By ADRIAN STEWART CO Germany emerged on top of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup after an 83-77 victory over Serbia in the one-game finale at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday evening, September 10. Dennis Schroder led the way with 28 points, including two three-pointers, to go with …
Monthly Archives: September 2023
United Royals’ Ilonggo Larupay, 3 others join PBA Draft
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League squad, the Iloilo United Royals, will have four of its players trying their luck in the 2023 PBA Rookie Draft at the Market! Market! in Taguig City this Sunday, September 17. Ilonggo Omar Larupay, Lorenzo Navarro, Joshua Flores, and Shaquille Imperial were among the United Royals …
Cone believes Thompson will redeem himself in Asian Games
Tim Cone won’t deny that Barangay Ginebra’s Scottie Thompson was not able to perform well for Gilas Pilipinas during the FIBA World Cup. He said the reigning PBA Most Valuable Player was still recuperating from injury and was adjusting to the presence of NBA star Jordan Clarkson. Thompson averaged just 1.8 points, two rebounds …
269 cops relieved; NOCPPO’s 268 PNCOs, 1 PCO reassigned ahead of BSKE
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 269 police officers of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) were relieved in preparation for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the province. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo, said among those relieved were 268 police non-commissioned officers (PNCOs) and a police commissioned officer …
Barangay 7 fire razes 25 homes, damages 2 others
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 25 houses were destroyed while two suffered extensive damage following a fire in Bacolod City’s Barangay 7 late Saturday night, September 9. Fire chief Inspector Stephen Jardeleza, Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod (BFP) Fire Marshal, said the fire, which started at 9:45 p.m., reached the third alarm status. He added …
Senator wants to hear arguments on NIR opposition
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A senator wants to hear the arguments from individuals or groups opposing the reestablishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) before making a stand. According to Senator Imee Marcos, who visited Bacolod City on Friday, September 8, the late Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo said his province relies on Cebu …
‘Marcos Jr. looks for replacement as Agri secretary’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Senator Imee Marcos believes her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is looking for a suitable replacement as secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA). Marcos Jr. is the concurrent DA secretary, a position he held since being elected into office in 2022. The senator said she supported his appointment as …
VP Sara updates Negrense teachers on DepEd reforms
Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte updated public school teachers in Negros Occidental on the reforms in the Department of Education (DepEd) as she led the National Teachers’ Month program at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City on Friday afternoon, September 8. “DepEd’s vision is to provide innovative, long-term solutions to …
Bacolod inflation further declines in August
The inflation rate in Bacolod City eased to 5.7 percent in August from 6.6 percent in July, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Occidental on Friday night, September 8, showed. “The decline is brought by slight annual decreases of prices in some commodity groups,” officer-in-charge chief statistical specialist John Campomanes …
Obiena bags bronze in Brussels pole vault contest
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena took home a bronze medal in the Brussels leg of the 2023 Diamond League in Belgium for his third podium finish of the week on Saturday, September 9. Obiena, the first Filipino athlete to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, landed at second runner-up …