By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons secured the top spot in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball after a 79-57 rout of National University (NU) Bulldogs at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday night, November 19. Rookie Francis Lopez led the way with …
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Cavaliers spread points around in defeating Nuggets
Darius Garland scored 26 points, one of six Cleveland players in double figures, and the Cavaliers beat the visiting Denver Nuggets, 121-109, in the NBA on Sunday night, November 19. Craig Porter scored 21 points, Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Jarrett Allen chipped in with 15 points, Georges Niang scored 12, …
‘Don’t stir up trouble’: BCPO to deploy personnel for peaceful transport strike
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will deploy security personnel for a peaceful conduct of the three-day transport strike in the city starting today. BCPO director Colonel Noel Aliño has directed police commanders to coordinate with local transport groups participating in the transport strike, BCPO spokesperson, Lt. Colonel Ronnie Brillo, said in …
Comelec to pay honoraria for 660 support staff in Kabankalan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has pledged to pay P3.7 million in compensation for the support staff hired for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City. Comelec spokesperson Atty. Rex Laudiangco, in a statement, said the 660 support staff of Comelec-Kabankalan, who requested their honorarium …
Additional bonuses await NegOcc capitol employees
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 2,000 employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government are set to receive extra bonuses in December. Engineer Ruben Diamante, Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) president, announced that regular and casual capitol employees will each receive a P5,000 performance enhancement incentive, and a P25,000 collective negotiation agreement bonus next month. Diamante clarified that contract …
25 NPA rebels yield in Negros, pledge allegiance to gov’t
Demoralized and starving, 20 New People’s Army fighters (NPA) and five of its Yunit Militia members surrendered and pledged allegiance to the Philippine government in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Friday, November 17. In a report on Saturday, November 18, the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID) said the surrenderers belonged to the Central Negros …
P300-M farm machinery from Japan to boost PH sugar production
The sugar industry sees a boost in production with the support of 800-million-yen (about P300 million) worth of farm machinery donated by the Japanese government for the benefit of small sugarcane farmers in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The donation, which is under the Japan Non-Project Grant Aid, was received by Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, …
PPA to develop port in northern Negros town
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will develop the municipal port in Negros Occidental’s E.B. Magalona town, to provide an alternate route for travel between the islands of Negros and Panay. In a statement on Saturday, November 18, Mayor Marvin Malacon said the proposed Saravia Municipal Port in Barangay Tuburan is also expected to bring in …
Organizers buck claims of non-payment of Buglasan Fest subsidies
Organizers of the Negros Oriental provincial government’s premiere festival said they have already released the funds intended to subsidize one of the activities held in October. In a statement, Buglasan Festival 2023 director Glynda Descuatan said they were saddened by social media posts alleging the non-payment of subsidies for Ms. Negros Oriental candidates, amounting …
NFA partners with Sipalay to buy palay at P26 per kg
The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Occidental has partnered with the Sipalay City government to buy palay (unhusked rice) from rice farmers in the southern Negros city for P26 per kilogram. In a memorandum of agreement (MOA), the city government committed to adding a premium of P3 to the NFA support price of …