The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Negros Oriental registered several individuals from the Bukidnon tribe in Canlaon City on Thursday, October 5, in celebration of Indigenous People’s (IPs) month this October. “We were invited to join the celebration as PSA is also celebrating National Statistics Month this month and we are taking the opportunity …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
3 nabbed in dragnet ops
By Mae Singuay Three suspects, allegedly involved in the recent robbery and hold-up incidents in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental, were arrested during a dragnet operation by the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) in the city’s Barangay Alijis on Thursday night, October 5. Arrested were 43-year-old Rodolfo Suelan of the city’s Barangay Taculing, a …
Balay Negrense museum to undergo 5-year conservation works
A joint task force (JTF) will oversee the conservation of the famous Balay Negrense Museum, a heritage house and an important cultural property in Negros Occidental’s Silay City, which was built in 1897. Provincial tourism division head Cheryl Decena and Balay Negrense Development Corporation representative Jose Maria Gaston have been named to comprise the …
Marcial ends with silver in Asian Games
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Eumir Felix Marcial was dealt with a controversial unanimous decision defeat by China’s Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke in the 19th Asian Games men’s 80-kilogram gold medal match at the Hangzhou Gymnasium in China on Thursday, October 5. Marcial had a dominant opening round as he forced Tuohetaerbieke to a standing eight count. However, the …
Bacolod Tay Tung teams rule 1st Farm Fresh volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts emerged as champions in the 12- and 13-under categories of the 1st Farm Fresh Grassroots Tournament at the Montalbo Volleyball Covered Court in Bacolod City recently. The Thunderbolts of Judy Rodriguez emerged as champions in the 13-under category as they defeated the Silay Darnatics …
Ochoa clinches PH’s 2nd Asiad gold
Jiu-jitsu fighter Margarita “Meggie” Ochoa won the Philippines’ second gold medal in the 19th Asian Games at the XSL Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Thursday, October 5. The Filipina pride, who pulled off a comeback from her previous Asiad appearance, defeated Abdulla Balqees of the United Arab Emirates on points during the gold medal …
Over 13K delivery riders now have Pag-IBIG
IN A SPAN of only three months after Pag-IBIG Fund entered partnerships with the country’s top transport networks to provide better access to its membership, 13,128 delivery drivers and riders have registered as Pag-IBIG members and now enjoy the agency’s benefits. “We are very happy that a growing number of delivery riders are now part …
All systems go; BYF promises bigger, bolder and brighter MassKara Festival 2023
By Mae Singuay “It’s all systems go with all preparations in place to make this year’s MassKara Festival even more exciting, bigger, bolder, and brighter.” This is what festival organizer, Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF), assured as the 44th MassKara Festival will officially open starting October 7 until 22, with the street dance and arena competition as …
Market committee to blacklist vendors with arrears
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City Local Market Committee (LMC) will blacklist public market vendors with pending payables with the city government. City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr., during a meeting on Tuesday, October 3, said the LMC passed a resolution to blacklist vendors in Burgos, Central and Libertad markets with arrears. Ting said the resolution also …
CHO: Leptospirosis cases in Bacolod up by 200%
By Mae Singuay The number of leptospirosis cases in Bacolod City has increased by 200 percent this year, records from the City Health Office (CHO) showed yesterday. CHO’s Environment Sanitation Division chief, Grace Tan, said they recorded 75 cases with 14 deaths from January 1 to September 23 this year, much higher than last …