By ADRIAN STEWART CO Blackwater Bossing survived an endgame rally by NLEX Road Warriors to score a 93-88 victory in the opener of PBA on Tour at the Caloocan Sports Complex over the weekend. Leading by as much as 18 points in the first half, the Bossing were stunned by a huge run by the …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
MPBL: Bacolod falls short to Imus
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod City of Smiles failed to sustain its third quarter uprising to suffer a 74-68 defeat to Imus SV Squad in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the Baliwag Star Arena in Bulacan on Monday night, May 22. Trailing 47-36 early in the third quarter, Bacolod City got conversions …
NBA: Jokic outduels LeBron as Nuggets reach finals for first time
Nikola Jokic outdueled LeBron James as the Denver Nuggets completed a 4-0 Western Conference championship sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday (Philippine time) to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic bagged a 30-point triple double as the Nuggets overturned a 15-point half-time deficit …
‘Heightened alert’; NegOcc bans entry of hogs from NegOr due to ASF
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The entry of hogs from neighboring Negros Oriental is now banned following the reported cases of African swine fever (ASF) in Dauin town, the Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) affirmed yesterday. PVO officer-in-charge Dr. Placeda Lemana said Negros Occidental is now on a heightened alert status due to ASF, …
NPA facing ‘major defeat’ in Central Negros
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The New People’s Army (NPA) in Central Negros now faces a “major defeat” following the weekend encounters in Negros Occidental’s Moises Padilla town and in Negros Oriental’s Guihulngan City. Lt. General Benedict Arevalo, commander of the Philippine Army-Visayas Command (Viscom), said the series of debacles suffered by the NPA is …
Sacked ex-town treasurer may reappeal dismissal
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The former treasurer of Negros Occidental’s Isabela town, sacked for alleged grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and malversation of public funds, may reappeal her dismissal before the Civil Service Commission (CSC). Provincial legal officer Atty. Alberto Nellas, Jr. said yesterday, since the incident involved missing municipal funds, it will be up to the …
Bacolod stops issuance of cockfight ‘special permits’
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government will stop the issuance of “special permits” for cockfighting after Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez noticed there were lots of applications to hold such activities. “As of now, wala kami nagahatag special permit para sa mga gaming activities, including cockfighting [lusok],” Benitez said. “Kun may regular nga cockpit [nga] …
ASF reported in NegOr town; 265 pigs culled
Authorities are now scrambling to contain the spread of the deadly African swine fever (ASF) after Negros Oriental reported its first case in Dauin town’s Barangay Maayong Tubig over the weekend. Provincial Board Member Woodrow Maquiling, chairman of the committee on agriculture, told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that culling of pigs within a radius …
Drinking buddy shot dead
By Mae Singuay A man was shot to death by his drinking buddy at Barangay Ayungon in Negros Occidental’s La Carlota City on Sunday night, May 21. The victim, 44-year-old Hernani Aginda, a resident of the city’s Barangay Batuan, was allegedly shot by 62-year-old Edgardo Molines, a retired Army officer. The initial investigation revealed they …
Another NPA killed, weapons seized in southern Negros clash
Another New People’s Army (NPA) member was killed in a clash with troops of the Philippine Army’s 15th Infantry Battalion (15IB) in the southern town of Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Sunday afternoon, May 21. The fatality, who was the 10th NPA member to have died during the series of encounters on Negros Island over the …