By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon Angel Canino of De La Salle University has begged off from participating in the national women’s indoor volleyball team tryout slated to start today at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone in Zambales. The 5-foot-11 Canino was forced to forego the invite extended by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) due …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Negrense Cañete joins Letran in NCAA juniors basketball
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense guard Kenji Cañete is set to fulfill his dream of playing in bigger leagues in Manila after being named as part of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Squires. The Isabela, Negros Occidental-native Cañete said he was thankful to be given the opportunity to play for the Squires in …
4th quarter run propels Lakers past Magic
By Adrian Stewart Co Los Angeles Lakers used a strong fourth quarter rally to take down Orlando Magic, 114-103, in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Monday night (Tuesday in the Philippines) at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Down 79-80, the Lakers opened the fourth period with back-to-back triples by Ben McLemore and conversions from …
Tallest flagpole in Bacolod nearly complete
The construction of the new Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) flagpole is almost done. The new flagpole could be the tallest in Bacolod or even in the whole Negros Occidental. Located in front of the BCPO main building, the flagpole was made possible through the generosity of brothers architect Caesar Ken D. Panisales and engineer …
NOCPPO stations establish BARANGAYanihan
Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office’s (NOCPPO) city and municipal police stations established their own community pantry in their locality as part of the Philippine National Police’s BARANGAYanihan project. Escalante City Police Station (CPS) and Toboso Municipal Police Station (MPS) were among the first to establish community pantries on April 20, 2021. Sagay CPS, Sipalay CPS …
BFP probes cause of Singcang-Airport fire
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Arson investigators are currently probing as to what exactly caused the blaze at Purok Neptune in Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City on Monday afternoon. In an interview yesterday morning with Fire Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi, fire marshal of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod City, he said from what they have …
GERI SELLS MORE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS IN THE PROVINCES
Company’s net income reached P1.3B despite the effects of the pandemic Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), the Philippines’ leading developer of master-planned integrated tourism estates and a subsidiary of Megaworld, sold residential projects worth almost P12-billion in its various developments in the provinces, particularly in Boracay, Antipolo, Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas. In Boracay Newcoast alone, the …
Singcang-Airport fire razes 40 houses
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 40 houses were either damaged or destroyed following a fire at Purok Neptune in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport yesterday afternoon. The fire started shortly after 4:00 p.m. although the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod City has yet to say as to where the fire initially started. Residents, …
NegOcc active COVID cases dipping | Gov. Lacson urges continued vigilance
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday affirmed that the number of active COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental is starting to decline. For two weeks, the province had been experiencing triple digit cases a day. However, over the last few days the province saw a slight reduction in new cases. …
Man hacked to death in Don Salvador Benedicto
A man was hacked to death in Barangay Pandanon, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, April 25. Jim Pladero, a resident of Purok Paho in the said barangay, died of multiple hack wounds, police said. Don Salvador Benedicto police, meanwhile, identified the suspect as 28-year-old Roberto Enitiban alias “Boboy,” also of …