By Adrian Stewart Co TNT Tropang Giga displayed its full arsenal as they mauled Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings, 88-67, in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Rookie Mikey Williams tallied 27 points, including four three-point conversions, while Jayson Castro and Roger …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
EJ Obiena nabs gold, shatters Asian record in Austria
By Adrian Stewart Co Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena captured a gold medal and shattered a two-decade old Asian feat at the 2021 Golden Roof Challenge on Sunday in Innsbruck, Austria. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics campaigner set a new meet record of 5.93 meters, which eclipsed the Asian mark of 5.92 meters achieved by …
TLJPH breaks ground for P100-M Center for Infectious Diseases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The P100-million Center for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (CEMREID) broke ground at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental yesterday morning. The facility is funded by the provincial government, the Department of Health’s (DOH) Health Facilities Enhancement Program. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, who led the …
More NegOcc hospitals no longer accepting patients
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More hospitals in Negros Occidental are no longer accepting patients due to lack of COVID-19 allocated beds or manpower shortages. The Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod City announced over the weekend that it will no longer accept patients for OB pre-term and critical cases, as well as pediatric critical cases, …
Belmont Hotel Boracay marks 2nd Anniversary with first and biggest MEGA Anniversary Sale Online Caravan
The MEGA ANNIVERSARY SALE is back and this year, Belmont Hotel Boracay is taking it to the next level! Get ready to hop on and buckle up for a thrilling ride with the most exhilarating pit stops as Belmont Hotel Boracay revs up its engine to launch the first and biggest Mega Anniversary Sale Online …
75% of COVID deaths in Manapla unvaxxed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Seventy five percent or nine out of 12 COVID-19 related fatalities in the town of Manapla in Negros Occidental are unvaccinated, according to the Municipal Health Office (MHO). Based on data from the MHO, the nine fatalities they recorded in the past few weeks had not received even a single …
NegOcc to open weightlifting gym in honor of Hidilyn Diaz
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental and the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) have both committed to open a weightlifting gym in the province in order to further promote the sport to the public. The gym will be named in honor of Hidilyn Diaz, the first Olympic gold medalist for …
‘High-value’ drug suspect yields almost P400K ‘shabu’
Around 55 grams of suspected shabu valued at around P374,000 were seized from a “high-value” drug suspect during a buy-bust operation at Luzuriaga Street, Barangay 12, Bacolod City on September 10. Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 6 Special Enforcement Team arrested Kim Khubchand who also yielded buy-bust money, mobile phone and motorcycle. The …
Slain soldier laid to rest
The 79th Infantry “Masaligan” Battalion of the Philippine Army, 3rd Infantry Division, joined the family of the late Private First Class Christopher Alada as he was laid to rest in a public cemetery in Badiangan, Iloilo on September 11, 2021. Alada, a resident of Barangay Indorohan, Badiangan, paid the ultimate sacrifice during an armed encounter between …
Why NegOcc guv didn’t sign manifesto supporting Duterte in 2022
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has recently provided an explanation as to why he didn’t sign a manifesto released by the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) supporting the candidacy of President Rodrigo Duterte for the vice presidency in the 2022 elections. According to Lacson, he is a …