By ADRIAN STEWART CO Cignal HD Spikers showed no mercy to sister team PLDT High Speed Hitters with a 25-22, 25-15, 25-21 sweep at the start of the single-round robin semifinals of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Thursday night, July 20. Frances Xinia Molina top-scored with …
Monthly Archives: July 2023
Gilas Women U16’s Smith played through pain in finals
Ever since Gilas Pilipinas Women added youth teams to its program to compete in international tournaments, head coach and program director Pat Aquino has become hopeful that players will be able to embody the heart and fighting spirit Filipinos are known for from a young age. Newcomer Nevaeh Smith showed that attitude in the FIBA …
Double-digit decline: Hog deaths in NegOcc down, damage now at P194-M
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of hog deaths in Negros Occidental has now dropped to two digits, latest data from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) showed. PVO data showed a total of 67 hog deaths were recorded on July 16, and 79 mortalities were logged on July 17. Around 63 and 55 deaths …
San Carlos LGU JO tests positive for drugs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A job order (JO) employee at the San Carlos City local government unit (LGU) in Negros Occidental is in “hot water” after he tested positive for illegal drugs. This comes after the San Carlos City Anti-Drug Abuse Council (SCCADAC) conducted a random drug test among city government employees on Monday, …
Baciwa confirms participation in NegOcc bulk water project
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa)-Prime Water has officially confirmed its participation in the bulk water project which aims to serve the localities in the northern part of Negros Occidental. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said Baciwa-Prime Water sent a letter of intent through General Manager Mona Dia Jardin, expressing their …
Himamaylan police hunt down groups involved in scam
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Himamaylan City police is currently in search for individuals or groups who allegedly roam in the city’s Barangay Carabalan, collecting money from residents in exchange for financial assistance or availing a livelihood program from the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Himamaylan police chief, Lieutenant Colonel Reynante Jomocan, said they …
Negros Occidental raises other animals as hog deaths continue
Negros Occidental provincial government is strengthening efforts for the breeding of other animals while raisers continue to cope with hog deaths reported in at least 20 of the 31 local government units (LGUs) in the province in the past few months. Although daily swine mortalities have slowed down to double digits from the initial more …
1.3-K PUJs in Bacolod obtain provisional authority to operate
Almost 1,300 traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in Bacolod City have obtained the provisional authority to operate from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Western Visayas (LTFRB-6) until the end of the year. The number is considered sufficient to meet the public transport needs of the city while Bacolod is transitioning to the …
Convenience store robbed
By Mae Singuay A convenience store has been robbed by a still unidentified individual at Barangay Poblacion in Negros Occidental’s San Enrique town. Store staff 22-year-old Shine Nacional, a resident of Valladolid town’s Barangay Central Tabao, and 20-year-old Rodolfo Octaviano of Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag, told police that they were robbed inside the store on Wednesday, July 19 at around 4:00 a.m. …
Bacolod City to submit list of idle gov’t lands to DHSUD
The Bacolod City government is coming up with an inventory of unused government lands suitable for shelter, following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. that declared the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) program as the administration’s flagship housing initiative. Bacolod has partnered with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) …