Ilonggo guard Juan Paolo Taha is hoping to lead NorthPort Batang Pier to the 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup finals as they prepare to face Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in a best-of-five semifinal series beginning tonight at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. “Happy kami lahat na nanalo kami sa No. 1 seed (We are very happy to …
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Palarong Panlalawigan 2019
Sagay FC wins secondary boys’ football Sagay FC won the Palarong Panlalawigan 2019 secondary boys’ football competition earlier this week following a 2-1 win over Area 8, representing the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association, or NOPSSCEA, at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City. Conversions from Jonan Lozada and Ryan Monares …
Palarong Panlalawigan 2019
Area 8 gymnast dominates competition Kiana Marie Alagaban, who competed in Palarong Panlalawigan 2019 for Area 8, representing the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association, or NOPSSCEA, recently took home six gold medals in the rhythmic gymnastics competition, winning the secondary girls’ individual all-around, along with the rope, ball, clubs, ribbon, and team …
Palarong Panlalawigan 2019
Bacolod City named overall champions Bacolod City, which competed in Palarong Panlalawigan 2019 as Area 7, was named overall champions earlier this week at the Manuel Y. Torres Sports Center in Bago City. The track and field team finished with 15 gold, three silver, and five bronze medals. Among the most recent wins include Julian …
Palarong Panlalawigan 2019
NOPSCCEA sweeps basketball titles The Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association (NOPSSCEA), which is competing in Palarong Panlalawigan 2019 as Area 8 and represented by Bacolod Tay Tung High School, swept both the elementary and secondary boys’ basketball events. They took the secondary boys’ competition following a 77-62 win over Area 3, which …
Elderly woman dragged along Araneta Street by jeepney
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An elderly woman died yesterday morning after she was reportedly struck and dragged by a passenger jeepney along Araneta Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Tangub. Police identified the fatality as 74-year-old Nelia Bo-oc, an oyster vendor and resident of the said barangay. Police Station 8 (PS8) traffic investigator, Police Staff …
Bacolod City councilor lobbies for anti-swine fever ordinance
Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. is currently lobbying for the ordinance seeking to ban the entry of hogs and pork products from areas currently affected by the African swine fever. The city official, who authored the proposal, pointed out, even if Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued an executive order forming a task force on swine …
PDEA denies decreasing shabu prices in the Western Visayas
Agency tightens monitoring ahead of the holiday season The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in the Western Visayas denied reports shabu prices in the region have been on the decline. Such a downturn in prices would suggest a growing supply of the illicit substance. In a statement issued by the law enforcement agency on its …
P240K in illegal drugs seized in Bacolod City buy-bust
An estimated P240,000 worth of suspected shabu was confiscated yesterday afternoon following a buy-bust operation as Purok Sigay in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2. Police identified the arrested suspects as 21-year-old John Paul Diaz and 21-year-old Larry Tulmo, both residents of the said area. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) spokesperson, Police Lt. Colonel Ariel Pico, said …
Bacolod City councilor lobbies for anti-swine fever ordinance
Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. is currently lobbying for the ordinance seeking to ban the entry of hogs and pork products from areas currently affected by the African swine fever. The city official, who authored the proposal, pointed out, even if Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued an executive order forming a task force on swine …