By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of two individuals were found at a rice paddy at Barangay Dulao’s Purok Talutog in Negros Occidental’s Bago City yesterday morning. Authorities have yet to identify the two men, believed to be in their 20s and 30s. They were hogtied, and their mouths and noses were covered with …
Monthly Archives: September 2023
Negrense students demonstrate big potential in robotics
Elementary and high school students in Negros Occidental are showing big potential in the creation and operations of robots under the robotics program of the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC). Some 12 winners excelled in this year’s “Battle of Bots: Provincial Level Robotics Competition,” which featured machines in the line tracing …
2nd batch of micro rice retailers in Negros Oriental gets subsidy
A total of 76 micro rice retailers in Negros Oriental received government assistance of P15,000 yesterday to cushion the effect of the mandated price cap on their businesses. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led the distribution of cash assistance at the convention center in Dumaguete City and was facilitated by the Department of …
Hua Siong Red Phoenix clinches 1st Chairman’s Cup crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Hua Siong College of Iloilo Red Phoenix clinched the championship in the 1st Chairman’s Cup Philippines 17-and-under basketball tournament held recently in Iloilo City. The Red Phoenix claimed the championship after scoring a 90-76 domination over the University of San Agustin (SanAg) in the one-game finale at the Ty Eng Liong Gymnasium …
Iloilo United Royals clinch playoff seat in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo United Royals clinched a seat in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) playoffs after a 78-75 triumph over Rizal XentroMall Golden Coolers at the Nueva Ecija Coliseum on Thursday night, September 21, 2023. Trailing for most part of the game, the United Royals finally caught up with …
LA Tenorio returns to basketball ‘with a higher purpose’ after cancer remission
A day after it was revealed that LA Tenorio has been cancer-free, the basketball star himself shared his journey as he confirmed his return to basketball “with a higher purpose.” The Barangay Ginebra star said the past eight months have been challenging for him and his family. “February 2023, for me, marks one of …
Large-scale estafa; La Castellana councilor, others face raps in ‘recruitment’ scam
Mayor Rhumyla Mangilimutan said the charges were filed by the 10 town residents who were victimized in the scam after they got witnesses and submitted their affidavits. She said that more victims are also expected to file charges. They were allegedly scammed with the promise to be recruited as officers in the Philippine National Police …
Employers urged to conduct gender-sensitivity training
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod committee on women, gender and family is calling employers in the city to conduct gender-sensitivity training after a social media post on the alleged body shaming incident went viral recently. Councilor Celia Flor said it is better that employers conduct training for their employees, particularly for …
Comelec allows payment for projects before election ban
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Payments for projects established before the election ban are now allowed to proceed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental. Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz said he received a response from Comelec-NegOcc supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria on the pending release of checks to contractors and suppliers of the …
PHO: Almost all NegOcc LGUs have suspected leptos cases
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Thirty local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have suspected leptospirosis cases, based on monitoring by the Provincial Health Office (PHO). PHO’s data on September 16 showed 125 suspected leptospirosis cases were recorded with 15 suspected deaths. This is higher compared to the 101 recorded in August. Ten suspected …