Negros Occidental Provincial Budget Officer Percival Salado yesterday revealed the province’s 2020 budget is P4.2 billion, up from P4 billion in the previous year, or a five percent increase. He said his office is in the final stage of preparing next year’s budget. The provincial official noted, the province saw a 12 percent increase in …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Negros Occidental clearing operations score 88%
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) gave a score of 88.3 percent to the Negros Occidental provincial government for their road clearing operations across the province. In a radio interview, DILG-Negros Occidental director, Atty. Ferdinand Panes, said the score is based on reports provided by the validation …
SSS taps cooperatives, microfinance institutions for the coverage of self-employed workers
More than 50 cooperatives and associations nationwide joined the state-run Social Security System on its fourth Multi-Sectoral Forum which aims to promote SSS programs for self-employed workers in the informal sector. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said that the multi-sectoral event is an opportunity to look for potential partners in bringing …
Negros Oriental environmental groups block marathon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Members of environment groups in Negros Oriental disrupted a marathon Sunday morning in Valencia. The protesters blocked the entrance of the Apolong trail on the second day of the event as participants arrived for the 25K and 17K competitions. Aidalyn Arabe, a local environmentalist, said the blockade lasted for two …
Resolution calls for intensified anti-polio drive
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Cindy Rojas, who chairs the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Health, introduced a resolution calling for City Health Office (CHO) and the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) to intensify their information and education drives on polio by emphasizing the importance of getting vaccinated. The resolution cited …
Ruthless Barca thrash Sevilla
BARCELONA – Lionel Messi scored his first goal of the season as Barcelona beat Sevilla 4-0 on Sunday (Monday morning, PHL time) to climb into second place in the La Liga standings behind Real Madrid but ended the game with nine men as Ousmane Dembele and debutant Ronald Araujo were sent off. The victory saw …
UST sweeps UAAP beach volleyball
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) secured their sweep of the 82nd UAAP beach volleyball season over the weekend at the Sands at SM by the Bay in Pasay City. Babylove Barbon and Gen Eslapor captured the women’s division, while Rancel Varga and Jaron Requinton took the men’s side. Both sides pulled off sweeps against …
Tay Tung wins Silay City basketball league
Bacolod Tay Tung High School captured the U-12 category of the 1st Asenso Silay Mayor’s Cup Invitational Basketball League last Sunday at the Silay Gym. “I am happy with our performance here in this tournament, the players followed the game plan well,” said Tay Tung head coach Atoy Callora. “I hope that we can bring …
FEU beats UP in OT
Far Eastern University (FEU) went into overtime to pull off an 82-79 win over the University of the Philippines (UP) last Sunday in the 82nd UAAP men’s basketball season at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Kenneth Tuffin posted season-high 18 points for FEU, along with five triples; while L-Jay Gonzales tallied …
Magnolia defeats Alaska, 95-90
The Magnolia Hotshots continued its rise in the 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup after scoring a 95-90 victory over the Alaska Aces last Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Ian Sangalang top-scored for Magnolia with a double-double on 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Romeo Travis contributed 17 points and 14 boards. After going back-and-forth throughout …