An additional 40,559 indigent families in Western Visayas will be admitted to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) this year. Belen Gebusion, chief of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program Division of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) said this was after the region’s share for 4Ps has been increased …
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Filipina Booters blanks HK, advances in olympic qualifier
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine women’s football team hacked out a 4-0 beating of Hong Kong to advance to the second round of the 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament at the Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan on Tuesday night, April 11. Sarina Bolden spearheaded the attack with two goals, while Meryll Soriano …
CSB Lady Blazers nears back-to-back NCAA titles
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The College of St. Benilde (CSB) Lady Blazers moved closer to back-to-back titles after a 25-17, 25-19, 25-19 sweep of the Lyceum Lady Pirates in Game 1 of NCAA Season 98 women’s volleyball finals at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Tuesday, April 11. Gayle Pascual led …
UAAP: UP men capture win in 5-set thriller vs. Ateneo
The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons is still in the Final 4 race of the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament after a pulsating win over the Ateneo Blue Eagles. The Fighting Maroons booked their first ever win in the men’s division via a monumental comeback against Ateneo, 13-25, 22-25, 26-24, 39-37, 15-12 …
Not a ‘kangaroo court’; Teves assured fairness in Senate hearing on Degamo slay
The camp of suspended Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. was assured that the Senate preliminary investigation into the killing of Governor Roel Degamo wouldn’t turn into a “kangaroo court.” “Inimbita natin sila, gusto natin marinig ‘yung side nila,” Senate panel chairman, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said in an online interview with GMA …
Bacolod’s Chicken Inasal Festival returns in May
By Mae Singuay Bacolod City will once again celebrate the Chicken Inasal Festival from May 26 to 28, after the three-year hiatus brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Councilor Jason Villasora, chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod committee on tourism, the city council recently approved a city ordinance (CO) amending CO 847, or “an …
City admin considers assigning staff to BCGC elevator
By Mae Singuay Bacolod City administrator Pacifico Maghari III is considering the proposal to assign elevator personnel of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). For almost two months, the elevator in the three-storey BCGC was under maintenance after it malfunctioned since February 10. Maghari said that he would propose to Mayor Alfredo Benitez to assign …
Weekend activities eyed at Capitol Lagoon
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is eyeing holding weekend activities at the Capitol Park and Lagoon. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said it is the passion of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson to make the capitol the center of cultural exchanges. For now, Diaz said they are working with several …
Sipalay man drowned to death
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 38-year-old man was drowned in a river at Barangay Camindangan in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City on Sunday afternoon, April 9. Police identified the fatality as 38-year-old Richard Paborada, a resident of the village’s Sitio Sadlom. Based on information released by the Sipalay City police, Paborada reportedly took a …
Indian nat’l found dead
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An Indian national was found dead in his house at Barangay 2 in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City on Monday morning, April 10. Police have identified the fatality as 45-year-old Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of San Julio Subdivision. Based on a report released by the San Carlos City Police Station, …