By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man who is under probation for a drug offense was shot dead by four gunmen in Bacolod City’s Barangay Granada late Friday night, February 17. Harold John Suarez, 37 years old, a resident of Hermelinda Subdivision in the city’s Barangay Mansilingan, was declared dead on a spot in front …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Cop, jail officer killed in Bayawan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A cop and a jail officer of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) were shot dead while responding to a shooting incident in Negros Oriental’s Bayawan City on Saturday night, February 18. The fatalities were patrolman Rhulin Mar Abrasaldo of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 7, and …
PBA Governors’ Cup: NLEX stuns Converge
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Anthony Semerad and Kevin Alas took over with clutch conversions as NLEX Road Warriors pulled off a come-from-behind 116-112 win over Converge FiberXers in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night, February 18. Down 105-109 with over three minutes left, Alas scored on a layup …
Iloilo, Negros victorious in PCAP opener
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo Kisela Knights and Negros Island Region Kingsmen kicked off the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference with victories on Saturday night, February 18. The Kisela Knights, now composed exclusively of Ilonggo chess players, opened their campaign with a dominant 19-2 victory over Mindoro Tamaraws to …
MMA: Fritz Biagtan scores highlight-reel KO
Fritz Biagtan lived up to his “Kid Tornado” moniker by firing a flurry of punches to knock out his opponent Adamkhonov Nurmuhammad in ONE Friday Fights 5 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was a successful ONE Championship debut for the Filipino striker who landed the harder, more significant shots against the Uzbek in their three-round flyweight …
Local groups fear sugar price drop
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Planters groups fear that sugar prices will drop uncontrollably after the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) recently approved Sugar Order No. 6 (SO6) which would allow the importation of 440,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar. In a joint statement signed by the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters (NFSP) and Panay …
Panaad sa Negros launch eyed on March 1
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson revealed that they target to launch this year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival on March 1, more than a month before the actual festivities set from April 17 to 23. Lacson said the launching on the said date would be enough time for them …
Magnolia turns back NLEX for 3rd win
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots clawed back from a double-digit deficit to score a 119-103 victory over the skidding NLEX Road Warriors in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday night, February 16. Down 66-55 midway in the third quarter, the Hotshots turned things around behind …
CSA-Bacolod upsets Luisa Medel in UNBL Cup
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Colegio de San Agustin-Bacolod (CSA-B) showed steadiness in the overtime period to upset Luisa Medel National High School (LMNHS), 69-65, in the 1st United Negros Basketball League (UNBL) Aspirants Cup at the Msgr. John Liu Activity Center in Bacolod City. CSA-B were poised for a victory as they were on …
Football: United City withdraws from 2023 PFL season
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the Philippines Football League (PFL) have confirmed that the defending champion United City FC has requested to withdraw from the 2022-2023 PFL season. United City has recently been hit by an exodus of its players due to problems with finances. “We understand the situation affecting United City FC …