By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several ferry companies in Bacolod City and other parts of Negros Occidental were forced to suspend their trips yesterday due to bad weather conditions. Coast Guard District-Western Visayas spokesperson, Commander Jansen Benjamin said the captains of the M/V Ocean Jet 5 of OceanJet Fast Ferries Corporation and M/V City of …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Gun, ammunition seized in Bago
By Mae Singuay Authorities confiscated two firearms and ammunition during a buy-bust operation at Barangay Don Jorge L. Araneta in Negros Occidental’s Bago City. Noel Sabasan, 43 years old, a resident of the place, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, February 15. Seized from the suspect were an improvised shotgun, a .22 revolver and ammunition. …
Bacolod city gov’t to regulate over 5.8-K illegal tricycles
The Bacolod City government is seeking to regulate the operations of unlicensed tricycles plying passenger routes in most of its 61 villages. Data as of yesterday showed there are more than 5,800 “colorum” (illegal) units from at least 82 tricycle drivers associations in the city. Mayor Alfredo Benitez said that starting Monday, February 20, the …
DOH records 2,350 HFMD cases in W. Visayas
The Department of Health in Western Visayas-Center for Health Development (DOH) warned of increasing cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) with 2,350 cases from January 1 to February 4, compared with 132 cases in the same period last year. Airene Legarda, medical technologist and DOH Regional Food and Water Borne Disease Program coordinator, …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Beermen recovers, defeats NorthPort
By ADRIAN STEWART CO San Miguel Beermen got back on the winning track in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup with a 145-132 win over NorthPort Batang Pier in a high-scoring affair at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday night, February 15. Holding to a slim 72-67 lead at the …
STI-WNU, USLS stay unbeaten in UNBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO STI-West Negros University (WNU) and University of St. La Salle (USLS) kept their untarnished slate heading into the last two elimination rounds of the 1st United Negros Basketball League (UNBL) Aspirants Basketball Cup 2023 in Bacolod City this weekend. STI-WNU nailed back-to-back wins last Sunday, February 12, when it defeated Luisa …
MMA: Culibao dreams of training with Pacquiao
Fil-Australian MMA upstart Josh “Kuya” Culibao is aware that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has plans for him as he is being thrust in front of a bigger audience. In his second pay-per-view event at UFC 284, the 28-year-old son of Filipino immigrants did not disappoint, submitting Armenian Melsik Baghdasaryan in just two rounds in …
Quo warranto vs. NegOr guv junked
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Supreme Court (SC) junked the quo warranto petition filed by former Negros Oriental Governor Pryde Henry Teves against Governor Roel Ragay Degamo, in its decision on Tuesday, February 14. It can be recalled in May of last year that Teves was declared the winner of the National and …
Labor group slams ‘corruption’ in 450-K MT sugar importation
By Mae Singuay Local labor group Save The Sugar Industry Movement (SAVE-SIM) condemned the alleged corruption in the importation of 450,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar. “We call on the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and other regulatory agencies of the government to investigate the alleged corruption, to prevent the pillage of the sugar …
BCPO reshuffles police execs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has reshuffled some of their police officials, based on an order by its director, Police Colonel Thomas Joseph Martir. Police Lt. Colonel Joeffer Cabural was designated as head of the BCPO’s Mobile Force Company, while Major Ramel Sarona was relieved from his post …