By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Teachers in Negros Occidental are wishing for a salary increase once Vice President-elect and incoming Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio steps into office on July 1. In a radio interview, Ian Arnold Arnaez, DepEd-Negros Occidental information officer, said ever since in the past it has been the number …
Monthly Archives: June 2022
‘BEST FESTIVAL EVER:’ MassKara Festival 2022 to go ahead in October
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The celebration of this year’s MassKara Festival will proceed and Bacolod City Mayor-elect Alfredo “Albee” Benitez is promising the best festival ever. In a short post made on social media by Patrick Lacson and Councilor-elect Kalaw Puentevella, Benitez met with Councilor-elect Jason Villarosa and several major event organizers. During the …
Magnolia escapes Ginebra in PBA PH Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots survived Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings’ late rally to escape with an 89-84 win in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Leading by as much as 14 points in the third quarter, the Hotshots were …
Bacolod bows to Batangas, suffers first defeat in MPBL
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolod BingoPlus tasted its first defeat in the 2022 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after a 72-66 defeat to Batangas City Embassy Chill over the weekend at Caloocan Sports Complex. Bacolod was just down by two at 26-28 at the half but Batangas City went on a massive run in the …
San Carlos City holds chess tournament
An open chess tournament facilitated by San Carlos Negros Chess Club in cooperation with the San Carlos City government through the City Sports Office and City Tourism Office was successfully conducted from June 18 to 19 at the city’s Park Marina Function Hall. Mayor Renato Gustilo opened the tournament with a ceremonial move with International …
Large part of NNNP now being resided by people
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The officer-in-charge of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) admitted that a large part of the protected North Negros Natural Park (NNNP) is now being resided by people, despite the prohibition on the building of structures or homes inside the protected area. PENRO head Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya explained …
Senator to prioritize NIR in 19th Congress
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri yesterday expressed his commitment to the reestablishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) in the upper chamber during the opening of the 19th Congress on July 1. Zubiri originally filed his bill for the NIR back in November 2021. “I thank President-elect Bongbong Marcos for assuring …
Lacson excited over possible NIR comeback
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday expressed his excitement over the possible reestablishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR). According to Lacson, he is now seeing good things ahead for the province and just as they have manifested before the advantages of the NIR, it would still be the …
Intimacy with God most important
We have to do everything to have intimacy with God all the time because that is the best and proper condition for us to be in this life. And by intimacy, I mean not only involving our mind and will, such that we have an abiding awareness of God’s presence in our life, but also …
Mouthwash
You might think that mouthwash is something that, well, you wash your mouth with. Beyond its useful role in oral health, mouthwash will be worth US$ 9,272.13 million by 2027 in the global market, up from US$5,980.35 million in 2019. The increasing cases of oral health issues, an aging population, and product awareness are expected …