By Toots Jimenez, Jr. While Bacolod City’s MassKara Festival, founded in 1980, is held every October, Western Visayas towns and cities hold the Feast of the Child Jesus, Sto. Niño, in January. This month, there will be a line of festivities honoring the Child Jesus. *** The most prominent of all and a celebration …
Monthly Archives: January 2024
29 families affected; Bacolod Home for the Blind fire leaves P4.3-M damage
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around P4.3 million worth of properties were gutted in a residential fire at the Home for the Blind in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan on Saturday afternoon, January 13. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said three homes were destroyed, while two others suffered extensive damage in the blaze that lasted for 22 minutes. The BFP …
Kabankalan airport runway expansion to affect 100 families
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Around 100 families living near the Kabankalan City Domestic Airport will be affected by the expansion of its runway to accommodate bigger aircraft. Kabankalan Mayor Benjie Miranda said the affected residents, mostly informal settler families, will be relocated as they live on the airport’s property. Its expansion by an additional 600 …
Meeting set to resolve water supply shortage
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government has scheduled a meeting this week with officials from local government agencies to resolve the water supply shortage. On his radio program “Isugid Kay Mayor” yesterday, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez responded to complaints about poor and turbid water supply from the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) and PrimeWater …
DA: 740-km of irrigation canals improved to ease El Niño impact
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has improved and constructed about 740 kilometers of irrigation canals to ease the impact of El Niño on farmers. In a news release, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel, Jr. said the DA targets to rehabilitate 843 kilometers of irrigation canals to distribute water more effectively and efficiently to farmland. He …
P1.4-M ‘shabu’ seized
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An estimated P1.4 million worth of suspected shabu was seized during a drug buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay 7 early yesterday morning. Police arrested live-in partners Rhodora Madreniño and Romel Alfrar, both residents of Purok Magnolia. Lt. Joeven Mogato, Bacolod City Police Office-Drug Enforcement Unit head, said they recovered 200 …
Claim grid still ‘normal’ during Panay blackout misleading
Senators slammed the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for claiming the grid remained in a “normal” state before and when the massive power outage hit Panay Island and other parts of Western Visayas. During an inquiry conducted by the Senate Committee on Energy, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian cited the claim to be “misleading” …
Ginebra topples NLEX in PBA q’finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings leaned on a huge endgame spurt to defeat the NLEX Road Warriors, 103-99, in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation in Legaspi City on Saturday night, January 13. Down 91-94 with over four minutes left, the Gin Kings unloaded seven …
Bacolod Tay Tung clinches Rebisco volley finals crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts emerged as the Rebisco Volleyball League National Finals champion after defeating the Naga College Foundation Tigers, 25-17, 25-23, 25-15, at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on Saturday night, January 13. Jihan Isabelle Chuatico anchored the Western Visayas representatives to be named …
Kiefer Ravena embracing ‘kuya’ role among Pinoy imports in Japan
If Kiefer Ravena’s name is to be found in a dictionary, “leadership” would probably be the word that will be seen next to it. The long-time Gilas Pilipinas playmaker, who has been one of, if not, the go-to leaders of every squad he’s been in, has also been serving the same role for his …