Manager cites several cases of customers pranking drivers By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following complaints from personnel of food delivery application GrabFood claiming customers either fail to show up when their order arrives or cancels the order, the company yesterday urged Bacolod City customers to use the app “responsibly.” Grab-Bacolod manager Jocelyn Yoshida confirmed …
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Bacolodnon player drafted by TNT
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon guard Kirell ‘Kib’ Montalbo was drafted by TNT KaTropa as the 11th overall pick during the 2019 PBA Rookie Draft yesterday at the Robinsons Place Manila. Montalbo, a former standout for St. John’s Institute and De La Salle University, is considered a solid pick and projected to add depth to …
Filipino boxer retains IBF belt
Filipino boxer Jerwin Ancajas retained his International Boxing Federation world super flyweight belt after a sixth round stoppage win over Chilean fighter Miguel Gonzales over the weekend at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico. The victory marked his eighth successful title defense since first capturing the championship after beating Puerto Rican boxer McJoe Arroyo …
Palarong Panlalawigan kicks off today
The 2019 Palarong Panlalawigan kicks off today with Bacolod Tay Tung High School, which is representing the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural Educational Association, looking to defend their title at the Montalbo Residence in Bacolod City. A win would secure them a spot in next year’s Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet. The team …
Philippines falls to Indonesia in women’s volleyball
The Philippine women’s national volleyball team suffered another loss in the ongoing Southeast Asian Games as Indonesia came back from behind to win 22-25, 28-26, 25-22, 25-14 last Saturday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. It was the third straight defeat for the Philippine team. After winning the opening set, the Philippines seemed to …
2019 SEA Games
Knott, Obiena set new track and field records Kristina Knott and Ernest John Obiena both set new records at the ongoing Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) track and field events. Knott won gold with a time of 23.01 seconds in the women’s 200-meters and set a new national record after beating the 23.32 seconds set …
Gilas closes preliminary round undefeated
The Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, closed the Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball preliminary round undefeated following their 136-67 win over Myanmar over the weekend at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Matthew Wright finished with 29 points for the Philippines, while Vic Manuel added 24, Jeth Troy Rosario scored …
‘It ain’t over till the fat lady sings’
“True, it’s not over till it’s over. And even when it’s over, it just begins again.” –Kate McGahan The final hymn has yet to be played but, with their recent win at the Supreme Court, which halted a lower court’s decision to declare portions of the More Electric and Power Corporation’s franchise void and unconstitutional, …
P3B Bacolod City budget for 2020 approved
Mayor: The current city tax code is ‘very cheap’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved the proposed P3 billion 2020 budget on its third and final reading. The budget is 12 percent higher compared to this year’s P2.53 billion budget with 52 percent of it being funded by local …
Minor quake shakes Iloilo
A 2.3-magnitude earthquake was detected earlier yesterday morning just south of Leon. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake struck at 4:03 a.m. A subsequent Phivolcs bulletin reported no damage in the Iloilo town as a result of the seismic activity nor were there any anticipated aftershocks. Earlier this week, …