Pag-IBIG Fund members collectively saved P38.82 billion in the first six months of the year, an increase of P7.23 billion or 23% compared to the P31.59 billion collected during the same period last year. This set a record for the highest amount saved by members with the agency for any January to June period. “I …
Monthly Archives: August 2022
56 stalls at Negros First Food Terminal to open next week
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 56 market stalls at the Negros First Food Terminal (NFFT) along North Capitol-San Juan Street in Bacolod City will finally be opened on August 15. The opening schedule was made following the signing of contracts between the renters and the provincial government last August 3. The NFFT, …
30 brgys to compete in MassKara street dance, float competitions
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Thirty barangays in Bacolod City are expected to compete during the return of the MassKara Festival in October of this year. As of Friday, August 5, 16 barangays will participate in the street and arena dance competition and 14 in the Electric MassKara float competition. The competitors also include champions …
NO SURGE IN COVID CASES IN NEGOCC
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental said there is no surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the province despite the recent uptick in cases. As of Friday, August 5, Negros Occidental has 145 active COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the province to …
My life has become better when I learned how to say ‘no’
“It’s only by saying NO that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.” –Steve Jobs I had been a “yes” girl for a really long time in my life. I couldn’t just say no to people’s favors and requests before because I would feel bad about it. Then, I realized it wasn’t …
2022 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League: Villoria scores a winner, Bacolod prevails over Pasig
By Adrian Stewart Co Kraniel Villoria drilled a go-ahead basket as Bacolod BingoPlus cruised to a 71-70 victory over Pasig City in the 2022 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) season on Saturday night, August 6, at the Bren Guiao Convention Center in Pampanga. Down 70-69 following a basket by Pasig City’s Jun Manzo with 22 …
Tamasak FC bags 2 JCFC-ELBFA football titles
By Adrian Stewart Co Tamasak Football Club clinched the crown in the 11-12 category of the 2nd JCFC-ELBFA Football Invitational Festival 2022 on Saturday afternoon, August 6, at the FIFA Training Center in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. Led by Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee Jeur Mattheiu Derotas, Tamasak FC bagged the category championship after a …
NegOcc girls softball seniors team wins first 2 games in World Series
The Negrense girls softball seniors team scored back-to-back wins in Delaware, U.S.A. on Wednesday (Philippine time). On its first game, the team won over Latin America, 3-2, followed by a 10-0 victory against the East Coast girls. Negrense pitcher Joy Alpitche of Hinoba-an town in Negros Occidental gave the opponents a hard time with her power-packed …