A restaurant owner was found dead inside his apartment at Barangay 7 in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City yesterday morning. Police identified the victim as 58-year-old Ramiro Arquisola, a resident of Silay City’s Barangay Rizal. The victim was found naked on the floor with blood coming out from his nose, mouth and ears, police said. He …
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Bacolod celebrates history, culture to mark 85th year
Bacolod City will mark its 85th Charter Day on June 18 with week-long activities dubbed “Mga Adlaw Sang Paghanduraw” (Days of Reminiscence). The celebrations will start with the 125th Philippine Independence on June 12, the city government said yesterday. The “Mga Adlaw Sang Paghanduraw” is the city’s annual commemoration of its history, art and culture, …
CSB clinches FilOil q’finals seat
By ADRIAN STEWART CO College of St. Benilde Blazers (CSB) leaned on the exploits of Negrense Miggy Corteza as they scored an 84-78 victory over Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) Pirates in the 2023 FilOil EcoOil Preseason tournament at the San Juan Arena on Monday, June 5. The Negros Occidental’s Silay City-native Corteza top-scored …
Negrense Alegarbes bags 2 medals in ASEAN Para Games
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense swimmer Ariel Joseph Alegarbes captured gold and silver medals in the 12th ASEAN Para Games at the Morodok Techo National Stadium’s Aquatics Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Monday, June 5. The Negros Occidental’s Victorias City-native Alegarbes nabbed the gold medal in the men’s 50-meter butterfly S14 event after tallying …
PBA D-LEAGUE: Knights, Altas eye spots in semis
University of Perpetual Help System Dalta and Wangs Basketball @27 Strikers-Letran eyed a quick entry into the semifinals of the 2023 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup at Paco Arena in Manila yesterday. On the strength of a superior quotient, the Altas and the Knights finished the eliminations as third and fourth seeds and enjoyed the luxury …
‘The best choice’; MORE Power-Ceneco JVA to benefit power consumers
By Mae Singuay The chair of Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod’s (SP) committee on energy and public utilities said the joint venture agreement (JVA) between Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco) and Primelectric Holdings, Inc. is the “best choice.” Committee chair, Claudio Jesus Puentevella said, during Primelectric’s JVA presentation led by its president and chief executive officer Roel Castro …
DA studying possibility of anti-ASF vaxx subsidy
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Agriculture (DA) is studying the possibility of subsidizing the vaccine against African swine fever (ASF). DA in Western Visayas regulatory chief, Dr. Jonic Natividad said the Vietnamese-made AVAC vaccine currently awaits a product registration certificate from the Food and Drug Administration. Clinical trials for the AVAC vaccine were recently …
Comelec gun ban exemption application begins
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental has begun accepting applications for gun ban exemption for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections this October. Comelec-Negros Occidental elections supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria said, based on a resolution promulgated last May 17, applicants may file for a gun …
Graft charges filed vs. Agri undersecretary
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP) filed graft charges against Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban before the Office of the Ombudsman. In a statement released by NACUSIP president Roland dela Cruz, they are accusing Panganiban of violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and …
Solar panel falls on ‘thief’
A man died after a solar panel from a lamp post fell on him at Barangay Sta. Cruz’s Hacienda San Ramon in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town on Sunday, June 4. Police identified the fatality as 21-year-old John Paul Gayle of Bacolod City’s Barangay Alijis. Gayle was allegedly one of the individuals that might have been …