By Adrian Stewart Co NorthPort Batang Pier got a boost heading into the playoffs after a 122-94 rout of Alaska Aces at the close of the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup eliminations on Thursday night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Robert Bolick Jr. tallied triple-double 22 points, 13 rebounds and …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Carlos Yulo captures gold in Japan gymnastics tilt
By Adrian Stewart Co Filipino gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo is slowly returning to his old form after capturing a gold and bronze in the 2021 All-Japan Senior and Masters Gymnastics Championships on Thursday in Yamagata, Japan. The 21-year-old Yulo made his presence felt in his favorite gymnastics event of floor exercise by tallying 15.300 points …
Army aids distribution of school supplies in Calatrava, Talisay City
The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry “Masaligan” Battalion recently assisted GMA Kapuso Foundation (GMAKF), Inc. in the distribution of school supplies and anti-COVID kits to recipient schools in Talisay City and Calatrava town in Negros Occidental. As part of the Unang Hakbang sa Kinabukasan project of GMAKF, 79IB troopers provided security and manpower assistance in the …
PCG to set up airbase in Negros Occidental
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will soon set up its own airbase located in Cadiz City in Negros Occidental. The Coast Guard Station (CGS) in Negros Occidental made the announcement after PCG District Western Visayas Deputy Commander Captain Ludovico Librilla and Unifed President Manuel Lamata signed the deed of usufruct …
Capitol sets up temporary care center at TLJPH
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has set up a temporary care center at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said the 20×80-foot tent installed in the province’s quarantine facility in Mambukal Resort in the town of Murcia has been transferred …
Cebu Pacific flies over 10-M COVID-19 vaccine doses across PH Landmark figure reached in 6 months
The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), has transported 10.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses across the country since March, reaching another milestone in its cargo delivery efforts. Over the past two weeks, CEB airlifted vaccine doses to 19 provinces, namely: Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilio, Kalibo, …
Suspect in Vista Alegre killings surrenders to police
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The suspect in the stabbing and killing of a barangay tanod and his nine-year-old adopted grandson in Bacolod City’s Barangay Vista Alegre has already surrendered to Police Station 7. Police said the suspect identified as 26-year-old Kent Agsam, a neighbor of the victims, surrendered on Wednesday afternoon. When interrogated by …
DSB bans excursions as COVID cases rise
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The town of Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental has temporarily ceased excursion activities in the locality as the number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases continues to rise. As of September 22, the municipal health office recorded 30 active COVID-19 cases after recording five new cases. The town’s …
GCash now has 60,000 cash-in partners, widest network nationwide
Need to send money, buy prepaid load, or order food, but your GCash funds are running low? Now, it’s easier to cash in to your GCash account as the country’s undisputed no. 1 e-wallet app expands its network of merchants to a total of 60,000 active cash in doors nationwide. To reach more Filipinos nationwide, …
Marginalized urged: Get vaccinated
Elderlies and other Barangay Banago residents in Bacolod City belonging to the urban poor sector are urged to get inoculated soonest and help educate their families about COVID-19 as their contribution to the city government’s campaign against the pandemic. “You know how important vaccines are. Most of those in the hospitals today are the unvaccinated. …