Some 583 households in the border barangay of Sikatuna, one of the insurgency-cleared villages in Negros Occidental’s Isabela town, now have a steady water supply with the installation of an elevated water tank through the assistance of the Philippine Army. The 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) tapped the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative …
Monthly Archives: December 2023
Victorias City partners with AI firm to develop smart city master plan
Negros Occidental’s Victorias City is crafting a smart city master plan with the assistance of Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI), a Singapore-based data science and artificial intelligence (AI) company. As part of the initiatives, its department heads attended a three-day workshop with ADI that ended yesterday at a resort, following a benchmarking and immersion activity …
Only 79.15% of Negros Oriental barangay bets file poll expenses
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental said yesterday that only 15,268 or 79.15 percent of the total 19,289 candidates in the recent barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) had filed their statements of contribution and expenses (SOCEs). Lawyer Eliseo Labaria, the acting provincial election supervisor, said they expect the numbers to increase once …
DTI offers cheaper ‘noche buena’ package in NegOr
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Oriental is holding a two-day Diskwento Caravan-Noche Buena Edition in Bayawan City on November 29 and 30, to benefit residents in the southern part of the province. DTI Development Specialist – Consumer Protection Division and Information Officer Krystle Jade Bato said the agency chose Bayawan …
Dumaguete crime rate drops
The Dumaguete City Police Station has reported that between October 1 and November 7, only 70 crime incidents were recorded, a decrease by 21 percent compared to 91 incidents in the same period last year. In a City Peace and Order Council meeting, Lt. Colonel Ronoel Fungo disclosed that no homicide, murder, robbery, carnapping, rape …
Beermen escapes Rain or Shine in PBA Comm’s Cup
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Miguel Beermen got away with timely conversions in the endgame to defeat the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 115-110, in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night, November 29. With the score tied at 108-all after two free throws by Painters’ Jhonard Clarito, …
UP dismantles DLSU, nears UAAP men’s basketball crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons relied on their experience to wallop the De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers, 97-67, in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday night, November 29. Negrense …
Grizzlies get first home win in NBA season, rout Jazz
Jaren Jackson, Jr. scored 20 points, David Roddy added 19 and the host Memphis Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-91 win over the visiting Utah Jazz in the NBA in-season game yesterday (Philippine time). The Grizzlies overcame an early eight-point deficit and led by as many as 25 points en route to their first home …