By ADRIAN STEWART CO Twenty Western Visayas (WV)-based volleybelles are set to strut their wares when the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament opens this afternoon, February 25, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Negros Occidental is well represented in the upcoming UAAP volleyball season with 10 spikers, while Iloilo …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Converge drubs Blackwater in PBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Converge FiberXers returned to their winning ways with a 98-90 victory over Blackwater Bossing in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Thursday night, February 23. Maverick Ahanmisi caught fire with seven three-point conversions to finish with a career-high 31 points, while Jamaal Franklin …
Metrobank branches ready to serve clients on February 24, 2023
All Metrobank branches are open today, February 24, 2023, from 9 AM to 3 PM, as we strive to serve our clients’ needs. However, while we may accept our clients’ checks in our branches, checks will be sent for clearing on Monday, February 27, and be cleared on Tuesday, February 28. Meanwhile, all PESONet transfers …
Metrobank’s net income rises 48% to PHP32.8 billion in 2022; High dividend payout sustained on strong capital position
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) continued to deliver strong results as it ends 2022 with a 48% year-on-year increase in net income to PHP32.8 billion on the back of better corporate and consumer lending businesses, healthy fee income, subdued operating expense growth and lower provisions on stable asset quality. For the October to December …
Suspended: Ex-treasurer slapped with 60-day suspension, raps
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 60-day preventive suspension was issued against former Negros Occidental’s Isabela municipal treasurer Nenette Escarda in connection to the missing P6.4 million funds of the local government unit last month. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson approved the suspension order upon receiving the recommendation of the Provincial Legal Office (PLO), which released …
San Carlos under ‘health emergency’ over amoebiasis cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City was placed under a “state of health emergency” on Wednesday, February 22, after a rising number of amoebiasis cases was recorded in the city. Mayor Renato Gustilo said the number of amoebiasis cases in the city is more than a hundred already, with Barangay …
NegOcc solon confident of NIR passage
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A lawmaker in Negros Occidental is confident of the passage of the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill after hurdling the Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday, February 22. In an interview with members of the Capitol media, 6th District Congresswoman Mercedes Alvarez said the NIR bill will now be forwarded to …
Motorcycle hits call center agent dead
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An agent of a business process outsourcing (BPO) company died after she was accidentally hit by a motorcycle on Araneta Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport late Wednesday night, February 22. While crossing the pedestrian lane, Erlynor Colango, 28 years old, of Talisay City’s Barangay Cabatangan, was accidentally hit …
Calatrava kagawad gunned down
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A barangay kagawad was shot dead at Barangay Cambayobo in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town on Wednesday night, February 22. Police identified the fatality as 61-year-old Benito Hubahib, a resident of the said place. Police Captain Jesus Alba, Calatrava deputy police chief, said the armed men broke inside the …
Bacolod mulls public-private scheme for city hospital
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Benitez said the city government is considering a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme for the operation of the soon-to-rise Bacolod City General Hospital. “We are actually entertaining a PPP for the proposed city hospital, which is being started as we speak,” Benitez said in his talk during an event on Wednesday …