By ADRIAN STEWART CO Supreme ABF/SilverGraces kept its unblemished slate in the 1st United Negros Basketball League (UNBL) Open Tournament after scoring a pair of wins over the weekend at Bacolod Tay Tung High School Po Hang Gymnasium in Bacolod City. Supreme leaned on a strong fourth quarter push from Bill Geolingo and Windel Galez to score …
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Mayor wants shift first before apprehension
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Benitez said he wants a transition period to modernized public utility vehicles (PUVs) first before authorities can start apprehending operators of the traditional PUVs. Benitez said on Friday, November 18, that he will talk again with officials from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) …
CDEU to validate brgy execs info in illegal drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) of the Bacolod City Police Office will validate information regarding some barangay officials in the city who are allegedly involved in illegal drug activities. CDEU head, Police Lt. Joven Mogato said they will regard such information as mere hearsay for now, until it …
‘Leptos’ kills 7 in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) confirmed over the weekend that leptospirosis had killed seven city residents. CHO Sanitation Division head, Dr. Grace Tan said they have recorded a total of 35 confirmed leptospirosis cases in the city, mostly residents of the city’s Barangay Singcang. The cases also ranged between …
Farmer shot dead in Cadiz
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A farmer was killed after he was shot by a still unidentified individual at Barangay Celestino Villacin’s Sitio Tambobo in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City on Saturday morning, November 19. Police identified the fatality as 65-year-old Diosdado Fuentes, a resident of neighboring Sagay City’s Barangay Colonia. Based on initial investigation by …
44 tons of ‘spaghetti’ wires removed in Bacolod streets
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 44 tons of old and unused “spaghetti” wires have already been removed from telecommunication posts along Bacolod City streets. Called hazards and an eye nuisance, the removed wires were brought to the stockyards of the telecommunication firms, and they can be endorsed to the city through …
Bay Area beats Magnolia
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bay Area Dragons rode on the endgame heroics of Myles Powell to beat Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, 95-89, in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday night, November 19, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. After seeing their double-digit lead trimmed to 79-82 by a furious Magnolia rally in …
Iloilo, Negros bested foes in PCAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo Kisela Knights and Negros Kingsmen swept their two matches in the 2022 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Third Conference on Saturday night, November 19. The Kisela Knights stayed in second place of the Southern Division standings with a 28-4 win-loss slate following an 18-3 victory over …
Army troops told: ‘Avoid drinking liquor in public’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The commander of the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IBde) based in Negros Occidental has reminded all Army personnel in the province to avoid drinking liquor in public places. This comes after an Army scout ranger was shot dead in a bar brawl in a restobar at Bacolod City’s …
CENECO congressional inquiry set for Nov. 29
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The House of Representatives Committee on Energy is set to hear an inquiry regarding the complaints hounding the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) on November 29. In a radio interview, Bacolod City lone district Congressman Greg Gasataya said he was informed of the schedule by Committee on Energy chairperson …