The Provincial Council for Women recently recognized the best Barangay Violence Against Women Desks in Negros Occidental, namely, Himamaylan City’s Barangay Mambagaton and Barangay Camalanda-an in Cauayan. Also recognized among cities were Victorias City’s Barangay XII in second place and La Carlota City’s Barangay III in third; while Barangay Bunga in Don Salvador Benedicto took …
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Nearly 75% of Western Visayas barangays declared ‘drug-free’
Around 13% of Bacolod City barangays cleared During the 18th Regional Oversight Committee deliberation earlier this week in Iloilo City, it was revealed a total 3,018 out of 4,051 barangays in the Western Visayas have been declared “drug-free.” Antique registered the highest number of declarations at 98.31 percent, followed by Aklan at 90.83 percent. In …
2019 PBA Governors’ Cup
Ginebra targets finals berth tonight By Adrian Stewart Co Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is one game away from securing a spot in the 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup finals. Holding a 2-1 lead in their semifinal series after their 132-105 win over NorthPort Batang Pier last Wednesday, the two meet again in Game 4 tonight at …
CSAV wins third-straight NOPSSCEA basketball title
Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias (CSAV) scored their third-straight Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports, Cultural, and Educational Association (NOPSSCEA) tertiary men’s basketball title yesterday after sweeping STI–West Negros University (STI-WNU) in their best-of-three game final series. CSAV pulled off a 79-64 win in Game 2 at the Visayan Maritime Academy-Global College gym in Bacolod …
Julio Ledesma National High School wins NBTC opener
Julio Ledesma National High School won their opening game of the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) regional qualifier with a 79-71 triumph over Don Carlos Ledesma National High School last Wednesday at the Barangay 6 covered court in San Carlos City. Felix Unabia, who scored 25 points for the winning side, was named Best Player …
Negrense to push DLSZ in UAAP boys’ basketball tournament
Negrense guard Reynold Tupas said he will push De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) to win more games as the second round of the 82nd UAAP boys’ basketball tournament gets underway next year. “Gusto talaga naming makapasok sa ‘Final Four’ (I really want us to qualify for the ‘Final Four’),” said the Himamaylan City …
2019 SEA Games
Duterte vows to up monthly allowances for athletes President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to increase allowances for national athletes. During a speech last Wednesday, the president said he will work on upping allowances, which is currently P45,000 a month. “I’ll try to talk things over with Congress,” the president said. “Sana ‘yung allowance ninyo, dapat ‘yung …
Palarong Panlalawigan 2019
Tay Tung athletes shine Bacolod Tay Tung High School athletes earned several medals at Palarong Panlalawigan 2019, which came to a close last Friday. In badminton, Athena Sonota won gold in the secondary girls’ singles event, Ciaria Salvio and Julianna Gonzaga captured the secondary girls’ doubles event, Salvio and Lance Vargas took the mixed doubles …
How will Bacolod City traffic be this December? (Part 2)
Motorists often question why traffic lights across Bacolod City are not in operation. I presume traffic authorities find it best to manually control traffic at the more congested intersections. If a traffic enforcer has the skills to properly balance movement as an intersection, sure; but it is not good to have no traffic lights because …
Christmas 2019
Passenger rush expected to start on Friday –Coast Guard By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Bacolod City said they are expecting a jump in passenger volume between Friday and Monday next week ahead of Christmas Day. PCG-Negros Occidental chief, Lt. Commander Jansen Benjamin said, as of yesterday morning, the number …