The Columbian Dyip returned to their winning ways in the 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup after their 102-90 takedown of Blackwater Elite last night at the Mall of Asia Arena. Rashawn McCarthy top-scored for the Dyip with 25 points, including seven triples; while Jaymar Perez and Khapri Alston each added 24 markers. The Dyip set the …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Kabankalan City encounter leaves one dead
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of the Philippine Army 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) and Police Regional Office-6 Regional Mobile Force Battalion engaged in a gunbattle Wednesday night with New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents in Kabankalan City’s Barangay Tan-awan. 62IB commander, Lt. Colonel Egberto Dacoscos, said government forces went into the area after monitoring for …
MassKara Festival 2019
Public urged to be responsible with disposing waste By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City officials appealed for the public to be responsible with how they dispose of waste amid the ongoing MassKara Festival. Mayor Evelio Leonardia said, based on his observations, the volume of garbage increases during the festival period. However, he pointed out, …
Lacson: End corruption to maximize economic potential
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga During a Logic Network forum yesterday at the Negros First Hostel in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said ending corruption is the best way to maximize the economic potential of the Philippines. “Corruption siphons our economy [of] billions of pesos we cannot afford to lose,” the governor …
One dead in Bago City vehicle collision
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga One person is confirmed dead while another was seriously injured following a collision early yesterday morning between a sedan and a pick-up truck at Kilometer 15 in Bago City’s Barangay Calumangan. Police identified the fatality as 41-year-old Franky Dorepes, a resident of Pulupandan; while the injured was 60-year-old Efren Villanes, …
Bacolod City slaughterhouse seeks higher fees
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The AVM Bernardo Slaughterhouse in Bacolod City’s Barangay Handumanan is asking the city government for a 28¢ per kilogram (kg) increase in their slaughter fee. According to AVM Bernardo plant manager Glorydee Cometa, an increase is necessary due to higher employee salaries, fuel hikes, and additional entitlements by the employees’ …
P1M allocated for rabies vaccinations
The Iloilo City Council approved a P1 million supplemental budget earlier this month in order to provide additional rabies vaccinations. The funding will reportedly provide for 13,070 inoculations. The Iloilo City Veterinarian’s Office also encouraged city residents to have their pets vaccinated. The city department noted, between July and September, they have provided around 700 …
Iloilo City Council approves funding for dialysis center
The Iloilo City Council approved a P2.3 million supplemental budget earlier this month in order to establish a dialysis center in the Molo district’s Barangay East Baluarte. “This project is one of our priorities to address the health needs and concerns of constituents,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas. “The Department of Health (DOH) …
Labor group denies being paid by ‘Yanson 4’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros chapter of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), a militant labor organization, denied any links with Roy, Ricardo, Jr., and Emily Yanson, along with Celina Yanson-Lopez—often referred to as the ‘Yanson 4.’ KMU-Negros Secretary-General Noly Rosales said he has “not personally met” with any of the four siblings. “We strongly …
Drug offenders escape following Banago bust
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two suspected drug offenders managed to escape early yesterday morning while another was nabbed following a buy-bust operation at Purok Kawan in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago. Police identified the arrested suspect as 45-year-old Ramie Rivera, a resident of Purok Lilang in the said barangay. The suspect’s accomplices, identified only by …