The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) is ready with over P58.4 million worth of assistance in food, non-food and cash assistance for local government units (LGUs) needing augmentation in times of disasters. “We have 51,221 food packs worth P27.4 million that are ready for distribution. We have available non-food items …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
TNT survives SMB on Oftana’s game-winner
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Calvin Oftana drilled a game-winner as TNT Tropang Giga pulled off a 105-103 escape over San Miguel Beermen in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Sunday evening, February 19. The Gilas Pilipinas mainstay was the difference maker as he tapped in a missed …
Dynamic Herb-Cebu upsets Kaya-Iloilo in PFL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Dynamic Herb-Cebu Football Club bucked the presence of a boisterous Ilonggo crowd at the Iloilo Sports Complex to pull off a 3-2 victory over Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo on Sunday afternoon, February 19. Daniel Gadia drew first blood for the Cebuanos with a 24th minute conversion from a corner by Mert …
UAAP: Abarca hat-trick powers UE vs. La Salle
Jerome Abarca had an opening day to remember as he led the University of the East (UE) to a 5-1 win against De La Salle University to open the UAAP Season 85 men’s football tournament with a bang at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Football Field on Sunday, February 19. The rookie forward from …
4 Negrenses wanted in missing ‘sabungeros’; NOCPPO on the lookout
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) is currently keeping an eye out for the four of the six suspects involved in the disappearance of six “sabungeros” or cockfight enthusiasts in January last year. NOCPPO spokesperson Captain Judesses Catalogo said yesterday that the four suspects are from Negros Occidental, …
Some NegOcc prime properties up for dev’t
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Several prime properties owned by the Negros Occidental provincial government are currently up for development, according to Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. Lacson is referring to the current lots occupied by a commercial bank and the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in Negros Occidental, and the lot utilized previously …
Negros Oriental mulls border control as HFMD cases climb to 156
Negros Oriental has logged 156 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) with mostly young children being affected, a health official said on Saturday, February 18. Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion said the HFMD cases were monitored in many areas in the province. “Most of those affected by this infectious disease …
Bacolod kicks off ‘colorum’ tricycle ops
By Mae Singuay Starting today, the Bacolod City Task Force Kontra Colorum Tricycle begins apprehending tricycles with no franchises. “There is a need for an intensive campaign against colorum tricycles,” Mayor Alfredo Benitez said. Executive Order No. 3-2023 issued on February 6, created the task force to address the proliferation of illegal tricycles amid the …
Sugar planter shot dead, robbed
By Mae Singuay A sugar planter who had just encashed his quedan worth P500,000 was shot dead at Barangay Robles in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town. Saturnino Suprales, 55 years old, of Moises Padilla town’s Barangay Montilla, was on his way home with the money. He was riding his motorcycle from a sugar central …
Man held for ‘killing’ partner
A man was arrested after allegedly killing his wife inside their house at Purok Makawiwili in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago on Saturday afternoon, February 18. Roselyn Destua, 33 years old, of Barangay Zone 6 in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City, was found dead with a blanket over her body and a belt on her neck …