By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Education in Western Visayas (DepEd-6) said over the weekend they support the resumption of the annual Palarong Pambansa this year. The annual sporting event was suspended for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Negros Occidental supposedly hosting the 64th edition in 2021. In a …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Fire guts house in Cadiz
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A house was destroyed in a fire at Barangay Zone 1’s Purok Malipayon in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City early Saturday morning, February 11. Cadiz City Fire Marshall, Inspector Joseph Gatilago said they received the fire call around 2:00 a.m. The house belonged to 22-year-old Mariel Malinao. Firefighters managed to …
Construction worker survives murder try
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A construction worker survived a murder attempt in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing on Friday night, February 10. Police identified the victim as 30-year-old Ranel Tomias, a resident of the barangay’s Purok Tumpok. Station 6 commander, Captain Dax Santillian said the suspect, whom they have temporarily not identified pending the filing …
Group backs burning of P1.4-M eggs
By Mae Singuay A business group in Bacolod City is not opposing measures against avian influenza (AI), or bird flu, pursuant to a joint executive order by the Bacolod City government and the Negros Occidental provincial government. On February 5, P1.4 million worth of eggs were intercepted at the BREDCO Port in the Reclamation Area. …
Helper dead, 5 injured in Victorias clash
A helper died while five others were hurt following a collision between a refrigerated van and a dump truck at Barangay 5 in Negros Occidental’s Victorias City on Saturday, February 11. Authorities identified the fatality as Jun Jun Milleza, 19 years old, a resident of the province’s Cadiz City. Dump truck driver Francis Poral, …
Ex-convict nabbed for ‘shabu’
An ex-convict was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport yesterday morning. Police identified the arrested as Reyan Alejandrino, 38 years old, a resident of Purok Maghili-ugyon in the city’s Barangay 35, who yielded two grams of suspected shabu worth P13,600. Alejandrino said he was convicted for theft in 2005. …
Boracay to receive first luxury cruise ship
Boracay Island in Aklan province’s Malay town is looking forward to welcoming the first luxury cruise ship to visit since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Malay tourism officer Felix Gregorio Delos Santos, in an interview on Friday, February 10, said the arrival of the cruise ship on February 13 will have an …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Converge deals SMB first loss
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Converge FiberXers handed San Miguel Beermen its first defeat in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup with a 107-103 triumph at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday night, February 11. Down 88-91 late in the fourth quarter, the FiberXers got a triple from Jamaal Franklin and …
Anyang prevails over Ulsan in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Rhenz Abando and Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation renewed its mastery over Rhon Jay Abarrientos and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus with a 95-83 win at the Anyang Indoor Gymnasium on Saturday, February 11. Abando, a former Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights star, tallied just six points, on 2-of-5 shooting, …
Boxing: Marcial makes quick work of Villalba, stays unbeaten
Eumir Marcial stayed unbeaten as a professional boxer after an impressive stoppage win over Argentina’s Ricardo Villalba at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, February 11. Marcial, who fights under Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions banner, knocked down Villalba twice en route to a second round technical knockout victory. He improved to 4-0 …