By ADRIAN STEWART CO Conrad Catapusan converted a game-winning triple as the Iloilo United Royals pulled off an 89-86 stunner over Bacoor City Strikers in Game 1 of the 2023 MPBL Southern Division first round playoffs at the STRIKE Gym in Bacoor, Cavite on Saturday night, October 7. With the score tied at 86-all …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Kaya-Iloilo ousts DLSU to reach PFF Women’s League finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo women’s team overcame a first half deficit to defeat De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Archers, 2-1, in the 2023 Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Women’s League semifinals at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Saturday night, October 7. Shelah Mae Cadag and Negrense Hazel Lustan scored a …
Gilas Pilipinas home, hailed as heroes for Asian Games gold
The Gilas Pilipinas men’s national team touched down at 1:26 a.m., after a seven-hour delay to be back home after successfully snaring the gold medal at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. After failing to advance in the group stage of the World Cup last month in Manila, losing original final 12 players Calvin Abueva, …
Robbery suspect arrested
By Mae Singuay A notorious robbery suspect was arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay Cabug on Friday night, October 6. Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Colonel Noel Aliño, identified the arrested as Edric Pasustento, a resident of the said place. Recovered from the suspect were four plastic sachets of suspected shabu worth P10,200. …
Army: ‘Quality info’ from public boosts insurgency fight
Quality information provided by people on the ground was a big factor in the successful anti-insurgency campaign launched by the Philippine Army in Western Visayas. Lt. Colonel J-Jay Javines, chief of the Division Public Affairs Office (DPAO) of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), said they now receive more support not only from …
Last batch of rice retailers in Negros Oriental gets aid
Government payout for profiled and qualified micro rice retailers in Negros Oriental continued on October 5, despite the lifting of Executive Order 39 (EO 39) mandating a price cap on the staple. Krystle Jade Bato, information officer of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Negros Oriental, said the last batch of qualified beneficiaries to …
‘Explain poll violation’; Comelec-NegOcc serves show-cause orders vs. 73 BSKE bets
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental has served show-cause orders against 73 candidates in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) for allegedly being involved in premature campaigning. “The Task Force Anti-Epal sent the show-cause orders along with the evidence submitted,” Comelec-NegOcc elections supervisor Ian Lee Ananoria said. He said the involved candidates would submit their …
DSSD to monitor Badjaos during MassKara Festival
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) will be monitoring the presence of Badjaos expected during the MassKara Festival. DSSD head, Sally Abelarde, said they have monitored no presence of the Badjaos roaming around the city this week ahead of the festival. The Anti-Mendicancy Task Force is assigned …
CTO: Bacolod hotels fully-booked for MassKara
By Mae Singuay Hotels in Bacolod City are now fully-booked in time for the MassKara Festival which starts today. City Tourism Office (CTO) head, Ma. Teresa Manalili said 22 hotels have been fully-booked until the third week, from October 16 to 22, the festival highlights. There are 22 hotels in the city, with more than …
Marcos Jr. bullish on making Western Visayas ‘insurgency-free’
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. expressed optimism yesterday that the government troops are capable of making Western Visayas “insurgency-free.” During a situation briefing with military officials at Camp General Macario Peralta, Jr. in Capiz province’s Jamindan town, Marcos said eradicating insurgency in Region 6 is “achievable,” considering the decreasing number of communist groups since 2019. …