A motorcycle driver died while five others were injured following a road mishap at Barangay Enclaro in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town on Sunday night, May 21. Kent Allen Luhan, 21 years old, died on the spot while 45-year-old tricycle driver Reynato Ganancial, passengers 58-year-old Helen Cabales and three minors were injured, Police Major Randy Babor, …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Bacolod Tay Tung reaches Shakey’s volley semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts reached the semifinals of the 2023 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational after a 25-22, 25-23 win over University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior Tigresses in the quarterfinals at San Andres Gym in Manila on Sunday, May 21. Katherine Shaine Cortez was hailed as Most Valuable Player …
Negrense Pagunsan bags 2nd golf title in Japan
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense golfer Juvic Pagunsan leaned on a strong finishing kick to capture the Golf Partner Pro-Am championship at Toride Kokusai Golf Club in Ibaraki, Japan on Sunday, May 21. The Negros Occidental’s Murcia-native Pagunsan started the day with a one-stroke lead and ended up winning by two strokes at 23-under 257 …
NBA: Heat on brink after 128-102 win over Celtics
The Miami Heat knocked the stuffing out of the Boston Celtics yesterday (Philippine time), powering to a 128-102 victory to take a 3-0 stranglehold on the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Heat, who host Game 4 on Wednesday, May 24, are one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. The Celtics, though, are battling the …
Your dream is on us: Metrobank offers low rates plus waived fees of up to PHP50,000 on Car and Home Loans
Take a step closer to having your dream car or home as Metrobank offers low rates and waives up to PHP50,000 in fees for approved Car and Home Loan applications through its Your Dream is on Us promo, which runs until June 30, 2023. Metrobank makes it easier for you to get your dream car …
Weekend clashes: 9 NPA members killed in 2 separate Negros encounters
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Nine New People’s Army (NPA) members were killed in two separate encounters on Negros Island over the weekend. In the first encounter on Saturday morning, May 20, five NPA fighters died in a series of clashes with the Philippine Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB) in Negros Occidental’s Moises Padilla town. Lt. Colonel …
ASF invades NegOr town; mayor orders temporary hog ban, culling
African swine fever (ASF) has now entered Negros Island after several hog blood samples from Negros Oriental’s Dauin town tested positive. In the Executive Order (EO) No. 2023-19.1 signed by Dauin Mayor Galicano Truita yesterday, based on laboratory samples, the Bureau of Animal Industry-Central Office has confirmed the swine deaths in Barangay Maayongtubig’s Puroks …
Free chicken inasal for 1,600 beneficiaries
By Mae Singuay Around 1,600 individuals will avail “free” roasted chicken during the Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival from May 26 to 28. Councilor Celia Flor, Markets and Slaughterhouse Chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod said as part of this year’s Inasal Festival, they will be giving chicken inasal to identified beneficiaries of the local government unit. …
SRA considers transporting stuck cane sugar to Negros
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) considers transporting cane sugar stuck in Batangas to Negros Island after two companies were unable to mill sugar. In a report on ABS-CBN’s “TV Patrol Weekend,” SRA acting administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said they explored the idea of bringing more than a hundred sugarcane trucks …
Capitol mulls probe over employee in ‘sexual harassment’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is mulling an investigation into their employee over an alleged sexual harassment incident. According to an anonymous source in the Capitol, the incident took place during last month’s Panaad sa Negros Festival. The said “high ranking” employee allegedly groped a female supplier of the provincial government …