New witnesses are set to testify during the resumption of the Senate hearings on the assassination of Governor Roel Degamo last March and various other killings in Negros Oriental over the past several years. This comes after additional cases of killings in the province have been added to the list, which the Senate is …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
SEA GAMES: Ilonggo Catalan bags kun bokator gold
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ilonggo Robin Catalan added to Team Philippines’ gold medal haul in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after ruling his division in kun bokator at the Chroy Changvar Convention Centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday, May 9. The Iloilo City-native Catalan, who is a mixed martial artist by trade, captured the …
Negros Muscovados defeats Makati in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Muscovados relied on a strong second half rampage to defeat Makati OKBET Kings, 86-75, in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in Pampanga on Monday night, May 8. Robin Roño led the way with 19 points, including four three-point conversions, to go with …
NBA: Butler, Adebayo dominate Knicks to leave Heat on brink
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points as the Miami Heat outmuscled the New York Knicks to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday, May 8. Butler was one of five Miami players to finish in double digits as the Heat edged to a 109-101 victory that leaves the …
Metrobank reports a solid net income growth of 31% to PHP10.5 billion in 1Q 2023
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.’s (Metrobank) net earnings rose by 31.3% to PHP10.5 billion in the first quarter of 2023 from a year ago. The Bank’s robust growth was propelled by the combination of the expansion of its lending portfolio, higher margins, and healthy fee income amid improved asset quality. This translated to a 13.1% …
‘Killed somewhere else’; BCPO chief: No reports of missing persons in the city
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Colonel Noel Aliño strongly believes the persons, whose dumped bodies were recovered in the city’s Cabug and Felisa villages, were killed somewhere else. According to Aliño, the 10 city police station commanders said they do not have reports of missing persons in their …
Face masks will remain voluntary in NegOcc with exceptions
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has released an executive order (EO) on guidelines for the voluntary wearing of face masks in the province, but with several exceptions. Based on EO No. 23-15 released yesterday morning, Lacson is encouraging the elderly, individuals with comorbidities and immunocompromised, pregnant women, unvaccinated individuals, …
20 kilos of processed meat seized, Cadiz steps up anti-ASF measures
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated 20 kilos of processed meat were intercepted in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City, as the locality steps up its measures against African swine fever (ASF). Dr. Josue Rabang, Cadiz City Veterinary Office (CVO) head, said the interception was conducted last week, when they received reports that a local online …
Business as usual in Bacolod amid transport strike
A transport strike launched by minor jeepney operators and drivers’ groups in Bacolod City failed to disrupt the operations of business establishments and schools yesterday. The protestors, mainly members of the Bacolod Alliance of Commuters, Operators and Drivers (BACOD) Inc. and Negros Bacolod Transport Coalition (NBTC), gathered in front of the Bacolod City Government …
Pamplona massacre survivor succumbs to complications
A man who survived the gruesome massacre in Negros Oriental’s Pamplona town, where Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and eight others were killed, has died due to gunshot wound infections and complications. Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Liland Estacion told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that Fredelino Cafe, Jr. succumbed to sepsis on Sunday, May 7, two weeks after his …