Visually-impaired athlete Jettro Alexander de Leon Dionisio recently captured three gold medals last week at Capiz Provincial Meet 2019 in track and field at the Villareal Stadium in Roxas City, Capiz. After winning the100-meter dash, long jump, and shot put, Dionisio earned a spot in next year’s Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Para Games in …
Monthly Archives: December 2019
ILOPRISAA wins 10th straight ISSC girls’ volleyball title
The Iloilo Private Schools Athletic Association (ILOPRISAA) won their tenth-straight Iloilo Schools Sports Council Meet secondary girls’ volleyball title recently at the Iloilo Sports Complex. ILOPRISAA, which was represented by Central Philippine University, won the title over Congressional District Sports Association-3 (CDSA-3). Earlier in the competition, CDSA-3 delivered ILOPRISAA’s only loss during the elimination round. …
Palarong Panlalawigan 2019
Bacolod City wins boys’ volleyball title Bacolod City, who competed as Area 7 in Palarong Panlalawigan 2019, which came to a close last week, captured the secondary boys’ volleyball title at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos gym in Bacolod City by beating Area 4, comprised of athlete from Bago City, La Carlota City, Pulupandan, Valladolid, …
Bacolod snaps losing streak, beats QC in the Maharlika League
The Bacolod Master Sardines snapped their seven-game losing streak in the ongoing 2019-2020 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup following their 68-63 win over the Quezon City Capitals last week at the Caloocan Sports Complex. Bacolodnon guard Nico Paolo Javelona top-scored for Bacolod with 18 points, while Yankee Haruna contributed 14, and Benedict Adamos added …
Marry the right person
Marry a good person. Your spouse should be an ally and not a source of misery. The challenge is to find someone who shares the same values and principles as you and can be your partner in parenthood and in all aspects of your life. As the late industrialist John Gokongwei, billionaire and founder of …
Coast Guard begins monitoring Negros Occidental ports
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental has begun monitoring various ports across the province days before the official start of the holiday season, which kicks off on Sunday. Newly-appointed PCG-Negros Occidental chief, Lt. Commander Jansen Benjamin, said, under the directive of PCG commander, Admiral Joel Garcia, they have …
Two injured after sugarcane truck tips over in La Castellana
Two people were slightly injured yesterday morning after a truck loaded with sugarcane tipped over in La Castellana’s Barangay Mansalanao. Based on information provided by La Castellana municipal police, the truck was traveling downhill when the driver lost control on a curve and flipped on its side. The driver and his assistant managed to escape …
Two earthquakes strike Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental was struck by two 2.0-magnitude earthquakes yesterday with the first detected north of Sipalay City around 6:06 a.m, while the second came about just before 4:00 p.m. with an epicenter near Candoni. Subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletins reported no damages as a result of the seismic activity nor were there …
Seven Bacolod City establishments shuttered for lacking permits
The Bacolod City Legal Office has reportedly shuttered seven establishments in the city for lacking the necessary permits to operate. Based on information obtained by Watchmen Daily Journal, the establishments were identified as the Royal Amrei Hotel, Luisa Pension, Olimba Pension House, Green Ocean Penzione, and Green Tree Gelato Cafe. Two other establishments were also …
BDO brings meaning to gift-giving with Junior Savers account
BDO Unibank joins other banks in supporting the Kiddie Account Program (KAP) jointly promoted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bank Marketing Association of the Philippines (BMAP). The KAP was designed to encourage children 12 years and below to develop the habit of saving money regularly through easy access to the …