Kings outduel Cavs

Posted by watchmen
March 24, 2021
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By Adrian Stewart Co Sacramento Kings cruised to a wire-to-wire 119-105 victory over Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Monday night (Tuesday in the Philippines) at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. De’Aaron Fox spearheaded the attack with 30 points, while rookie Tyrese Haliburton chipped in 28 markers as the Kings improved …

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Terrafirma, Rain or Shine sign up rookie picks

Posted by watchmen
March 24, 2021
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By Adrian Stewart Co Terrafirma Dyip and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters have locked up to rookie deals some of their selections during the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season 46 Rookie Draft.  Joshua Munzon, the top-overall selection during the just-concluded draft, have formalized his partnership with the Dyip by inking on a three-year rookie maximum …

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Electrician yields P13,600 ‘shabu’

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March 24, 2021
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A 40-year-old electrician was arrested around 2:05 p.m. on Monday following a buy-bust operation at Purok Dela Rama, Doña Enrica Drive, Barangay Zone 4-A in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City. Police Major Jigger Gimeno, acting chief of the Talisay City Police Station, identified the suspect as Dexter Consolado, a resident of the said place. Officers of the …

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NegOcc gov’t to forge technical cooperation with MinDA

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March 24, 2021
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Former agriculture secretary and current chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Emmanuel Piñol, paid a courtesy visit to Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday, March 22, wherein they discussed a technical cooperation agreement with MinDA related to farming technologies. Piñol pointed out that they are interested to learn about the sugarcane-rice cropping system implemented …

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3 Bacolodnon centenarians receive cash gifts

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March 24, 2021
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Three more Bacolodnon centenarians receive P100,000 cash gifts each from the city government recently. (Bacolod City PIO photo) Three more Bacolodnon centenarians have received P100,000 cash gifts each from the city government recently. They are Lillyan Roig Campos of Barangay Banago, Generosa Bucana of Barangay Sum-ag and Leonardo Orquiola of Barangay Sum-ag. Their cash benefits …

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HOLY WEEK 2021 | NegOcc guv to vacationers: Be careful, remain vigilant against COVID-19

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March 24, 2021
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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the report released by the Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) that some hotels and resorts in Negros Occidental are now fully-booked for the observance of the Holy Week, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson reminded vacationers to be careful and remain vigilant against the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Lacson …

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Bridgestone Philippines delivers on promise to children amidst pandemic

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March 24, 2021
Posted in BUSINESS

Last February 12, 2021, Philippine Allied Enterprises Corporation (PAEC), the official importer and distributor of Bridgestone tires in the Philippines, has fulfilled its promise to fund the construction of three classrooms for the Talogtog Elementary School in Mangaldan, Pangasinan. The commitment is to be executed in partnership with Friends of Hope Inc. as the acting …

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Ex-DA chief warns of high pork prices

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March 23, 2021
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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Emmanuel Piñol warned yesterday that high prices of pork will likely continue and the government needs to address the problem strategically. Piñol paid a courtesy visit on Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday for the forging of a Memorandum of Technical Cooperation between Mindanao to …

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