Twelve people suffered injuries after a canopy fronting the Freedom Park Stage in Dumaguete City collapsed during an ongoing Buglasan Festival event due to heavy rains close to midnight on Wednesday. Adrian Sedillo, head of the Negros Oriental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), confirmed Thursday that one of the metal frames of …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Two drug offenders nabbed in Bacolod City bust
Two drug suspects were arrested early yesterday morning following a buy-bust operation at Purok Narra Baybay in Bacolod City’s Barangay 8. Police identified the arrested suspects as 23-year-old Ervin ‘To May’ Parucho and 28-year-old Bryle Ramos, both residents of the said barangay. Based on information provided by Police Station 3 (PS3), they arrested the two …
P1.1M worth of pork siopao intercepted at Bredco Port
Assorted pork products seized at Bacolod-Silay Airport By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P1.1 million worth of pork siopao was intercepted Wednesday night by officials from the Provincial Anti-Swine Fever Task Force at Bacolod City’s Bredco Port. Based on information provided by the task force, they made the discovery as the container truck carrying …
Vidaković seeks ‘historic’ win ahead of this weekend’s ‘Clásico’
By Adrian Stewart Co With Ceres-Negros FC already securing their third consecutive Philippines Football League (PFL) title, they will be looking to close the 2019 season undefeated with their fourth ‘Visayas Clásico’ against regional rival Kaya FC-Iloilo this weekend, Saturday, October 19, at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa City, Batangas. The Negrense club has won …
F2 Logistics retains Invitational Cup
F2 Logistics Cargo Movers retained the Philippine Superliga Invitational Cup following their recent 25-22, 25-19, 17-25, 22-25, 15-12 win over the Petron Blaze Spikers last Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Kalei Mau tallied 30 points, including 27 attacks and three service aces, for F2 Logistics; while Mary Joy Baron scored 15 …
San Beda sweeps NCAA elimination round
San Beda University swept the 95th NCAA men’s basketball season with their 85-62 win over Lyceum of the Philippines University last Thursday at the San Juan Arena. Their 18-0 finish earned the school a spot in the finals. Donald Tankoua tallied 26 points, eight rebounds, and two assists for San Beda; while Calvin Oftana tallied …
Abando recommits to UST
University of Santo Tomas (UST) small forward Rhenz Abando recommitted to the school despite offers from rival institutions. “He’s always been committed to UST,” UST head coach Aldin Ayo told the Watchmen Daily Journal yesterday. “In-affirm niya sa amin sa team na he’s here until the end of his collegiate career (He affirmed to the …
Bacolod falls to Cebu at USLS
The Bacolod Master Sardines dropped their recent Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup home game, losing 85-80 to the Cebu Sharks at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod City. Bacolod opened strong and raced to a 22-14 advantage after the first quarter but Cebu countered with a rally in the second for …
A boastful culture?
It seemed to start with what appeared to be an ordinary selfie video by a local celebrity. Then, hearing the content of the video, it turned out to be an “outfit of the day” (or OOTD) video. However, by the end—putting the whole thing together—it was a random video by a celebrity, discussing their outfit, …
Philippine motoring media takes the New D-MAX LS-A on a scenic spin around Camiguin
After its grand introduction to the Philippine market last August 29, the latest and most stylish modern iteration of the Isuzu D-MAX pick-up, the LS-A, demonstrated its power, capability, and efficiency to members of the country’s motoring media during a fun-filled two-day road trip around ruggedly beautiful Camiguin Island on October 10 and 11. Dubbed …