By ADRIAN STEWART CO Joan Marie Monares of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons women’s volleyball team is skipping the upcoming UAAP Season 85 action due to an injury. According to the Bacolod City-native volleybelle, she was forced to sit out the upcoming women’s volleyball season as she is scheduled to undergo …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
No ‘political goons’ tracked —NOCPPO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga No hired private armed groups or “political goons” have been monitored so far in Negros Occidental, the provincial police office said. Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) spokesperson, Captain Judesses Catalogo said they have already dismantled all previously documented hired private armed groups in the province. Catalogo noted that …
Guanzon threatens filing raps over viral video
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City mayor and Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon is threatening legal action against individuals who posted a now viral video on social media in an incident that happened last Sunday, January 29, during the city’s highlights of the Dinagsa Festival. Guanzon said she …
Robbers cart away P2.6-M from town exec’s house
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P2.6 million worth of cash and bank checks were carted away by still unidentified robbers after they burglarized the house owned by a municipal treasurer at Las Palmas Doña Juliana Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing on January 28. Police identified the official as Neneth Escarda, municipal …
Sipalay releases sea turtle hatchlings
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City government, through its Bantay Dagat, released more than a dozen sea turtle hatchlings at the city’s Poblacion Beach yesterday. Bantay Dagat coordinator Edsel Toledo said 45 sea turtle hatchlings were released back to the sea. The said sea turtles were part of at least …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Beermen dominates Blackwater
By ADRIAN STEWART CO San Miguel Beermen rolled to its second straight win in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup after a 105-86 rout of Blackwater Bossing at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City yesterday. Ilonggo Jericho Cruz spearheaded the offense with 22 points, including three outside shots, while import Cameron Clark added 20 markers and …
Suwon edges Daegu in KBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Dave Ildefonso had his best game as a member of Suwon KT Sonic Boom as they scored an 88-84 victory over Daegu Korea Gas Corporation Pegasus in the 2022-2023 Korean Basketball League (KBL) at the Suwon KT Arena on Tuesday night, January 31. Ildefonso, who was part of the Ateneo …