By ADRIAN STEWART CO San Miguel Beermen guard Terrence Romeo is making his way back to Gilas Pilipinas for the 19th Asian Games later this month in Hangzhou, China. Romeo was among the call-ups of Philippine men’s basketball team interim head coach Earl Timothy “Tim” Cone, who attended the first day of training at the …
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Ybañez stars as UST hands Ateneo its first loss in V-League
Reigning UAAP Most Valuable Player Josh Ybañez shone on both ends of the floor, steering the University of Santo Tomas (UST) to a four-set triumph over the Ateneo de Manila University at the Paco Arena in Manila. The Golden Spikers dominated the fourth set to claim a 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 25-15 win, putting them …
Economically viable? Lacson: NIR reestablishment should not be based on cost
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The reestablishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) should not be based on cost, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday morning. “If that’s the basis, we will never have the chance,” Lacson admitted. Lacson responded to Senator Imee Marcos’ statement when she visited Bacolod City on September 8. The senator …
Hog volume shipped outside NegOcc drops
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of hogs being shipped outside Negros Occidental has declined, data from the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) showed. PVO head, Dr. Placeda Lemana said the volume of hogs shipped outside the province decreased significantly from approximately 10,000 kilograms in July of this year to over 3,000 kilos. Lemana …
Fire-hit Barangay 7 residents to relocate in Vista Alegre
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government will consider relocating residents affected by a fire at Purok Kangkong in the city’s Barangay 7 on Saturday, September 9. They will be relocated to the city’s Barangay Vista Alegre. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said yesterday the gutted houses were situated on road lots. “If there is no road, how can the firetruck …
Rice retailers in NegOcc to get financial aid
By Mae Singuay A total of 1,241 rice retailers in Negros Occidental and capital Bacolod City, who were affected by the government-imposed price ceiling on rice, will each avail of P15,000 financial aid, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-NegOcc said yesterday. DTI-NegOcc director Lynna Joy Cardinal, in a press conference with Bacolod Mayor Alfredo …
Bacolod logs 12 deaths, 204% rise in leptospirosis cases
Continuing risk factors have caused an increase in cases of leptospirosis in Bacolod City by 204.5 percent from January 1 to September 2 this year compared to the same period in 2022, a report by the City Health Office (CHO) showed yesterday. Since the start of the year, there have been 67 reported leptospirosis suspects, …
NPA militiaman wanted for 18 years falls
A member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) Yunit Militia (YM) wanted for murder for 18 years, and his comrade were arrested by combined military and police forces in the remote village of Santol in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town on Sunday morning, September 10. The suspects were identified as Judy Blazer, …
Murder suspect held for firearms, ‘shabu’
A suspected member of a private armed group (PAG) in Negros Oriental’s Bayawan City was arrested over the weekend after yielding illegal firearms, ammunition and suspected shabu. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) said authorities nabbed Menjie Tapos Barte, 41 years old, of Sitio Mansilong in Bayawan’s Barangay Pagatban on Sunday, September …
61 verified rice retailers in NegOr qualify for P15-K aid
At least 61 micro-businesses in Negros Oriental affected by the rice price cap set by the government have qualified to receive cash aid of P15,000 each this week. Nimfa Virtucio, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial director, told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) …