By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of amoebiasis cases in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City continues to climb to 230, data showed yesterday. San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo said the cases are based on the number of patients currently admitted at the San Carlos City Hospital. Gustilo said there were lapses in …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
NegOcc solon to SRA: Manage mill gate sugar prices
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Negros Occidental lawmaker advised the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to manage mill gate prices of sugar so as not to affect farmers. In a phone patch interview yesterday morning, Negros Occidental 5th district Congressman Emilio “Dino” Yulo III said they should continue to maintain the profitability level of …
Man wounded in accidental firing
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man was wounded after he accidentally fired the gun he was cleaning at Barangay Matab-ang in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City on Sunday night, February 26. Joel Leomillo, 46 years old, a resident of the village’s Hacienda Vista 1, was wounded as he accidentally pulled the trigger of his .45 …
New LTO office in Bacolod to be turned over today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The new Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Bacolod City at Barangay Mansilingan’s Sitio Manayawsayaw will be formally turned over today. LTO-Bacolod chief Renato Novero said among the visitors expected to arrive at the turnover ceremony is LTO chief Jose Arturo Tugade and Transportation Undersecretary Mark Steven Pastor. The new …
Roxas City awaits BAI’s bird flu-free declaration
The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) is waiting for the official announcement of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) declaring Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province, as bird flu-free. “We are thankful that it did not spread. We are just waiting for the official declaration,” Engineer Jose Albert Barrogo, regional executive …
5 fishermen missing in Antique town
Five fishermen were reported missing in the coastal waters of Antique province’s island municipality of Caluya after setting off from Barangay Tinogboc on February 25. “The five fishermen were on their way to the Caluya mainland from Barangay Tinogboc when the incident happened,” Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer (PDRRMO) Broderick Train …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Meralco defeats Magnolia
By ADRIAN STEWART CO KJ McDaniels came up with crucial free throws as Meralco Bolts pulled off a come-from-behind 86-84 win over Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, February 26. Trailing 63-71 after three quarters, the Bolts countered with a huge 14-6 scoring …
Kaya-Iloilo vents ire at Mendiola in PFL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo vented its ire at Mendiola 1991 Football Club with a 4-0 beating in the 2022-2023 Philippines Football League (PFL) at the City of Imus Grandstand in Cavite on Sunday afternoon, February 26. Daizo Horikoshi, Ilonggo Jhan Jesus Melliza, Nano Amita, and Dylan Nobiraki scored a goal each …
UAAP: Carandang bags brace as UE stays unbeaten
John Lester Carandang scored a late brace to help University of the East (UE) extend its three-match unbeaten run in the UAAP Season 85 Men’s Football Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Adamson University at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Football Field on Sunday, February 26. Carandang, who came on as a substitute for Eldin …
Pag-IBIG members save record-high P39.84 B under MP2, up 54% in 2022
Pag-IBIG Fund members continue to show preference in the MP2 Savings program in 2022 as total savings reached nearly P40 billion, setting yet a new record-high for the amount saved voluntarily by members under the program in a year, its top officials said Monday (27 February). For 2022, members’ savings under the Modified Pag-IBIG 2 …