The University of Santo Tomas (UST) knocked National University (NU) out of ‘Final Four’ contention in the 82nd UAAP men’s basketball season following an 88-76 win over the weekend at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Soulemane Chabi Yo tallied a double-double for UST with 16 points and 14 rebounds, Crispin John Cansino added a …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Davao beats Iloilo in the Maharlika League
The Davao Occidental Tigers pulled off an 89-76 win over the Iloilo United Royals in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League over the weekend at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo. Iloilo started strong, opening with a 22-16 lead; however, consecutive hits by Davao in the second period gave them a 45-32 halftime lead. …
Motolite beats PacificTown-Army in the Open Conference
The Motolite Power Builders scored their third straight win in the ongoing 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference with a 25-21, 25-23, 25-14 sweep over the PacificTown-Army Lady Troopers last Saturday night at the San Juan Arena. Myla Pablo tallied 14 points for Motolite, while Diana Carlos earned a double-double on 14 points and 10 …
Espenido is not Hercules
“I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth.” –US Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Those who expected newly-designated Bacolod City Police Office deputy operations director, Police Lt. Colonel Jovie Espenido, to single-handedly erase drug traffickers from the city are either high or …
Duterte to Espenido: Kill everybody
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the recent reassignment of Police Lt. Colonel Jovie Espenido to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), President Rodrigo Duterte told the police official last Thursday to “kill everybody.” In a message by the president during the 45th Philippine Business Conference and Expo in Manila, he admitted assigning Espenido to …
Overnight earthquake strikes Guimaras
A 1.7-magnitude earthquake was recorded overnight when a tremor struck just south of Nueva Valencia around 12:14 a.m. A subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) bulletin reported no damages as a result of the quake nor were there aftershocks expected. Last month, an overnight quake measuring 2.3 in magnitude also struck the island-province. …
MassKara Festival 2019
PNP OIC to send-off augmentation forces Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge, Lt. General Archie Francisco Gamboa will formally send-off augmentation forces for the ongoing MassKara Festival on Monday, October 21, at the Bacolod City Government Center. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) previously revealed a total of 3,220 personnel, along with 400 force multipliers will …
Negros Occidental fails to win Seal of Good Local Governance
Four Negros Occidental cities recognized Negros Occidental failed to secure a Seal of Good Local Governance award this year. The seal is an incentive program by the DILG that recognizes and rewards local government units for “excellent service and high standards of governance.” Within the Western Visayas, Aklan was the only province awarded. Meanwhile, four …
Pacquiao mulls housing project for Bacolod City’s homeless population
P4.1 million in cash distributed to city residents By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Manny Pacquiao said he is planning to establish a “Pacman Village” in Bacolod City, which will serve as a housing project for the city’s homeless residents. In a press conference during his visit last Thursday, the champion boxer said the project …
Swine fever task force recommends prolonged 90-day ban
After reports showed the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will issue a memorandum encouraging the lifting of bans on processed pork products, the Negros Occidental Provincial Anti-Swine Fever Task Force, through a document signed by Provincial Veterinary Office head, Dr. Renante Decena, and concurred by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, is recommending the …