John Marvin is through to the quarterfinals of the men’s 92 kilogram weight class in the boxing competitions of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Marvin clobbered his Nepalese foe, Rabin Thapa, with the referee stopping the contest 55 seconds into the second round. Before the stoppage, Marvin had overpowered Thapa in the …
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Deeper investigation; Unifed calls to probe ‘theft’ of 1,000 sugar bags
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) is calling for a deeper investigation into the 1,000 sugar bags worth P3 million allegedly stolen in Negros Occidental’s Bago City on Monday night, September 25. Unifed president Manuel Lamata, in an emergency meeting yesterday, admitted it is possible that local sugar groups …
Calatrava has most election areas of concern in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental said Calatrava town has the highest number of election areas of concern (EACs) among local government units in the province. Data from Comelec-NegOcc showed Calatrava has nine EACs for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30. This was …
Sari-sari store owners included in rice cap aid
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Owners of sari-sari stores compliant with the mandatory price ceiling of P45 per kilo of rice are included in the third batch of financial assistance beneficiaries. Reginald Hudierez, consumer protection section head of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Occidental, said 335 rice retailers will each …
CHO: No confirmed RSV cases in Bacolod
By Mae Singuay There were no confirmed cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Bacolod City, despite reports that some private schools in the city have opted to hold classes online. “So far, waay ang City Environment Sanitation Unit may gin-send out nga sample to determine if it is RSV or not,” Grace Tan, …
Negros Trade Fair to spur buying of world-class PH products
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is hopeful the Negros Trade Fair (NTF) will inspire more Filipinos to buy locally-made, world-class products in the 37th edition of the country’s longest-running provincial trade fair at a mall in Makati City. Lacson, together with NTF chairperson Michael Claparols and Association of Negros Producers (ANP) president Arlene …
Fire hits 4 homes
Three houses were destroyed while another one was damaged in a fire at Fuentebella in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing on Tuesday afternoon, September 26. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Bacolod said properties worth P249,000 were destroyed in the blaze. No one was injured in the incident. An investigation is ongoing./WDJ
NegOr pregnant women to get supplemental feeding vs. stunting
The Negros Oriental Provincial Health Office (PHO) will be feeding malnourished pregnant mothers for three months in a campaign to address stunted growth among babies, a health official said on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. PHO chief, Dr. Liland Estacion told the Philippine News Agency that the current stunted growth rate of children in the …
Landowners near airport OK tree-cutting for safe airspace
Trees inside 18 private lands in the vicinity of the Dumaguete-Sibulan airport in Negros Oriental will be cut or trimmed to allow for safe airspace. Allan Punay, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) airport manager, said yesterday that after several negotiations, the property owners were finally convinced to have the trees cut or …
Gilas Pilipinas dominates Bahrain in Asiad
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee pulls up for a basket against the defense of a Bahrain defender during the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. (POC photo) By ADRIAN STEWART COGilas Pilipinas kicked off their 19th Asian Games men’s basketball campaign with a dominant 89-61 triumph over Bahrain at the HOC …