A long-time rival awaited Nesthy Petecio at the other end of the ring yesterday, when she finally made her debut in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Tokyo Olympic silver medal winner faces top seed Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei in an early clash between the top contenders in the women’s …
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Revolutionized service; House bill seeks to grant NEPC franchise in power distribution
A bill, which seeks to transform the power distribution landscape in central Negros through the Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC), was filed in Congress. House Bill 9310, or “An act granting NEPC a franchise to establish, operate and maintain a power distribution system and ensuring continuous and uninterrupted supply,” will revolutionize power distribution services …
Lacson bewildered over ‘hijack me’ incident
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has expressed bewilderment over the attempted theft of 1,000 sugar bags earlier this week. Lacson wondered what the two truck drivers were thinking when they decided to allegedly steal sugar bags as they were supposed to deliver the supplies to Iloilo province. “Two …
NegOcc gears up for hog repopulation
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said yesterday the repopulation of pigs in the province is expected to start next year. This comes after continued zero hog mortalities were observed in the past few weeks. PVO head, Dr. Placeda Lemana said Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has already signed …
Lacson hopeful over sugar prices, calls for temporary import halt
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson remains optimistic about prices of sugar in the region, despite concerns over low farm gate prices at some large sugar mills. Lacson said he is hopeful that mill gate prices will rebound to reach the desired average of P3,000 per bag. He expressed …
Lawmakers, agencies reaffirm support for PH creative industries
Legislators and concerned government agencies have reaffirmed support for creative workers and entrepreneurs as the country observes the first Philippine Creative Industries Month (PCIM) this September since the Republic Act (RA) 11904 or the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (PCIDA) was signed into law last year. Gathering for “The Future is Creative: A Conference …
3 BSKE aspirants get show cause order for ‘premature campaigning’
The Commission on Election (Comelec) in Negros Oriental issued show cause orders against three aspirants in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) for alleged premature campaigning. Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, acting Comelec provincial election supervisor, told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that the respondents were given three days upon receipt of the order to …
Kin of 6 slain NPA ‘rebels’ in Negros get gov’t aid
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) has provided financial and funeral assistance to the families of the alleged six New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who were killed in a clash with troops of the Philippine Army’s 47th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City on September 21. First …
Gilas Pilipinas survives Thailand in Asiad
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Gilas Pilipinas overcame a slow start and a late charge from Thailand to score an 87-72 victory in the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball at the ZJU Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China yesterday. Trailing by as much as 10 points in the opening quarter, the Philippine men’s basketball team slowly clawed …
Ilonggo Arnel Mandal finishes with silver in Asiad
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ilonggo wushu bet Arnel Mandal delivered the country’s first silver medal after falling short in the men’s -56 kilogram finals of the 19th Asian Games at the XSG Sports Centre in Hangzhou, China yesterday. The Iloilo City-native Mandal was defeated by homecourt bet Haidong Jiang via WPD or winner-by-point difference …