By ADRIAN STEWART CO TNT Tropang Giga winger Roger Pogoy will attempt to make a comeback during their PBA Commissioner’s Cup game against the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters on Sunday, January 14. According to Tropang Giga head coach Jojo Lastimosa, the team have decided to push back the return date of the Cebuano …
Monthly Archives: January 2024
NBA: Remorseful Green eager to return, help struggling Warriors
Warriors forward Draymond Green said he has “cost my team enough” after serving a suspension, but has now got his mind right and is eager to return and help his struggling squad. Green was suspended indefinitely by the NBA after he was ejected from a December 12 game for striking Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic …
Pag-IBIG gets ECOP support on new contribution rates
Pag-IBIG Fund gained the support of the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) on its plan to increase the monthly contribution (savings) rates for both employers and members, the agency’s top executive announced Tuesday (09 January). With the agency gaining ECOP’s support, Pag-IBIG Fund has now secured both employer and labor groups’ backing as …
No more price hikes; PVO expects no rise in liveweight pork price in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) expects there will be no more price hikes on liveweight pork, but prices could remain high in various local markets. PVO head Dr. Placeda Lemana said they are expecting that liveweight pork prices will no longer rise following the peak season, as the province …
Bacolod cops probe weekend buy-bust drug source claims
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) station commander is now deepening the investigation into the source of the illegal drugs claimed by one of the arrested drug suspects in a buy-bust operation over the weekend. Police Station 5 commander, Major Joery Puerto, said Zaldy “Kid” Tarug claimed that his …
No more commercialization of Bacolod public plaza
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government will prohibit vendors from selling at the city public plaza, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said. Benitez, in a press briefing on Monday, January 8, said this was part of their discussions about the implementation of ordinances and resolutions during the executive-legislative agenda meeting in Baguio City last week. …
Negros Occidental to develop world-class nature resort
The Negros Occidental provincial government is set to develop the Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia town into an ecological-friendly, world-class resort to boost tourist arrivals in the province. Updates on the proposed developments show the planned enhancement of hotel facilities and the introduction of new tourism features. “Mambukal has always been a …
Negros Island energy summit proposed amid power outage woes
Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said he is proposing an energy summit for Negros Island next month to tackle sufficient power supply for the city and Negros Occidental, following the regionwide power outage that hit Western Visayas last week. “I met Governor [Eugenio Jose] Lacson [on Sunday, January 7]. We talked a little …
Grandpa in teen’s ‘rape-slay’ nabbed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A grandfather was arrested after he allegedly raped and killed his 17-year-old granddaughter in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City on Sunday, January 7. Cadiz police chief, Lt. Colonel Joel Batusbatusan, said 62-year-old Federico Delfin, a resident of Cadiz’s Barangay Magsaysay, was arrested in Kabankalan City’s Barangay Tampalon yesterday. Based on information gathered by police, at …
Pregnant rebel reunites with kids after leaving armed struggle
A 29-year-old former New People’s Army (NPA) Southeast Front rebel sees hope for a new life after she was reunited with her two children. “Ka Aubrey,” who hails from Bantayan Island, Cebu province, said in an interview yesterday that she dreams of a normal family life with her children and hopefully with their father, …