The Bacolod City government set aside P960,000 for the conduct of a waste analysis and characterization study in partnership with the Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP). Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said yesterday the study would enable them to identify and implement effective waste management interventions based on reliable and accurate data. “This …
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Student nabbed for P200-K ‘shabu’
Mae Singuay An estimated P204,000 worth of suspected shabu was recovered from a college student during a drug buy-bust operation on Tuesday night, July 11. Silay City Police Station commander, Lt. Colonel Mark Anthony Darroca identified the suspect as 21-year-old Ramir Alimoot, a resident of the city’s Barangay Mambulac. Thirty grams of suspected shabu were …
Swiss challenge set for P4.5-B dev’t of Bacolod’s Manokan Country
The Bacolod City government is set to launch a Swiss challenge for the multi-billion development of the famous Manokan Country to promote local food tourism. As of Tuesday, July 11, preparations are underway for the publication of a notice inviting interested companies to challenge the unsolicited proposal of a property giant amounting to P4.5 billion. …
Ginebra clinches back-to-back PBA 3×3 leg crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings clinched its second consecutive leg crown after topping the second leg of the PBA 3×3 Season 3 First Conference with a 19-17 win over Meralco Bolts at the Ayala Mall Circuit in Makati City on Tuesday, July 11. Ralph Cu drilled the go-ahead outside conversion in …
Iloilo United Royals upset Zamboanga in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo United Royals relied on a huge fourth quarter run to defeat Zamboanga City Family’s Brand Sardines, 86-80, in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the STRIKE Gym in Bacoor, Cavite on Tuesday night, July 11. Trailing for most of the game, the United Royals turned things around …
Dwight Ramos downplays injury concerns: ‘I’m feeling good’
Before Gilas Pilipinas resumes their training for the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup, Dwight Ramos shed some light on the team’s experience from their recently-concluded Europe training camp. “It was good,” Ramos said while appearing at the Premier Volleyball League matchup between F2 and Choco Mucho. “The teams [that we competed against] over there were a …
Life threats? Resident blamed for fire in Barangay 7 told not to return
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A resident got threats after being blamed following the huge fire at Purok Magnolia in Bacolod City’s Barangay 7 on Thursday night, July 6. In a radio interview yesterday, Barangay 7 chief Hercy Sibug said the family of Richard Benjamin told them that some village residents had threatened to harm him …
BAI: 18 additional ASF cases recorded in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said 18 hog blood specimens yielded positive results for African swine fever (ASF). Based on BAI’s latest laboratory tests, the ASF-positive specimens were taken from Kabankalan City’s Barangay 6 with 13 samples, Barangay Linao with two, and Barangay Binicuil with one. Two samples from Hinigaran town’s Barangay Gargato and …
2 bullets recovered at food terminal market
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two 9mm bullets were discovered at the Negros Occidental Food Terminal Market in Bacolod City on July 3, Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Alberto Nellas, Jr. said. It was also the day when the contracts of provincial government’s job order and contract of service employees were renewed. Nellas said an employee …
Bacolod rolls out bivalent COVID vax for 1.6-K frontliners
A total of 1,608 healthcare workers in public and private hospitals in Bacolod City have been initially identified to receive the Comirnaty Pfizer-BioNtech-adapted bivalent vaccines for enhanced protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said yesterday he supports the continuing vaccination program as he underscored its importance in the fight against the …