By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson favors the proposal being pushed by the Senate which seeks to revert the current school year. Lacson said the thrust of the country’s educational system was to adopt the international education system that every student also needs to rest. “If we follow the …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Panaad Park in ‘high gear’ for Panaad sa Negros
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Construction works at the Panaad Park and Stadium are now in high gear ahead of the Panaad sa Negros Festival from April 17 to 23. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson affirmed that the works on some pavilions of the local government units (LGUs) are now being expedited. “That is …
NegOcc hog exports reach 9,000-mark
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of hog exports from Negros Occidental since January of this year has already reached the 9,000 mark, based on data released by the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO). The province shipped out 4,303 hogs bound for Luzon, Mindanao and other parts of the Visayas in January, PVO data …
DA-6 to rice farmers: Plant early, use heat-resistant crops
Rice farmers in Western Visayas are advised to plant early or use heat-resistant crops as preparation for the El Niño phenomenon expected in the last quarter of 2023. In an interview, the Department of Agriculture (DA) regional executive director, Engineer Albert Barrogo, said the lack of water will probably persist longer as the dry season …
5 ex-NPA couples tie the knot in Negros
Five former New People’s Army (NPA) couples tied the knot during a mass wedding ceremony at the headquarters of the 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) at Barangay Tambo in Negros Oriental’s Ayungon town on Tuesday, March 28. The mass wedding, which was also participated by two other couples who are enlisted personnel of the …
TNT recovers in PBA finals’ Game 3
By ADRIAN STEWART CO TNT Tropang Giga scored a wire-to-wire 99-80 domination over sister team Meralco Bolts in Game 3 of the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night, March 29. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led the way with double-double 40 points and 13 rebounds, while Mikey Williams drilled six …
Bacolodnon Doguna scores 17, lifts Lyceum to NCAA volley finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Lyceum Lady Pirates advanced to the NCAA Season 98 women’s volleyball finals after a 25-18, 20-25, 25-17, 26-24 beating of University of Perpetual Help System Lady Altas in the step-ladder semis at San Juan Arena on Wednesday, March 29. Bacolod City-native Joan Doguna provided the scoring spark with 17 points, …
UAAP: La Salle upsets FEU to arrest 2-game skid in men’s volley
The De La Salle Green Spikers halted their two-game losing skid with a huge five-set win over Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament. The Green Spikers came back from 1-2 down against the fancied Tamaraws for a 25-22, 25-27, 20-25, 25-21, 15-12 victory at the Mall of …
PBBM lauds highest Pag-IBIG dividend rates since pandemic: 6.53% for Regular Savings, 7.03% for MP2
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. lauded Pag-IBIG Fund’s highest dividend rates since the Covid-19 pandemic, as its Regular Savings dividend rate for 2022 reached 6.53 percent and its Modified Pag-IBIG 2 (MP2) Savings surged to 7.03 percent per annum The dividend rates on the members’ savings of the agency were the highlights of the Pag-IBIG …
‘Recipe for disaster’; Group: Beverage firms’ direct sugar importation a form of economic sabotage
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The direct sugar importation being pushed by five beverage companies will be a recipe for disaster if President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. approves their request, a local group warns. Save the Sugar Industry Movement (SAVE-SIM) lead convenor Wennie Sancho said the call of the five industrial companies was motivated …