Government plans to formalize holiday fireworks displays During an interview with Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran expressed optimism for the coming year, noting, there are a number of investments expected to enter the city. However, he said one challenge stands in the way of acquiring such funds, which he identified as waste disposal. …
Monthly Archives: January 2020
303IB: No indiscriminate firing incidents recorded during holiday
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander, Colonel Inocencio Pasaporte, said they did not record any case of indiscriminate firing among their personnel during the New Year’s celebration. He lauded personnel for following directives and pointed out, “Army personnel observed discipline among their ranks.” He also noted, troops heeded his …
‘Bahala na sila’
“I leave it up to my children.”Those were the last few words uttered by a business owner as he lay motionless in his deathbed, his body weakened due to the ravages of cancer. His voice was weak, defiantly struggling to express himself so everyone in the room can hear him say it. I could see …
Firecracker-related injuries reported
CLMMRH: Many patients were minors By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several Negros Occidental residents spent New Year’s Day at hospitals due to firecracker-related injuries. Based on records released by the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH), 16 were brought to the hospital between Tuesday and Wednesday after suffering injuries from firecrackers. Most victims suffered …
PNP touts NYE celebration as the ‘safest’
Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson, Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, issued a statement yesterday touting last Tuesday evening’s New Year’s Eve celebration as the “safest and most uneventful” and, pointed out, there were zero firecracker-related deaths reported. “We are grateful that the people heeded our call to shun the age-old tradition of welcoming the new …
Negros Oriental rings in 2020 with two earthquakes
Two earthquakes struck Negros Oriental on January 1 with a 3.0-magnitude quake striking north of Valencia at 12:37 p.m., while another 3.0-magnitude tremor was detected off the coast of Basay at 1:54 p.m. According to subsequent bulletins released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, there were no damages reported as a result of …
Two ‘big’ Bacolod City projects to begin construction this year
Two “big projects” are set to begin construction in Bacolod City this year. Mayor Evelio Leonardia discussed the P963 million projects during last Tuesday’s New Year’s Eve countdown at the Bacolod City Government Center. He revealed, construction on the P800 million Bacolod Masskara Coliseum will commence this month, while the P163 million Bacolod Museum is …
2019 PBA Governors’ Cup
Pringle looking forward to the finals By Adrian Stewart Co Barangay Ginebra San Miguel guard Stanley Pringle expressed his excitement for the upcoming 2019 PBA Governors’ Cup finals, which begin next Tuesday, January 7. The best-of-seven series against the Meralco Bolts will be his first PBA finals experience. “It’s real big, it’s my first finals …
Clippers win 10th straight against Kings, 105-87
Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Kings for the 10th straight time, 105-87 on Tuesday afternoon in Sacramento, Calif. Leonard missed his first four shots before finishing 8 of 21 from the floor with seven assists. Paul George also overcame a slow start to finish with 21 points, …
2019 PBA Governors’ Cup
Tense battle set for ‘Best Player’ award The battle for the Best Player of the Conference award in the PBA Governors’ Cup is headed for a curious finish. This, as none of the Top Five players in the statistical race belongs to the finalists, Barangay Ginebra and Meralco. San Miguel’s June Mar Fajardo, Columbian …