By Adrian Stewart Co Team Negros, comprised of Bernadeth Pons and Dij Rodriguez, won the inaugural Mayor Raymund I. Tongson, Jr. Beach Volleyball Women’s Open, which took place at the Batang Peninsula Beach Resort on New Year’s Day in Himamaylan City. The pair captured the win after defeating Gelimae Villanueva and Kyla Gallego of Talisay …
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Thiem confident ‘Big Three’ will be toppled at Slams
SYDNEY, Australia – World number four Dominic Thiem Thursday expressed confidence a new Grand Slam champion will be crowned in 2020 outside the big three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. While the Austrian, Germany’s Alexander Zverev, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, and others have had success at lesser tournaments, the big guns continue …
Former NBA commissioner Stern dead at 77
David Stern, who masterminded the NBA’s growth into a global sports powerhouse while serving as commissioner from 1984 to 2014, died Wednesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. He was 77. The NBA, whose championship games were not televised live in the United States when Stern’s 30-year tenure began, announced his passing, which came …
Assistance distributed to Iloilo City fire victims
The Iloilo City government led the distribution of aid to families affected by the recent fire in the Jaro district’s Barangay Sambag during a ceremony at Iloilo Hall yesterday. Families whose homes were totally damages each received P5,000, while those with partially damages homes were each provided P2,000. Meanwhile, the City Social Welfare and Development …
Ilonggo businesswoman loses P30K to robber
A businesswoman had lost her money to a robber who barged into their house on Wednesday at Zone 3 in Iloilo’s Cabatuan town. Janette Nandin of the said place alleged that she lost her money kept in their house after the suspect identified as Kheven Estante of the town’s Barangay Lag-an took it. Nandin discovered …
Hinoba-an town elderly hacked dead
A senior citizen was hacked dead by a man around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Purok 9 in Hinoba-an town’s Barangay Asia. Police identified the fatality as Vivincio Carsido Responte, 60, married, of the town’s Barangay Alim. He was found at the middle of the road with hack wounds at the back of his neck, …
Minor killed in Kabankalan City mishap
A tricycle driver was arrested by police after his 5-year-old female passenger fell off from the vehicle around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Sitio Ma. Elena in Kabankalan City’s Barangay Tampalon. Jun Mark Quilantang Villaflor, 30, married, of the said barangay, was driving city-bound when his passenger fell from the tricycle and became unconscious. The victim was …
Two drown in Negros Oriental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A swimming party welcoming the new year in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental ended in tragedy Wednesday afternoon when two individuals drowned. Authorities identified the fatalities as 21-year-old Rona Fabro, a resident Sitio Pinangimnan Barangay Obat in the said town; and 16-year-old John Mark Fabro. Meanwhile, Camille Fabro and Rena Fabro …
35,000 gather in Bago City for Lights of Bago
Around 35,000 attended the 12th Lights of Bago, which recently took place at the Manuel Y. Torres Sports Complex in Bago City. Mayor Nicholas Yulo called this year’s event “meaningful” as it has also become a venue to raise awareness on the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), along with gender equality. The mayor said …
Minor earthquake strikes Cauayan
A 1.6-magnitude earthquake was detected near Cauayan late Wednesday evening. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the tremor struck north of the town around 11:30 p.m. A subsequent Phivolcs bulletin reported no damages as a result of the seismic activity nor were there any anticipated aftershocks. Quakes ranging between 1.0 and …