By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) yesterday issued a warning to all barangay officials and tanods in the region not to carry unlicensed firearms. Newly-installed PRO-6 spokesperson, Police Lt. Colonel Arnel Solis, said all tanod members and barangay officials are not yet allowed to carry or possess homemade firearms especially …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
‘Saludo sa Serbisyo’
Ayala Corporation President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA) and then Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirlito Sobejana recently signed an agreement between Ayala and the AFP to strengthen their long-standing partnership through Ayala’s Saludo sa Serbisyo program. Saludo sa Serbisyo provides uniformed personnel expanded access to the Ayala …
Fil-Canadian Fernandez enters US Open semis
By Adrian Stewart Co Leylah Fernandez advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 US Open women’s singles after stunning World No. 5 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night (Wednesday in the Philippines) at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. The Filipina-Canadian netter was pushed to the limit …
Sangalang lifts Magnolia past NLEX in 2OT thriller
By Adrian Stewart Co Ian Sangalang came alive in the second overtime as Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots cruised to a 112-105 victory over NLEX Road Warriors in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup yesterday at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Sangalang opened the second extension with back-to-back inside hits to give …
UNegA to hold general assembly on Sept. 18
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is set to hold its general assembly on September 18 at Nature’s Village Hotel in Talisay City. This was confirmed yesterday by Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante, who is also the secretary-general of UNegA. He said they were supposed to hold the assembly on September …
DSB IPs get educational assistance
A total of 56 Indigenous Peoples (IPs) from the municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental received their educational assistance worth a total of P420,000 on Tuesday, September 7. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, together with Rep. Gerardo Valmayor, Jr., DSB Mayor Marxlen Dela Cruz, and Negros Occidental Scholarship Program (NOSP) Division head, Karen Dinsay, …
NGCP sets power interruption on Sept. 12
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has set a power interruption in some parts of Negros Occidental on Sunday, September 12, in order to give way for maintenance works. According to information released by the NGCP, the power interruption will start at 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The …
‘Jolina’ forces evacuation of 318 residents
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 318 individuals from 12 barangays in Negros Occidental were evacuated following torrential rains experienced in the province last Tuesday brought by Tropical Storm “Jolina.” Isagani Republic, resident weather forecaster for the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD), said the evacuated individuals consisted of 71 families who were …
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‘Jolina’ causes floods, landslides in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several parts of Negros Occidental experienced flooding or landslides between Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning following the heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm “Jolina.” In San Carlos City, Mayor Renato Gustilo confirmed that one lane of the city’s national highway in Barangay Rizal was blocked after a landslide took place. …