By ADRIAN STEWART CO Gold medal hauls from boxing and arnis has moved Team Philippines to fifth place in the standings as the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia is set to close today. Tokyo Olympics silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio scored convincing wins, while Paul Bascon pulled off a …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
DLSU Lady Spikers clip NU, bags UAAP women’s volley title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers clawed back from two sets down to beat National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs in Game 2, 19-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 15-10, to clinch the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball crown at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, May 14. …
NBA: Tatum propels Celtics to Game 7 win over Sixers
Jayson Tatum poured in an historic 51 points yesterday (Philippine time) to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-88 Game 7 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and into the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Tatum added 13 rebounds, five assists and a couple of steals and the Celtics’ suffocating defense neutralized newly minted NBA Most Valuable …
‘The best option’; Ceneco-Ignite Power partnership seen to improve power services
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Power distribution and supply services are seen to improve in the proposed joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Ignite Power. “This partnership is the best option,” said Roel Castro, president and chief executive officer of MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), the …
Police Station 8 considers murder-suicide incident resolved
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) Police Station 8 considers the case of a Canadian national who murdered his Filipina wife before taking his own life inside their house as closed. Police Captain Glen Montaño, Police Station 8 commander, said they are already trying to get in touch with the …
NOCPPO: PNP, DepEd have existing programs to protect students vs. drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The spokesperson of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said over the weekend that the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) have existing programs to protect students against the use of illegal drugs. This comes after a senior high school student from the Rafael B. …
10 San Carlos families evacuated after river wall shows collapse signs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 10 families in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City were evacuated after a portion of a retaining wall along the Palampas River in Barangay 1’s Purok Tindalo, showed signs of a potential collapse. Joe Alingasa Jr., San Carlos City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) head, said their risk …
12 held detained for ‘cockfighting’
By Mae Singuay Twelve individuals were arrested in two separate police operations over the weekend in Negros Occidental, after they were caught allegedly engaged in illegal cockfighting activities. The Bago City Police Station arrested eight individuals at 2:35 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. Recovered were six fighting game fowls, gaff and P460 bet money from …
DOLE helps over 7,700 displaced workers in Negros
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental has released over P44.9 million in funding from January to May this year that assisted more than 7,000 workers under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. Bless de Padua, DOLE-Negros Oriental information officer, at a Kapihan sa PIA forum last week, disclosed …
‘Drunk’ man found dead
A man who reportedly went home drunk was found dead at Barangay Dian-ay in Negros Occidental’s Escalante City on Saturday morning, May 13. Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Epineto Palacios, who was found dead in Sitio Lagawon, approximately 500 meters from his house. Escalante police chief, Police Major John Ganzon, said Palacios’ forehead seemed …