The Negros Occidental provincial government has partnered with the Federation of Irrigators Association of Central Negros-Bago River Irrigation System (FIACN-BRIS) in selling rice for P25 per kilogram at the Food Terminal Market in Bacolod City, which started yesterday. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson lauded the voluntary act of the irrigators’ association, composed of rice farmers …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Economic boost seen as hotels fully booked for MassKara
The Hotels and Restaurants Association of Negros Occidental (HRANO) is optimistic about the economic boost brought by the 44th MassKara Festival as hotels and other accommodation establishments in Bacolod City are already fully-booked for the highlights from October 19 to 22. As of yesterday, HRANO has reported 70 percent occupancy for the coming weekend, ahead …
Hunt for 11 remaining PAG members in NegOr continues
The hunt for 11 remaining suspected members of an alleged private armed group (PAG) in Negros Oriental continues, an official of the provincial police said yesterday. At a Kapihan forum, Captain Antonio de Leon, chief of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office’s Provincial Election Monitoring Action Center, said 18 of the 29 suspected members …
Mapua keeps Letran winless in NCAA basketball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Mapua University Cardinals kept defending champion Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights winless in the NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament after a 77-71 beating at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday night, October 11. Clint Escamis tallied 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, …
NU Bulldogs wallop UST Tigers in UAAP basketball
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The National University (NU) Bulldogs bounced back from their first defeat in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball as they dominated the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers, 87-69, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday, October 11. Mike Malonzo led the balanced Bulldogs …
Valdez excited to watch De Guzman play in Japan
As the opening of the All-Filipino Conference nears, volleyball fans are excited to see the new-look Creamline Cool Smashers when they begin their title defense on Sunday, October 15, without main setter Jia de Guzman. The Cool Smashers will enter a new era as they go for the second All-Filipino Conference this year with …
Feared for life; ‘Missing’ Negrense OFW in Israel feared taken captive by Hamas
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Negrense overseas Filipino worker (OFW), who has been reportedly missing, is feared to have been taken captive by the Palestinian terror group Hamas, after an attack at a music festival in southern Israel over the weekend. The missing Negrense OFW was caregiver Loreta Alacre, a resident of Barangay Cadiz Viejo in …
25 Manokan Country vendors to temporarily relocate
By Mae Singuay At least 25 stall owners in the Manokan Country will temporarily relocate following the proposed P4 billion development project in Bacolod City’s Reclamation Area next year. Councilor Al Victor Espino, chairperson of the committee on laws and ordinances, said this during a hearing at the Bacolod City Government Center’s MassKara Hall on Tuesday, October 10, …
Bacolod cops use ATVs for quick response during MassKara Festival
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) is using three all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to enhance mobility, improve response time and increase visibility operations for the ongoing 44th MassKara Festival. Colonel Noel Aliño, police city director, said yesterday the ATVs have been deployed in areas needing increased police presence. Among these are the seven main festival sites. …
Army strengthens local peace engagements in Negros
The Philippine Army is strengthening local peace engagements in Negros Island to resolve the conflict and encourage the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels to return to the fold of the law. Major General Marion Sison, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) and Brigadier General Orlando Edralin, commander of the …