By ADRIAN STEWART CO Western Visayas (WV) pulled off a secondary girls volleyball stunner after a 25-21, 15-25, 25-15 win over defending champions National Capital Region (NCR) in Palarong Pambansa 2023 at the Marikina Sports Center yesterday. Jihan Isabelle Chuatico was named as the Player of the Game after providing steady offense in Bacolod Tay Tung High School-represented …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Iloilo prevails over Manila in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo United Royals leaned on timely endgame baskets to turn back Manila Stars, 70-66, and defend their homecourt in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo province late Monday evening, July 31. After the Stars tied the ball game at 65-all via …
Stajcic leaves Filipinas, to ‘explore other options’
Alen Stajcic is leaving the Philippine women’s national football team, together with his chief assistant, Nahuel Arrarte. Jefferson Cheng, manager of the Filipinas, announced yesterday that the contracts of the two coaches expired at the conclusion of their campaign in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. “They will not be renewed as both coaches have …
No immediate threats; Phivolcs assures Negrenses amidst uptick in Kanlaon unrest
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) does not see any immediate threats from Kanlaon Volcano despite the recent uptick in volcanic activity in the past weeks. In an emergency preparedness forum held at a mall in Bacolod City yesterday, Dr. Raymund Patrick Maximo, Phivolcs Science Research Specialist II, affirmed that …
San Enrique town in NegOcc under ‘state of calamity’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The municipality of San Enrique in Negros Occidental has been under a “state of calamity” after the locality was severely affected by floods caused by the southwest monsoon and enhanced by Super Typhoon “Egay.” Mayor Jilson Tubillara said a large area of the town was flooded last week. Data from …
EOD unit eyes controlled disposal of vintage bomb in Cadiz
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Explosive and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) is planning a controlled disposal of the 1,000-pound vintage M65 general-purpose bomb that was unearthed from a quarry site in Cadiz City last week. Police Lt. Jester Minguez, EOD team leader, said residents in Barangay …
Malnutrition in NegOr drops by 10.3% in 2022
The Negros Oriental Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC) reported a downtrend in malnutrition rate in the province from 10.6 percent in 2021 to 10.3 percent in 2022. However, the committee has identified the top ten nutritionally depressed barangays in the municipalities with high stunting rates or short for age due to chronic undernutrition usually associated with …
CLO to probe viral demolition commotion video
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Legal Office (CLO) is planning to investigate the viral video circulating on social media, showing part of the commotion during the demolition of houses along the Mambulok creek in the city’s Barangay 2 on July 28. CLO head, Romeo Carlos Ting, Jr. said as of now there were no …
Lad killed in fiesta brawl
A teenager was killed following a commotion during a fiesta at Barangay Igmaya-an in Negros Occidental’s Don Salvador Benedicto town on Sunday, July 30. Town police identified the fatality as 18-year-old Jeffrey John Toledano, a resident of Barangay Kumaliskis. Police investigation said the victim was reportedly waylaid by a group of individuals while waiting for …
‘Hired gun’ in NegOr killings dies in police op
An alleged hired gun tagged in several Negros Oriental killings died in a police operation in Bayawan City’s Barangay Malabugas after he reportedly resisted arrest yesterday. Alex Manegos Mayagma of the city’s Barangay Minaba, died from a gunshot wound to the body after he allegedly fired at police and military operatives who were about to …