SJI takes second place in regional finals The St. John’s Institute (SJI) took second place in the 2019 Small Basketeers of the Philippines-Passerelle (SBP-Passerelle) regional finals over the weekend at the Pototan Astrodome in Pototan, Iloilo. SJI, who was representing Bacolod City, lost 40-35 to the University of the Visayas (UV). UV were on top …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
UE coach dead at 53
Head coach for the University of the East (UE) men’s basketball team Lucio ‘Bong’ Tan, Jr., who also served as Philippine Airlines Holdings president, passed away yesterday morning. He was 53 years old. According to reports, Tan died around 9:00 a.m., two days after collapsing while playing in the Pinoyliga Cup over the weekend in …
Family Code of Conduct: The missing link
Business is an extension of the family and its successful growth comes at a cost. As the enterprise grows in size and scale, it becomes increasingly hard for the leader to manage the business. Predictably, when the company reaches this phase, we can expect internal struggles among the children, conflicts and challenges resulting from the …
Mother of slain BJMP officer calls for justice
Intervention sought from Duterte, Robredo By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mother of slain Bureau of Jail Management and Penology officer, Jail Officer 1 Jayvee Jason Vargas, surfaced yesterday and is seeking justice. Yvonne Vargas, a public school teacher, denied her son and husband, former Senior Jail Officer 1 Joeby Vargas, were involved with illegal …
Bank linked with the Capitol Lagoon given one year to vacate
Governor: Facility will become a government-run coffee shop After a meeting between the Negros Cooperative Bank and Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, the latter yesterday confirmed the financial institution was given one year to vacate from its present location at the Capitol Park and Lagoon, The governor said, within the one-year extension, the bank …
Mother of slain BJMP officer calls for justice
Intervention sought from Duterte, Robredo By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mother of slain Bureau of Jail Management and Penology officer, Jail Officer 1 Jayvee Jason Vargas, surfaced yesterday and is seeking justice. Yvonne Vargas, a public school teacher, denied her son and husband, former Senior Jail Officer 1 Joeby Vargas, were involved with illegal …
Reward offered for remaining suspects in Dumaguete City broadcaster murder
An initial P80,000 reward is being offered for anybody who can provide information on the whereabouts of Police Corporal Roger Rubio and suspected gambling lord Tomacino Aledro, who are both linked to the recent murder of Dumaguete City radio broadcaster Dindo Generoso. The announcement was made yesterday by Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOrPPO) chief, …
P300K worth of shabu seized in Silay City
At least P300,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized Sunday afternoon following a buy-bust operation in Silay City’s Barangay Mambulac. Police identified the arrested suspect as 50-year-old Hector Pabon, a resident of the said barangay. Silay City police chief, Police Major Rollie Pondevilla, said they arrested Pabon after he sold one sachet of suspected shabu …
Lacson not surprised by call for barangay election postponement
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is not surprised the House of Representatives approved a bill postponing the 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. Speaking to members of the media yesterday morning, the governor said it is not the first time the barangay polls have been postponed …
NOHS wins wildlife quiz bowl
By Rommel M. Azucena, Jr. Negros Occidental High School (NOHS) won the 14th Provincial Wildlife Quiz Bowl, which took place over the weekend at the Talisay City campus of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College. The winning team was comprised of Brynx Junil Alegarbes and Brent Joshua De Castro. Meanwhile, Acel John D. Cayot and Neil …