By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City is expected to undergo major rehabilitation starting in 2020. According to provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, the rehabilitation will begin with repairing the facility’s track. In addition, a parking area will also be constructed inside the compound. He noted, local government units …
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Ferrer: Provincial Board acted on all requests within the first 100 days
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer recently stated the Provincial Board acted on all the legislative requests endorsed by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and various localities within their first 100 days. He also affirmed the local legislative body would continue the practice. “It is a challenge I posed to myself …
2020 Bacolod City budget deliberations complete
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Finance and Appropriations has finished their four-day budget deliberations. City Councilor Cindy Rojas, who chairs the committee, said nearly all of the city’s departments received an increase in funding for 2020. Notably, the City Health Office will be receiving P169 million in funds, …
Bacolod meets Iloilo tonight in the Maharlika League
By Adrian Stewart Co The Bacolod Master Sardines and Iloilo United Royals are scheduled to meet tonight, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup at the Valenzuela Astrodome. The Negrense team will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak, while the Iloilo City-based side hopes to prolong the …
MassKara Festival 2019
LOPTTA awards table tennis invitational winners The Lopue’s-MassKara Invitational Table Tennis Championship, which took place last week at the Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) playing center at the Lopue’s San Sebastian annex building in Bacolod City, recently awarded winners in a variety of categories. Daryl Gorecho won the 10 & Under boys division, Ameera Bacomo …
Winners named in Cinco de Noviembre relay
The Negros Cinco de Noviembre Team Relay took place earlier this week, which ended with Bago City Athletes Club-Team Jolito Coaching winning the open category, Himamaylan-Pav Sports taking the executive category, and Escalante Strides-A capturing the Under-19 category. The Bago City-based team clocked in a 2:34:57 and edged out Himamaylan City, which came in at …
Donaire fights for unification belt tonight
Nonito Donaire, Jr. is scheduled to face Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue tonight at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan in a bantamweight unification title fight comprised of both World Boxing Association (WBA) super world bantamweight and International Boxing Federation world bantamweight belts. Despite the Filipino fighter coming into the bout as the underdog, he said …
2019 Copa Paulino Alcántara
Kaya FC draws Stallion Laguna, tops Group B Kaya FC-Iloilo finished the 2019 Copa Paulino Alcántara group stage atop Group B following their 1-1 draw with Stallion Laguna FC yesterday at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna. The two clubs ended the round tied on points but the Ilonggo outfit carried a superior goal difference. …
San Miguel downs Blackwater in overtime
The San Miguel Beermen scored a 99-96 overtime win over Blackwater Elite in the 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup last night at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. June Mar Fajardo tallied 30 points and 13 rebounds for the Beermen, while Terrence Romeo chipped in 20 markers, Arwind Santos contributed 13, and Marcio Lassiter added 11. …
How ‘Danny Baby’ saved our friendship
“Don’t be dismayed by goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.” –Richard Bach My friendship with the late Iloilo broadcasting personality, Vicente ‘Danny Baby’ Foz, began in summer 1988 and nearly ended one tragic evening sometime in November …