Escalante City native James Yap of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters is expected to be out for two weeks with a groin injury. The Negrense shooting guard suffered the injury after last week’s 69-68 loss to the Magnolia Hotshots. “He’s out for at least two weeks,” said Rain or Shine head coach Carlos Garcia. …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Tay Tung takes U-15 basketball title
Bacolod Tay Tung High School recently captured the U-15 category of the 1st Asenso Silay Mayor’s Cup Invitational Basketball League at the Silay Gym. League MVP Nathan Jundana led the Bacolod City-based squad in their 79-77 win over MF Computer Solutions. “This championship is a good for the team,” said Tay Tung coach Dexter Dy. …
Manikan isn’t a crook
“You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.” –Eric Hoffer Many thieves served in Iloilo City Hall when I covered the beat between from the late 1980s into the 1990s. These dishonest public servants made a pile either by directly stealing taxpayer money or using their …
It’s festival time
Revelry returns again to Bacolod City as the annual MassKara Festival celebrates its ruby anniversary, or 40 years. I remember the first festival was held in 1980, during the incumbency of former Mayor Jose ‘Digoy’ Montalvo, Jr. Since that year, the festival has been a draw for visitors. The usual street food events, concerts, and …
Army: Same NPA faction involved in Manjuyod, Himamaylan City clashes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, believes the New People’s Army (NPA) insurgents that were engaged by their units in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental last Friday and Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental over the weekend all belong to one group. According to Arevalo, NPA units are on …
Lacson leads library inauguration in Moises Padilla
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led yesterday’s inauguration of a newly-constructed library at the Central Philippine State University-Moises Padilla campus (CPSU-Moises Padilla). “Education is a very vital component of my administration and it is my priority to strengthen our educational policies,” the governor said. “It is my utmost aspiration that all students, regardless of …
Barangay officials ordered to take action on motorcycle shops
After local government officials recently noticed how motorcycle shops often use city sidewalks to display their products, the Bacolod City Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered barangay officials to take action against those businesses. DILG-Bacolod City Director Ma. Joy Maredith Madayag described the displayed motorcycles as “illegally-parked vehicles.” “We recommend they …
All Bacolod Vendor’s Plaza concerns have been addressed –city official
Bacolod City administrator, Atty. John Orola, yesterday affirmed the city government has addressed the needs of all vendors currently based at the Bacolod Vendors’ Plaza, noting the installation of toilets, lighting, and water lines. He added, posts in the market have been painted, and further improvements are forthcoming once funds are made available. The city …
Man found dead in La Castellana sugarcane field
A 28-year-old man was found dead over the weekend in a sugarcane field in La Castellana’s Barangay Sag-ang. Police identified the fatality as Christian Jade Hernaez, a resident of Hacienda Hanoban 2 in the said barangay. La Castellana municipal police chief, Police Major Robert Dejucos, said Hernaez attended a wake at Hacienda Hanoban 1 on …
MassKara Festival 2019
Choreographers’ dance showdown begins today Choreographers for the 14 barangays competing in the Street and Arena Dance Competition will also be participating in the MassKara Choreographers’ Dance Showdown, which begins today. The event will see groups of eight to 10 members battling in a “street dance showdown.” According to MassKara Festival Director Eli Tajanlangit, the …