follow parking regulations In response to concerns raised by Iloilo City Liga ng mga Barangay President Irene Ong, who sits on the City Council, surrounding Philippine National Police vehicles impeding their road-clearing efforts, Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, issued a directive yesterday to inform his personnel that parking along public …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Treñas vows to impose sanctions on non- compliant brgy officials
In light of the upcoming follow-up road-clearing evaluation, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas called a meeting earlier this week where he gathered the 46 barangay captains who failed the initial evaluation by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). “I told them, while I do not want to impose administrative sanctions against them, …
Minor raped by tricycle driver in Mansilingan
A 15-year-old student was allegedly raped Wednesday morning by a tricycle driver in sugarcane field at Hacienda Gonzaga in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan. Police have requested anonymity for the student but confirmed the minor is a resident of the said barangay. Based on information provided by the victim’s cousin to Police Station 7, around 7:30 …
Assaulted Himamaylan City teacher reassigned
The teacher who claimed she was assaulted by a student of Raymundo T. Tongson National High School-Su-ay Extension in Himamaylan City will be changing schools. Himamaylan City assistant schools division superintendent Bernie Libo-on said Kristel Anne Valencia has been reassigned to the city’s main school in Barangay Talaban. Meanwhile, amid the allegations, the student in …
2019-2020 MPBL Playoffs
Makati faces Manila in decider tonight By Adrian Stewart Co After the Makati Super Crunch tied up their 2019/2020 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup semifinal series with Manila Stars, scoring a 75-59 win last Wednesday at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila, the two will meet in a decider tonight. The game begins …
UST opens UAAP football season with win over NU
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) opened the 82nd UAAP men’s football season with a 1-0 win over National University (NU) yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila. Stephen Marasigan, who was brought on as a substitute, scored the decisive goal in the 81st minute. Following the goal, NU scrambled for an equalizer …
Iloilo City distributes cash to local athletes
The Iloilo City government distributed cash to 213 athletes who took part in the recent Iloilo City Schools Sports Council Meet at City Hall earlier this week. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and Executive Assistant for Youth and Sports Rudiver Jungco, Sr. distributed P3,000 for each gold medalists, P1,000 for silver medalists, and P500 to bronze …
73rd PAL Interclub Golf Tournament
Manila Southwoods continues to lead Manila Southwoods continues to lead the ongoing 73rd Philippine Airlines Interclub Golf Tournament at the Bacolod Golf and Country Club at Hacienda Binitin in Murcia. After Day 2, they closed with 237 points, ahead of the Del Monte Golf Club on 230 and Luisita Golf and Country Club with 221. …
2020 Summer Olympics
Negrense boxer opens qualifier with victory Negrense boxer Ian Clark Bautista opened his campaign in the Asia/Oceania Olympic boxing qualifying tournament last Monday at the Prince Hamzah Hall in Amman, Jordan with a 3-2 win over Hayato Tsutsumi of Japan in the men’s featherweight division. “Talagang nag-focus ako sa laban na ito (I was really …
The sense of accountability
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be required. And from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.” (Lk 12, 48) Words of Christ that clearly tell us we need to sharpen our sense of accountability. If in our ordinary businesses, we have to do some serious …