Negrense soprano Nenen Espina won the award for Best Female Classical Performer at the 32nd Aliw Awards, which took place last Tuesday at the Manila Hotel. Established in 1976, the awarding body recognizes achievements in live entertainment. “I am thankful that we have Aliw Awards that gives recognition to classical performances,” she said. The singer …
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Local vendors group official advises against selling illegal pyrotechnics
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod Firecracker Vendors Association President Allan Pacheco advised against the sale of illegal firecrackers once their stalls come into operation at Pope John Paul II Tower in the reclamation area. He added, stalls will open once their permits are processed. Pacheco also advised members to follow the selling guidelines set …
Provincial gov’t employees to each receive P60K in bonuses
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson recently announced 3,197 provincial government employees will each receive P60,000 in extra bonuses. The governor made the announcement during the employees’ Christmas party at the SMX Convention Center at SM City Bacolod. Each allotment is composed of P55,000 in an Incentive Benefit for Exemplary Services, along with P5,000 in …
2019 PBA Governors’ Cup
Meralco, TNT battle tonight in Game 3 By Adrian Stewart Co With the Meralco Bolts and TNT KaTropa currently tied 1-1 in their 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup semifinal series, the two are set to battle in Game 3 tonight, beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Meralco tied up the …
Bacolod City volleyball tournament begins next week
The Negros Federation of Volleyball Enthusiasts Inc. (NEFVEI) will be holding an age-group girls’ volleyball tournament next week, from December 27 to 29, at the Montalbo Covered Court in Bacolod City. NEFVEI treasurer Jose Montalbo said the tournament will be split into 13-and-Under and 15-and-Under competitions. “This is open to all schools, clubs, and organizations …
Iloilo beats Rizal in the Maharlika League
The Iloilo United Royals recently pulled off a 71-65 win over the Rizal Golden Coolers in the 2019-2020 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup at the Imus Sports Complex in Cavite. Iloilo got off to a blazing start behind Al Francis Tamsi, Donald Gumaru, and Frederick Rodriguez and led by as much as 17 points …
Sotto joins PHL squad for Dubai basketball competition
Kai Sotto was recently added to the Mighty Sports-Philippines team that will compete in the 2020 Dubai International Basketball Championships, which will take place from January 23 to February 1 in Dubai, UAE. “Kai is huge—literally,” said Philippine team coach Charles Tiu. “I think this will be a good test for him to, personally, see …
Mintah leaves Kaya FC
Striker Jordan Mintah formally left Philippines Football League club Kaya FC-Iloilo for Terengganu FC II (TFC II), which finished the 2019 Malaysia Premier League in fifth place. The Ghana international revealed his intentions last week and signed a one-year contract with the Malaysian club. “TFC has announced the signing of new import player Jordan Mintah …
2019-2020 ASEAN Basketball League
Alab Pilipinas avenges loss against Thai team After losing 111-76 to Thai basketball team Mono Vampire in their 2019-2020 ASEAN Basketball League opener, San Miguel Alab Pilipinas avenged their earlier loss with a 96-73 win last Tuesday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City. The loss was the Thai side’s first loss …
How will Bacolod City traffic be this December? (Part 1)
This column looks at how motorists react to the expertise of Bacolod City traffic authorities in their handling of the roads during the Christmas season. In previous years, their experiments were implemented for less than a day before being scrapped. In road management, there are no such things as experiments—before a plan is put to …