BY ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Kingsmen pulled off a nerve-wracking 11-10 victory over San Juan Predators in the first conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) on Wednesday afternoon. The Kingsmen settled for 7-7 draw with the Predators in the Rapid event with only Arena Grand Master (AGM) Rowelyn Joy Acedo, International …
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Despite Curry misfires Warriors drub Pacers
BY ADRIAN STEWART CO GOLDEN State Warriors leaned on its supporting casts in the endgame to wallop Indiana Pacers, 111-107, in the 2020-2021 NBA season Wednesday at the Bankers Field Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. With the score tied at 91-all, the Warriors leaned on baskets from Brad Wanamaker and Eric Paschall for a 97-92 edge. …
God predestines no one to hell
ONE burning question many people ask is, if God is truly God and knows everything from all eternity, why does he still create a person when he would already know that that person would end up in hell? Does he not predestine that person to hell? The answer, of course, is a big No. God …
Covid-19 kills ex-Councilor Dabao’s former secretary
“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero JASMIN Abella Jamero Layson’s dream of coming home alive to Iloilo City in the Philippines soon to be with her family has been dashed to pieces when she lost her battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the …
‘Deadly January’ BCPO records 12 shooting incidents since start of 2021
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) revealed yesterday they have recorded a total of 12 shooting incidents in the city since January of this year. Police Lt. Maria Liberty Indiape, BCPO spokesperson, said of the 12 cases recorded, they have only solved four cases, while the remaining eight remain unsolved. Eight …
NegOcc guv joins local farmer group’s Pasalamat 2021
By Dominique Gabriel Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson together with First District Rep. Gerardo Valmayor, Jr., and First District Board Members Araceli Somosa and Rommel Debulgado joined the Pasalamat 2021 activity of the Minapasok Farmers Association (MIFA) Wednesday, which included a blessing of farm equipment, and MOA signing for a ram pump project. …
Rescued Sipalay City fishermen now home
BY DOMINIQUE GABRIEL BAÑAGA Two fishermen from Sipalay City, Negros Occidental who spent five days adrift in the Sulu Sea and were later rescued off the coast of Zamboanga del Norte are now back home. Alex Alagao and Rico Norquia were brought to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Negros Oriental headquarters in Dumaguete City, according …
DENR probes ‘violations’ of San Carlos bioethanol plant
EMB soon to release assessment on water discoloration By Dominique Gabriel Bañaga The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas has stepped in to investigate the alleged environmental violations of bioethanol producer San Carlos Bioenergy Inc. (SCBI) in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. A team led by Engineer Paul Wellen Orosio from …
Ex-UNO-R standouts banner Abanse Negrense in PSL beach volley
By Adrian Stewart Co Former University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) standouts will banner the two Abanse Negrense squads that will compete in the 2021 Philippine Superliga (PSL) Beach Volleyball Challenge later this month. The first team is to be led by the tested pair of Alexa Polidario and Erjane Magdato, while the other squad is …
Teledentistry 101
Teledentistry is ideal in a pandemic setting because it avoids person-to-person contact. It’s social distancing in oral health care. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the existing healthcare systems across the globe. And that includes the oral healthcare system. According to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), COVID-19 spreads by contact transmission, droplet and fomite, …