By Adrian Stewart Co Filipino para-swimmer Gary Bejino did not have a good start in his 2020 Tokyo Paralympics campaign after failing to qualify in the men’s 200m individual medley SM6 yesterday at the Tokyo Aquatics Center in Tokyo, Japan. The 25-year-old Bejino failed to qualify to the finals of his S6 event after submitting …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Ilonggo Devara joins Enderun basketball team
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo cager Joshua Devara is set to suit up for the men’s basketball team of Enderun Titans for college. According to the Iloilo City-native Devara, he is thankful to the opportunity given to him by the Titans as this could be his stepping stone to realize his dream of playing in …
3ID commander bids farewell, cites 79IB for dismantling guerilla front
The commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, Major General Eric C. Vinoya, bade farewell to the troops of 79th Infantry “Masaligan” Battalion two weeks prior to his retirement from the military service. Vinoya was received by Lieutenant Colonel J-jay T Javines, commanding officer of 79IB, in a traditional military honors at the …
Solo parents get financial and livelihood aid
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the distribution of financial and livelihood assistance worth a total of P320,000 to solo parents from the different cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 25. Facilitated by the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), each of the 32 solo parent-beneficiary received P10,000 cash. Board members Rita …
Over 15K doses of Sinovac vaccine released in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than 15,000 doses of CoronaVac of China’s biopharmaceutical company Sinovac were released among the local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental. Based on data released by Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz yesterday, Kabankalan City received the highest number of doses of CoronaVac with 1,766. Diaz pointed out Kabankalan received …
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PAG-IBIG POSTS P16.11-B NET INCOME IN H1 2021; UP 14%
Pag-IBIG Fund posted earnings of P16.11 billion in the first half of 2021 amid the challenges posed by the continuing health crisis, a 14% increase compared to the same period last year, its top officials reported yesterday. From January to June, Pag-IBIG Fund’s gross income reached P27.14 billion while its net income amounted to P16.11 …
Progressive groups demand end of ‘tiempo muerto’ in Negros
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Sugar workers belonging to the National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) and Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) held a rally yesterday morning at the Old Provincial Capitol Building demanding the end of tiempo muerto or dead season in the sugar industry. NFSW Secretary General John Losande in a statement said they …
Bacolod, NegOcc remain ‘low risk’ for COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas still classified Bacolod City and Negros Occidental as “low risk” areas for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. According to the DOH data, the average daily attack rate (ADAR) in Negros Occidental is at 1.60 per 100,000 population as of August 20, which …
Kabankalan City man shot dead
A 45-year-old man was shot dead at around 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 23, at Sitio Malagapas Barangay Tan-awan in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City. Police said the victim identified as Edwin Binaloga, a resident of the village’s Sitio Malagapas, sustained a gunshot wound on the right portion of the body. He was brought to the …