Nikola Jokic had a season-high 39 points along with 11 rebounds and nine assists. Michael Porter, Jr. scored 25 points and the host Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs, 132-120, in an NBA game yesterday (Philippine time). Reggie Jackson had 20 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope contributed 16 points and Julian Strawther added 10 points …
Monthly Archives: November 2023
‘Honest mistake’: Poll officer in unpaid support staff ready to face raps
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An election officer in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City expressed readiness to face administrative cases which may be filed against him in relation to the unpaid support staff hired for the local elections. Romeo Palma, acting city election officer, admitted that an honest mistake was committed, stating that he overlooked the details of …
Bacolod anti-drug unit nets P56-M ‘shabu’ since January
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office’s City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) has seized a total of P56 million worth of shabu since January of this year. CDEU head, Captain Joven Mogato said they seized a total of eight kilograms of shabu from numerous drug buy-bust operations that resulted in the arrest of 41 …
Negros Occidental steps up advocacy on Safe Spaces Act
Advocates and sectoral leaders gathered for the observance of the first Negros Occidental Safe Space Day alongside the launch of the annual Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from November 25 to December 12 in Bacolod City on Friday, November 24. November 24 is declared the province’s Safe Space Day under Provincial Ordinance 9-2023 …
Amnesty for communists, Muslim separatists gain overwhelming support
The defense and security cluster of the Marcos administration and other entities have expressed their support for the amnesty proclamations issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., aimed at attaining lasting peace through comprehensive peace initiatives. The National Security Council (NSC) said the amnesty will create a climate conducive to peace and reconciliation, provide a …
2 killed in road mishap
Two individuals died after a six-wheeler truck hit their motorcycle at Barangay 21 in Negros Occidental’s Victorias City early Friday morning, November 24. Police Major Joy Ellaga, Victorias police chief, said 23-year-old restaurant employee, Grace Telebrico, was driving a motorcycle with her employer, 40-year-old Julie Ann Broce, both residents of Victorias, and turned left …
Community fashion show lifts esteem for local fiber, heritage products
About 60 children walked the runway donning local handloom textiles or accessorized with products from Western Visayas in a community fashion show, adding color to the 2023 Panubli-on (heritage) trade fair organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). “The purpose is for children to have awareness, education and patronage of our local …
UP dethrones Ateneo, reaches UAAP men’s basketball finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons secured a spot in the finals by defeating the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles with a score of 57-46 in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, November 25. Maodo Malick Diouf tallied …
Chery Tiggo dispatches F2 to clinch PVL semis seat
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Chery Tiggo Crossovers battled back from a set down to defeat the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, 27-25, 11-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-10, in the PVL All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Saturday night, November 25. Rookie libero Jennifer Nierva had an efficient defensive game as she …
Bridges helps Nets dump depleted Heat in NBA
Mikal Bridges shook off a slow start and scored 24 points as the Brooklyn Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 112-97 victory over the short-handed Miami Heat in New York yesterday (Philippine time). The Nets, who led most of the way, snapped a three-game losing streak and beat the Heat for the second time in …