The Alaska Aces secured the final spot in the 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals following their 106-90 victory over the NLEX Road Warriors last night at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Franko House tallied 24 points for Alaska; while Abu Tratter, Jvee Casio, and Kevin Racal each scored 12. The Road Warriors had a …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
NU sweeps UAAP junior volleyball championships
The Nazareth School of National University (NU-Nazareth School) recently swept the 82nd UAAP junior tournament after capturing both the girls’ and boys’ competitions at the San Juan Arena. The girls’ team scored a 25-10, 25-17, 25-15 straight-set victory over Adamson University; while the boy’s pulled off a 25-20, 25-20, 25-23 win over Far Eastern University-Diliman. …
Yanson declares candidacy for PFF president
Ceres FC posts videos backing Araneta Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA) President Ricardo Yanson, Jr. recently declared his candidacy for Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president. He will face incumbent President Mariano Araneta, a native of Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, when the organization holds elections later this month, November 28. Yanson said he wants to elevate his …
PECO vs. the world
“No matter how many people you know, it will always be yourself against the world.” –Victoria Dawn Monks At the rate the Panay Electric Company (PECO) is being bamboozled by adversaries over the past few weeks, it will not be a surprise if lizards and mosquitoes soon mount a rebellion against the controversial Iloilo City …
Abducted construction worker found dead in Victorias City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An abducted construction worker was found dead yesterday morning in a sugarcane field in Victorias City’s Barangay 13. Police identified the fatality as 19-year-old Roger Hellacone Blanco, a resident of Barangay Sto. Niño in EB Magalona. EB Magalona municipal police chief, Police Captain Wilfredo Benoman, Jr., said Blanco’s abduction took …
Cabinet official: Yolanda housing projects will be 100% complete by next year
Inter-agency Task Force Yolanda chair, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who in Iloilo yesterday, affirmed the national government’s Yolanda housing projects will be “100 percent complete” by next year. He noted, in Panay, as of September 30, around 63 percent of all projects were completed but added, if ongoing construction is included, the projects across …
Ferrer: Bago City jail facility used as a ‘command center’ for drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following a meeting with Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, and representatives of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology earlier this week, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer confirmed an inmate inside the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Bago City’s Barangay Abuanan has been using the …
Villar expected in Negros Occidental today for farmers festival
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson confirmed Senator Cynthia Villar will arrive in the province today for the opening of the 14th Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival, which will take place in front of the Provincial Capitol building in Bacolod City. Aside from Villar, Lacson said they also invited Department …
Public advised against seeking overseas jobs via social media
Following a recent spate of arrests regarding human trafficking and illegal recruitment, the Bureau of Immigration published a statement advising the public to avoid applying for supposed job opportunities posted on social media. “We reiterate our warning to our kababayan that they should avoid transacting with strangers online offering high paying jobs in foreign lands …
Social Development Center personnel sacked for ‘anomalous acts’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Eight houseparents assigned to the Social Development Center (SDC) in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport were removed due to “anomalous acts.” Executive Assistant Sammy Montoyo, who serves as SDC cluster head, said the houseparents in question were Bacolod City Hall job order casuals assigned to the division. He noted, while they …