By Adrian Stewart Co After earlier giving himself 99.9 percent odds of wining gold in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games sambo competition, Ilonggo fighter Rene Catalan recently finished with a silver medal after losing 11-3 in the men’s 57-kilogram combat event to Indonesian opponent Fajar Fajar at the Angeles University Foundation gym in Pampanga. Sambo …
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Negrense boxers win gold
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense boxers Rogen Ladon and James Palicte both on gold in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) last night at the Philippine International Convention Center Forum in Pasay City. Ladon, originally from Bago City, defeated Thailand’s Ammarit Yaodam to win the flyweight division; while Palicte took the light welterweight medal …
Philippines finishes fourth in women’s volleyball
By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine women’s volleyball team finished fourth place in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games after falling 25-20, 24-26, 25-15, 20-25, 16-14 last night to Indonesia in the bronze medal match at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Trailing by a set heading into the fourth, Ejiya Laure, Mika Reyes, Frances Molina, …
Contraband confiscated during NegOcc district jail shakedown
Police report no drugs were recovered By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Officials from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted a prison shakedown or “Greyhound operation” last Sunday at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ). NOPPO director, Police Colonel Romeo Baleros, said the operation sought …
Bacolod City anti-swine fever task force backs ban on pork importation
The Bacolod City anti-African swine fever task force will recommend a ban on the importation of pork into the city amid ongoing matters surrounding African swine fever, which they will pass on to Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who is then called on to forward an ordinance proposal to ban the importation of hogs and pork products …
Suspect in molestation of Bacolod City teen assaulted by victim’s relative
The soldier who was arrested for allegedly abducting and molesting a teenager was attacked and stabbed by the victim’s relative while inside a police station. According to Police Station 2 (PS2) commander, Police Major Sherlock Gabana, the suspect, 32-year-old Deo Balangen, was rushed to the Riverside Medical Center after incurring two stab wounds to the …
Bacolod City employees to each receive P40K in bonuses
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced city employees, including appointed personnel, will each receive a total P40,000 in bonuses. The bonus includes collective negotiation agreement incentives amounting to P25,000, a productivity enhancement incentive of P5,000, and P10,000 in a service recognition incentive. The mayor said a budget for the bonus will be submitted to the …
Bacolod City employees to each receive P40K in bonuses
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced city employees, including appointed personnel, will each receive a total P40,000 in bonuses. The bonus includes collective negotiation agreement incentives amounting to P25,000, a productivity enhancement incentive of P5,000, and P10,000 in a service recognition incentive. The mayor said a budget for the bonus will be submitted to the …
Sugar industry officials call for SRA charter review
The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP) recently issued a manifesto call for a review of the Executive Order No. 18, signed in 1986 by then-President Corazon Aquino, which created the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). “The call for the review of the charter of SRA is timely since sugar …
Water Advisory
Water Interruption in the Service Area The Bacolod City Water District will be conducting repair activities, which will cause a temporary water supply interruption and/or turbid water in some portions of the service area. Activity: Emergency well repair Schedule: Ongoing through tomorrow, December 11 Affected Areas: Mt. Carmel Subdivision, Barangay Alijis Residents of the affected areas are advised …