Kurt Bryan Barbosa became the ninth Filipino athlete to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which runs from July 23 to August 8 in Tokyo, Japan. A native of Abra, Barbosa formalized his Olympics entry with his come-from-behind 50-49 win over Jordanian Zaid Alhalawani in the men’s +67 kilogram division semifinals of the Asian Olympic …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Negros Kingsmen split matches, Iloilo mauled in PCAP
Negros Kingsmen bucked the absence of American FIDE Master Steven Breckenridge to split their games in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) GM Wesley So Cup on Saturday night. The Kingsmen started the evening with an 11.5-9.5 win over Surigao Fianchetto Checkmates before suffering a harrowing 15-6 defeat at Camarines Soaring Eagle. Negros …
Truck kills septuagenarian in Bacolod
By Shiela G. Gelera A 73-year-old man died in a vehicular accident in front of the Government Service Insurance System building at Araneta Street in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City around 9:40 a.m. yesterday. Felix Nantha, a resident of Victorias City, Negros Occidental, was brought by the La Carlota DRRMO ambulance to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano …
49 BJMP inmates contract COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 49 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Negros Occidental tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. In an interview over Bombo Radyo-Bacolod, BJMP Region 6 spokesperson Jail Chief Inspector Jairus Anthony Dogelio said the 49 COVID-19 infected PDLs …
Bacolod, NegOcc main sources of drugs –PDEA-6
Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are still the main sources of illegal drugs, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 (PDEA-6). PDEA-6 spokesperson Shey Tanaleon yesterday said that based on their seizure and arrest of suspected drug pushers, Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are still among the main sources of drug pushers who ventured in …
NegOcc guv eyes easing of curfew hours
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said he is eyeing to ease the current curfew hours in the province as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to drop. Based on the latest data released by the Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) as of May 19, the province currently has …
Iloilo resorts closed on May 22-31
Resorts and other tourism establishments in the province of Iloilo will be closed beginning tomorrow, May 22, until May 31 to contain the surge of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases. Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. signed Executive Order (EO) 163 yesterday afternoon which contains the adjusted community quarantine measures for the food service industry, and …
Empathy and intersubjectivity
Empathy glues us together as a people, enabling us to enter into one another’s lives as we are supposed to do, building up our sense of unity and solidarity despite the variety of our conditions and situations. And so anything that undermines it undermines us as a people, as a society, as a family. If …
Quo vadis, Bacolod, in 2022?
We must take 2022 local and national elections seriously. We have been through a lot of uncertainties. Time and again we must remember that our vote will determine the future of this country/our province and our city. “Quo vadis” is a Latin phrase which means “where are you marching?” and is also commonly translated as …
Ilonggo Cruz relishes chance to learn from Lakers asst. coach
By ADRIAN STEWART CO NLEX Road Warriors guard Jericho Cruz relished the opportunity to play for the Guam national team in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers to be held next month in Clark, Pampanga. The Iloilo City-native Cruz said he is learning a lot under the tutelage of Guam national team head coach Phil …