By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of St. La Salle (USLS)-Fyr Fyter and Royal Star Trading reached the finals of the 1st United Negros Basketball League (UNBL) 25-Under Open Tournament after beating their semifinals foes over the weekend. USLS-Fyr Fyter created its much-needed separation from Colegio de San Agustin (CSA) Bacolod-Strived Sportswear in the overtime …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
NBA: Celtics pummel Heat to keep title hopes alive
Boston poured in 16 three-pointers in a dominant 110-97 victory over the Miami Heat yesterday (Philippine time) that kept the Celtics alive in the NBA championship chase. For the second straight game, the Celtics fended off elimination, cutting the deficit in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals to 3-2 with a wire-to-wire triumph. Miami will try …
Bacolod celebrates Chicken Inasal Fest return, boosting local tourism, economy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City is already known for its sugar industry-related culinary wonders, but one signature dish makes the city more popular — the chicken inasal. The famous Bacolod chicken inasal, hailed for its distinct flavor among other grilled chicken across the Philippines, is the city’s certified cultural property. This year, the …
Relief supplies readied for ‘Mawar’ onslaught
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) readies relief supplies as authorities prepare for Super Typhoon “Mawar.” PSWDO officer-in-charge Gerla Sario said the prepositioned supplies are located at several local government units (LGUs) in the province. She added that they have requested additional supplies from the Department of …
PSWDO eyes livelihood aid for affected hog raisers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) is now preparing a proposal to hand out financial assistance for raisers affected by the recent hog deaths in the province. PSWDO officer-in-charge Gerla Sario said they are coordinating with the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist and the Provincial …
600 personnel to secure 3-day Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival
Some 613 personnel of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), other uniformed service units, and emergency response teams have been deployed yesterday to secure the three-day Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival which starts on Friday afternoon, May 26. The security forces were dispatched during a ceremony held at the BCPO gymnasium. The send-off was headed by …
Pursue NPA in Negros without letup —AFP chief
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff, General Andres Centino, instructed Army commanders on Negros Island yesterday to intensify operations against the communist New People’s Army (NPA) “without letup.” This came as Centino lauded the Philippine Army on Negros Island for the series of encounters this past weekend that dealt a …
‘Kagawad’ gunned down
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A village councilman died on the spot after he was gunned down by alleged robbers inside his home at Barangay Dancalan in Negros Occidental’s Ilog town early yesterday morning, May 25. Police identified the fatality as 60-year-old Joselito Magallanes. Ilog police chief, Major Joseph Partidas, said a burglary incident took …
3 suspects nabbed, P1.5-M ‘shabu’ seized in 2 Negros cities
Anti-drug teams have arrested three suspects and seized a total of P1.5 million worth of suspected shabu in three separate buy-busts on Wednesday, May 24, in Bacolod City and in the northern city of San Carlos in Negros Occidental, the police reported yesterday. At around 7:50 p.m., Ma. Theresa Mendoza, 45 years old, was arrested …
Kaya-Iloilo seals PFL title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo has formally clinched the Philippines Football League (PFL) championship even with still a match to spare in their 2022-2023 season this weekend. The Iloilo City-based booters locked in on their first-ever PFL crown after Stallion-Laguna Football Club held Dynamic Herb-Cebu Football Club to a scoreless draw on Wednesday …