By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense shooter James Carlos Yap will once again suit up for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the upcoming 2023-2024 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, which will open on November 5. The Negros Occidental’s Escalante City-native Yap has agreed to a one-conference contract with the Elasto Painters, as announced by the …
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Gilas women ‘excited, ready’ for Asian Games debut
The Gilas Pilipinas Women’s team made its long-awaited Asian Games debut at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in China yesterday. Awaiting the Gilas Women in their first game of the 19th Asiad is Kazakhstan, a perennial contender that has made the quarterfinals in the last two editions of the games. While he acknowledged the …
‘Legitimate encounter’, 3ID: Kabankalan clash probe will clear us from violations
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) is open to any investigation into the encounter at Barangay Tabugon in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City that claimed the lives of six alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members last week. In a statement, the 3ID said they stand firm that the incident was …
Bacolod towing ordinance takes effect today
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) has started to implement City Ordinance (CO) 818, which establishes tow-away zones on various streets in Bacolod City. BTAO head, Police Major Junji Liba said they will implement a dry run of CO 818 for two weeks. “For two weeks, we will not apprehend the …
Bacolod saves P4-M per month from digital garbage weighbridge
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government saved around P4 million per month by using a digital weighbridge as a basis for payment to a private contractor for waste collection. The city has contracted IPM Construction and Development Corporation for sanitary service in the amount of P156,399,150 from May 1 to December 31 of this …
NFA-NegOcc to buy rice from farmers affected by bad weather
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Occidental has started to buy rice from local farmers to assist them in recovering from the bad weather conditions in the province recently. NFA-NegOcc acting manager Glenda Paz said under the agency’s Palay-Marketing Assistance Program for Legislators and Local Government Units (PALLGU), the …
Comelec-NegOcc to issue more show cause orders vs. BSKE bets
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental said more show cause orders will be served against candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) for alleged premature campaigning. Comelec-NegOcc elections supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria revealed this after the Comelec-Bacolod City issued a show cause order against …
Bacolod to use security seal for government-issued documents
The Bacolod City government will soon bid on the delivery of services to implement the ordinance mandating a security seal on issued official documents. Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson, chair of the city council’s Committee on Appropriation and Finance, said yesterday the bidding would proceed once funding is available. However, it does not mean the …
Drug test to continue as 3 cops found positive in W. Visayas
Three members of the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas (PRO-6) tested positive for the use of illegal drugs in a series of random drug tests conducted by the regional headquarters in line with the internal cleansing program of the Philippine National Police (PNP). “Out of the more than 13,000 organic PNP members of …
Kaya-Iloilo manhandles FEU in Copa Paulino Alcantara
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo hacked out a dominant 5-1 victory over the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws to stay undefeated in the 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Monday night, September 25. Abou Sy spearheaded the offense with two goals, while Ilonggos Jovin Bedic and Jan …