By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 17-year-old senior high school student died in a fist fight inside the school at Barangay Payao in Negros Occidental’s Binalbagan town. The fatality was identified as Joren Erol John Garcia, a resident of Sitio Tonggo in the town’s Barangay Cabadiangan. Binalbagan police chief, Major Randy Babor, said Garcia and the suspect, …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
DILG crafting training modules for new village, youth execs
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Western Visayas, through its Local Government Regional Resource Center, is crafting training modules for the soon-to-be elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials. “So, currently that’s our intervention here in Region 6 [Western Visayas] in partnership with Iloilo Science and Technology University. This is …
Kaya-Iloilo leads Stallion-Laguna in Copa semis
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo showed its strength with a 2-1 beating of Stallion-Laguna Football Club in the first leg of the two-leg 2023 Copa Paulino Alcantara semifinals at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Saturday night, October 21. Veteran Arnel Amita and Justin Baas drilled a conversion each in the second …
Bacoor kicks Iloilo out of MPBL playoffs
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacoor City Strikers eliminated the Iloilo United Royals, 72-61, in the do-or-die Game 3 of the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Southern Division quarterfinals at the STRIKE Gym in Bacoor, Cavite on Saturday night, October 21. Jhaymo Eguilos posted double-double numbers of 13 points and 12 rebounds to …
Gumabao tows Creamline to sweep Cignal in PVL
Michele Gumabao was unstoppable in Batangas as she steered the Creamline Cool Smashers in pummeling the Cignal HD Spikers in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) on Saturday, October 21. Gumabao delivered a scoring masterclass at the Batangas City Sports Center to help Creamline rip the HD Spikers, 25-20, 25-20, 25-16, in the second 2023 …
Honoring the past, celebrating life: The M/V Don Juan Tragedy and Bacolod’s MassKara Festival
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga As Bacolod City gears up for the annual MassKara Festival, it’s essential to reflect on the deeper layers of its history. Beyond the colorful masks and joyful parades lies a somber chapter from the past — the tragic sinking of M/V Don Juan on that fateful night of April 22, 1980. …
Bacolod’s history through beautiful faces
As we celebrate Bacolod City’s thrust into becoming a Super City, it is equally important to learn and value our history. So let past and present collide, as we trace back our roots and learn how the City of Smiles became #SuperCityBacolod through the creative depiction of our local designers, as interpreted by our …
Gun threat? Benitez orders probe into councilor, BTAO member ‘altercation’
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has ordered the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to conduct an impartial and comprehensive investigation into the alleged altercation between a city councilor and a member of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO). Benitez said BCPO director, Colonel Noel Aliño would be required to submit the result of the …
Remains of slain Negrense OFW in Israel coming home
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of slain Negrense overseas Filipino worker, Loreta Alacre, will be on its way home this weekend, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said. Lacson said Alacre’s remains are expected to arrive sometime around Sunday, October 22, based on the information provided by Riza Moldes, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in …
Tight security assured in delivery of ballots to critical areas
The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) assured on Thursday, October 19, of tight security in the delivery of ballots to critical areas in the province to ensure a successful conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. “We have already informed the police stations and a composite Quick Reaction Team regarding the arrival of …