By ADRIAN STEWART CO NLEX Road Warriors relied on a strong first half avalanche before holding off Rain or Shine Elasto Painters’ second half rally for a 110-99 win in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night, February 25. Kevin Alas spearheaded the offense with 28 points, including …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
NIR Kingsmen prevails over Iloilo in PCAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Island Region (NIR) Kingsmen turned back Iloilo Kisela Knights in lopsided fashion, 15-6, in the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference on Saturday night, February 25. The Kingsmen barely escaped in the blitz event, 4-3, with David Elorta (Board 1), Bernadette Galas (Board 3) …
Kingad manhandles Saputra at ONE Fight Night 7
Danny Kingad of Baguio City’s Team Lakay proved better in every aspect of mixed martial arts over Eko Roni Saputra following a unanimous decision win over the latter at ONE Fight Night 7 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, February 25. Kingad went to work early by scoring a takedown in …
2 ‘gun runners,’ cop injured in shootout
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two suspected gun runners and a police officer were wounded in a shootout at the front gate of Villa Socorro Subdivision Phase 2, along Circumferential Road in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing before noon yesterday. Suspects Michael Bintoroso, 44 years old, a resident of Barangay Codcod in Negros Occidental’s San …
House agri panel to visit NegOcc over sugar woes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The House of Representatives-Committee on Agriculture is planning to visit Negros Occidental to check the situation of the sugar farmers and to discuss several issues hounding the industry. Negros Occidental 6th district Congresswoman Mercedes Alvarez said they still do not have an exact date, but she affirmed that the …
NPA behind kagawad’s murder —79IB
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) strongly believes the New People’s Army (NPA) was responsible for the murder of Benito Hubahib, a barangay kagawad of Cambayobo in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town last Wednesday, February 22. Lt. Colonel J-Jay Javines, 79IB commander, said they are just waiting for the …
Fire razes house, damages 3 others
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A house was destroyed and three others were damaged in a fire at Punta Magsungay in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport late Thursday night, February 23. The blaze destroyed the house owned by a certain Dennis Louie Herrera, while three other homes — owned by Melody Laurencio, Carmelita Bornea and …
Negros Occidental grants cash to ‘clean’ villages
At least 20 villages in Negros Occidental have received cash incentives of P20,000 each for achieving zero open defecation (ZOD) status in 2022. The granting of incentives is part of the continued campaign of the Provincial Health Office to promote ZOD in all of the province’s 601 barangays in line with the Department of …
Man ‘killed’ by drinking pals
By Mae Singuay A man was allegedly killed by his drinking buddies at Barangay Bulwangan in Negros Occidental’s Hinoba-an town on Wednesday night, February 22. The victim was Cerilo Tarino, 51 years old, a resident of the said place. Tarino was with suspects Eddie Garbellion, Nelson Garbellion and Jommel delos Santos, all residents of …
MMA: Danny Kingad ready to tap lessons learned in upcoming fight
Danny Kingad of Baguio City’s Team Lakay is ready to tap into the lessons he learned from Shinya Aoki when he takes on Eko Roni Saputra at ONE Fight Night 7 this Saturday, February 25 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Aoki, a Japanese mixed martial arts legend and former ONE world champion, paid …