By Adrian Stewart Co Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters sealed the No. 2 seat heading into the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs with a come-from-behind 90-88 win over Rain or Shine (RoS) Elasto Painters on Wednesday night at the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center in Pampanga. Down by as much as 14 points early …
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Pa, sons yield ‘shabu’
Around P117,000 worth of suspected shabu were seized from a father and his two sons following a buy-bust operation 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, at their house in Bacolod City’s Barangay Alijis. Officers of the Police Station 7 identified the suspects as 54-year-old Norberto Peruelo, 32-year-old John Leigh and 29-year Jason. Police confiscated five …
Ambulance driver killed in road crash
An ambulance driver died while four other people were injured following a vehicular accident 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, at the corner of Lacson-San Sebastian Streets in Bacolod City’s Barangay 32. Police Station 1 identified the fatality as Jessie James Tranilla, while those injured were 32-year-old nurse Maria Cajeras and Jose Francisco Sombero III, …
NegOcc prov’l gov’t ready to give extra bonus
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, assured yesterday that the provincial government is ready to give extra bonus to employees once President Rodrigo Duterte gives the order. Diaz said that extra bonus for capitol employees would be determined once the book of the province’s financial record closes at the end …
NegOcc SP starts deliberations on proposed 2021 budget
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental started its deliberations on the proposed P4.4 billion budget for 2021 yesterday morning. In a document signed by provincial secretary, Atty. Maki Angel Ascalon, due to the social distancing requirements, they can only accommodate a limited number of people inside the session hall, …
Bacolod to resume road clearing on Nov. 16
The Bacolod City government will resume its road clearing operations on Monday, November 16, after the activity was temporarily suspended for seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in compliance with the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Memorandum Circular No. 2020-145 giving all local government units (LGUs) 60 days, from …
2020 PBA Philippine Cup Meralco escapes Northport
By Adrian Stewart Co Meralco Bolts survived a late rally from shorthanded NorthPort Batang Pier for an 80-73 victory in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday at the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center in Pampanga. Holding to a 76-60 lead after a basket from Ilonggo Anjo Caram, the Batang Pier went on a …
Calatrava man nabbed for drugs
A man was arrested following a buy-bust operation around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, in Barangay Patun-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Authorities identified the suspect as 42-year-old Danny Pabalate, a resident of the village’s Sitio Tabugok. Calatrava police chief, Police Major Roberto Indiape, Jr., said they confiscated three heat-sealed sachets of suspected shabu including a …
Victorias City mayor completes quarantine, now back to work
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Victorias City Mayor Francis Fredrick Palanca went back to work on Tuesday after completing his remaining days in quarantine. In a post on the city’s Victorias Malihaw Facebook page, the mayor is seen presiding over the meeting of the city’s Emergency Operations Task Force on COVID-19. Earlier, his son, …
Lacson wants to grant addt’l bonuses to capitol employees
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer revealed yesterday that Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is trying to find ways to grant the additional bonuses for the employees of the provincial government. The revelation came after the governor announced earlier this week that there would be no extra bonuses this year …