By Mae Singuay Residents who wish to accompany their candidates in filing certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, are not allowed to enter the venue before mall hours. Kathrina Trinio-Caña, officer of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City, said it was observed in the past that some …
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Organizer assures bigger, brighter MassKara fest this year
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF) has assured this year’s MassKara Festival would be bigger, brighter, better, bolder despite limiting the participating barangays in the Electric and Street Dance competitions. The organizer has also shortened the festivities’ number of days and activities to avoid losses. Mate Espina, BYF’s public relations head, during …
Brawner: AFP ready to secure Negros amid threats of violence
Armed Forces chief of staff General Romeo Brawner, Jr. on August 24, assured that they are ready to secure Negros Oriental from various threats and possible violence during the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections as he called for cooperation among all sectors. Brawner is in the province to attend the inauguration of the …
Pedicab driver shot dead
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A pedicab driver was shot to death by a still unidentified gunman at Barangay 5 in Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City on Saturday night, August 26. Police identified the fatality as 34-year-old Johnryl Calunsag, a resident of the city’s Barangay 3. Based on the initial probe from the city police, Calunsag …
3 arrested for ‘stealing’ cable wires
By Mae Singuay Three individuals were detained in Bacolod City Police Station 8 for allegedly stealing cable wires. Suspects Niel Priganto, Danilo Olasa and Ilkie Garcia, all of legal age and residents of the said place, were apprehended along Circumferencial Road in the city’s Barangay Pahanocoy at around 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26. …
Negros Oriental encounter kills NPA member
The Philippine Army’s 11th Infantry Battalion confirmed the death of a Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) member during an encounter in the far-flung Barangay Milagrosa in Negros Oriental’s Sta. Catalina town on Saturday morning, August 26. The military said the recovered body of the slain NPA member has yet to be identified. …
USA overcomes slow start to beat NZ in FIBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The United States men’s basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat New Zealand, 99-72, at the start of their 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup campaign at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday night, August 26. Paolo Banchero spearheaded the offense with 21 points to …
Kaya-Iloilo stays undefeated in Copa Paulino Alcantara
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo rolled to their third straight win in the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara after a 9-1 beating of Philippine Air Force at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, August 26. Daizo Horikoshi, Abou Sy and Jarvey Gayoso fired two goals each, while Nano Amita, Ricardo Sendra and …
Gilas not settling for ‘moral victories’
Not wanting to settle for another “moral victory,” Gilas Pilipinas captain Japeth Aguilar believes the nationals will get better after their 87-81 defeat to the Dominican Republic in their FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 debut last Friday, August 25. “Breaks of the game. We [don’t] want to say another moral victory, because we already …
‘Bare’ classroom walls; NegOcc schools to comply DepEd’s order removing posters, visual aids
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga All public schools in Negros Occidental will comply with the directive from the Department of Education (DepEd) to remove all posters, visual aids and instructional materials from classroom walls. DepEd-Negros Occidental spokesperson Ian Arnold Arnaiz said if such materials are indeed creating a distraction for all learners, then they are prepared to …