for an upcoming Nikki Cares surgical mission, set to take place from September 24 to 28, at the Teresita L. Jalandoni Memorial Provincial Hospital in Silay City. The mission, organized by the wife of former Negros Occidental third district Rep. Alfredo Benitez, Dominique ‘Nikki’ Lopez Benitez, gathers surgeons …
Displaced Iloilo City vendors to receive financial assistance
Over 1,500 vendors to each receive P5,000 Amid the ongoing clearing operations across the country, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced displaced sidewalk vendors, who are said to surpass 1,500 in number, will each be eligible to receive P5,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development. “We are doing an inventory of all …