The scheduled public hearings on the proposed deferment of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental will proceed as scheduled from June 27 to 29. Acting Commission on Elections (Comelec) – Central Visayas director Lionel Marco Castillano told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that despite June 28 being a non-working holiday (Eid …
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Bacolod bows to NU in BVR finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod pair Bianca Lizares and Honey Grace Cordero fell short of their championship bid in the Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) on Tour-Candon City leg after losing in the finals in Ilocos Norte’s Candon City over the weekend. The Bacolod City duo sustained a heartbreaking 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 defeat at the hands …
Tay Tung elem cagers to represent WV in Palaro
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts elementary boys basketball team is set to represent Western Visayas (WV) in the 2023 Palarong Pambansa competition slated next month in Marikina City. The WV squad earned the qualification after sweeping all of their three matches in Cluster 3 Pre-Palarong Pambansa Qualification Meet secondary boys …
PH to play exhibition games vs. China, Netherlands
Ahead of the 2023 Men’s AVC Challenge Cup, the Philippine men’s national volleyball team will be holding exhibition matches against China and the Netherlands. “There’s a friendly match pero hindi open to the public. For our men’s national team, we will have friendly matches against the Netherlands and China. It’s either sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium …
‘Yes to JVA’; Benitez: We are looking for better service, lower power rates
By Mae Singuay Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez said the city is now looking for better power distribution services. Benitez finally disclosed his favorable opinion of the joint venture agreement (JVA) between the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Primelectric Holdings, Inc./Negros Electric Power Corporation, which seeks to improve power distribution service in the …
Lacson: No new hog deaths logged
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson revealed yesterday morning that the province recorded no new hog deaths. Based on the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) data as of June 18, Lacson said hog mortalities are now at 13,418, or 9.38 percent of the province’s 143,102 total hog population. Losses brought by hog deaths …
Bacolodnons look to ‘promising future’ in city’s 85th year
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez urged Bacolodnons to do their part in ensuring a “better Bacolod,” which aims to become a “super city,” in rites culminating in the city’s 85th Charter Day celebration on Sunday night, June 18. “We reflect on our city’s resilient journey from humble beginnings to remarkable growth. With a promising …
Bacolod eyes completion of 400 housing units in July
The Bacolod City government is eyeing the completion of at least 400 housing units under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) program in time for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on July 24. Construction is underway for the first set of housing units to be …
Invitation turns fatal
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An invitation for a drinking session proved fatal after a man was stabbed dead on Sunday night, June 18. Authorities identified the fatality as 33-year-old Arturo Quipse Jr., a resident of Barangay Dulao’s Purok Lopues in Negros Occidental’s Bago City. Bago police chief, Lt. Colonel Joem Malong said Quipse invited the …
W. Visayas cops set to undergo drug test ‘anytime’
The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) has procured 5,000 kits for drug tests on organic personnel aimed at making sure that they are free from any involvement in illegal drugs to achieve a drug-free workplace. “Only the official drug test result shall tell officially if one is using illegal drugs,” PRO-6 acting regional …