By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 1,723 personnel of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) have completed their vaccination against COVID-19. NOCPPO director Police Colonel Romy Palgue said the 1,723 personnel are officers, non-commissioned officers and non-uniformed personnel. Palgue said he personally received the one-dose Jansen COVID-19 made by Johnson & Johnson last …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Down goes Manny | Ugás retains WBA welterweight belt vs Pacquiao
By Adrian Stewart Co Manny Pacquiao failed to reclaim the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight championship after a unanimous decision defeat to Cuban Yordenis Ugás on Saturday night (Sunday in the Philippines) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Filipino ring legend failed to sustain his aggressive start as he faded in the …
Blackout hits parts of NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several parts of Negros Occidental lost power over the weekend following a Visayas-wide blackout. Based on information released by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the entire island of Leyte, Samar, Cebu, and Bohol experienced a power outage from 11:56 p.m. on Friday, August 20, until early Saturday …
Suntrust welcomes Nesthy Petecio in an intimate lunch
Suntrust Properties, Inc., through its president, Atty. Harry Paltongan, recently hosted a special lunch for Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio to officially welcome the Filipina boxer and discuss her One Lakeshore Drive unit for turnover in 2022. Suntrust team also surprised the Pinay pride with the appearance of her family via zoom in Davao and …
10 years of fair without fear reporting
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Watchmen Daily Journal has made another milestone this year celebrating its 10th anniversary as one of the major print media outlets in Negros Occidental. Established in 2011, Watchmen Daily Journal started out as a weekly to thrice weekly newspaper outlet in Bacolod City and the province with David Dan Elijah …
‘Wasay’
“Violence is the language of the unheard.” – Martin Luther King III What happened to the 51-year-old man inside a Lower Manhattan bank ATM August 15 afternoon could happen to anyone, including me who is a regular visitor in the vicinity. And this will confirm my assertion that mad men in New York target not only …
Rice scam suspects arrested
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two principal suspects in the alleged rice investment scam in Bacolod City were arrested by personnel of Police Station 4 after serving the warrants of arrest on Saturday, August 21. Police identified the two suspects as Krizia Rhea Gonzaga and Jennifer Nierves. They were arrested by virtue of the warrant …
Roping in the competition
According to Sonny Trillanes, Sen. Bong Go’s father and half-brother were able to capture more than five billion pesos worth of government contracts in the first two years of the Duterte administration. This was when Senator Go was working as the special assistant to President Rodrigo Duterte. If Trillanes is to be believed, these Go …
Negrense boxing coach Boy Velasco: Invest in grassroots boxing
By Adrian Stewart Co The recent success of Filipino boxers in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a sign that a greater investment must be allocated in grassroots training, said Negrense boxing coach Nolito “Boy” Velasco. According to Velasco, it is important for the sports officials to strengthen the grassroots boxing program for the country to …
1st Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson Chess Tournament held
The two-day 1st Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson Chess Tournament officially opened at the Capitol Social Hall on Friday, August 20. Governor Bong Lacson together with Anthony Carlos Agustin, Executive Assistant to the Governor and Provincial Sports Coordinator, led the event’s official opening. The tournament was supervised by National Arbiter Leo Romitman as tournament director together …