By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Oriental 3rd district Congressman Arnolfo Teves, Jr. denied any involvement in the shooting incident that killed Governor Roel Degamo and eight others in the province’s Pamplona town, in a 16-minute video posted on his social media account yesterday. In the video, Teves hardly mentioned the name of the slain …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Bacolod transport situation unaffected by ‘untat byahe’
By Mae Singuay There was no transport paralysis in Bacolod City yesterday. Bacolod Alliance for Commuters, Operators and Drivers Inc. President Rudy Catedral said only about 35 percent of traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) joined the nationwide protest. Only PUJs plying the routes of Mansilingan, Kabugwason, Murcia, Granada, Homesite, Fortune Towne, and Santa Fe …
Bacolod City gov’t deploys own ride-hailing service
The Bacolod City government deployed an initial 20 vehicles for the operation of the ride-hailing system that will serve its own offices starting yesterday. Called the MABB (Mayor Albee B. Benitez) Cab, the service can be accessed exclusively by the employees of the Bacolod City Government Center through a smart phone application (app). “We have …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Ginebra outlasts Converge
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings did not show any signs of tired legs as it cruised to a 120-101 victory over skidding Converge FiberXers in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Sunday night, March 5. Jamie Malonzo spearheaded the offense with a conference-high …
Negros still perfect, Iloilo sweeps foes in PCAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros Island Region (NIR) Kingsmen maintained their unblemished slate in the 2023 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference, while the Iloilo Kisela Knights also scored twin wins over the weekend. The Kingsmen opened the evening with a 13.5-7.5 victory over Team Arriba Iriga City-Team Camarines before following …
La Salle routs Adamson for first win in UAAP football
De La Salle University secured its first full points in the UAAP Season 85 men’s football tournament with a 3-0 victory over Adamson University at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Football Field on Sunday, March 5. Coming from back-to-back losses, the Green Booters were eager to make up for lost points and they did …
Nissan Intelligent Mobility Tour steers to Iloilo
NISSAN PHILIPPINES recently showed a whole new way of making Ilonggo customers experience first-hand a suite of technology features for easier and safer driving. Enthusiasts joined the excursion of the brand’s latest innovations and exciting lineups at SM City Iloilo on March 3 to 5, 2023. The Japanese automaker headed to Iloilo City for another …
Barge in and kill; Degamo, 8 others killed in residential compound attack
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo was killed after a group of armed men barged into his residential compound at Barangay San Isidro in the province’s Pamplona town on Saturday morning, March 4. Degamo was attending to the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program at the entrance of his …
Marcos vows swift justice; DOJ places P5-M bounty for Degamo killers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. vowed swift justice for the families of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and eight individuals in an attack in Pamplona town on Saturday, March 4. In a statement posted on his official social media page, Marcos said he condemns Degamo’s assassination in the strongest …
Group: 50% of Bacolod PUJs to join ‘untat byahe’
By Mae Singuay Around 50 percent of the public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in Bacolod City would be joining the weeklong nationwide transport strike or “untat byahe,” starting today, March 6, based on the projection of the Bacolod Alliance for Commuters Operators and Drivers (BACOD) President Rudy Catedral. Catedral said this is a protest against …