By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is now studying a proposal which seeks to revive the seaport facility in Cauayan town’s Barangay Bulata. Cauayan Mayor John Rey Tabujara said the municipal government has already consulted Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson to determine if the Maricalum Mining Corporation (MMC), the former Bulata …
Monthly Archives: January 2024
2 Visayan leopard cats rescued in Talisay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two Visayan leopard cats, locally known as “maral,” were rescued at Barangay Matab-ang in Negros Occidental’s Talisay City yesterday morning. Based on a report from the Talisay City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO), a laborer in Hacienda Gusa was cutting down sugarcane when he discovered the two Visayan …
5 Negros Occidental LGUs strengthen inter-local health zone
Five local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) yesterday to strengthen the inter-local health zone (ILHZ) in line with the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. Parties to the agreement included the cities of Talisay, Silay and Victorias, as well as the municipalities of E.B. …
Himamaylan City to build 3K housing units under 4PH program
Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental is gearing up for the implementation of its housing project under the Pambansang Pabahay Para Sa Pilipino Housing (4PH), the flagship shelter program of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. In an interview, Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson said the first phase of the project would amount to about …
Beheaded man found
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The remains of a beheaded man were found at Barangay Poblacion 2 in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City on Sunday morning, January 28. Authorities have identified the remains as 30-year-old Joel Malalo-an Lacao-Lacao, a resident of the village’s Purok Puntod. Police said Lacao-Lacao’s remains were found by local residents, with his head missing. …
Rehabilitation, post-El Niño interventions urged
Government agencies, utility firms, and other stakeholders have been directed to include rehabilitation and post-El Niño interventions in their respective mitigation and response plans as Negros Oriental braces for an escalation of the ongoing dry spell in the province. “We will come up with a comprehensive provincial action plan aligned with the national action plan …
Murcia Memorial Garden warns public vs spurious transactions
Realto Rojas, Inc., a duly-registered corporation doing business as Murcia Memorial Garden, warns the public against entering into transactions involving memorial lots and services related to its private cemetery at Murcia, Negros Occidental. “Realto Rojas has dismissed Jasmin Sayon, Gemma Castiller and Noli Manual as employees of the company. They are no longer connected with Realto Rojas / Murcia …
Beermen dethrones Ginebra, enters PBA Comm’s Cup finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Miguel Beermen showed their steadiness in the endgame to dethrone the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings, 94-91, in Game 3 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday night, January 28. Already ahead 90-79 after a three-pointer by Jaymar …
Al-Riyadi survives Strong Group in Dubai basketball finale
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ismail Ahmad Abdelmoneim and Al-Riyadi of Lebanon dealt the Strong Group Athletics-Philippines a 77-74 heartbreaker in the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship finals at the Al-Nasr Sports Club yesterday (Philippine time). With the score tied at 74-all, Al-Riyadi star guard Wael Arakji drew all the Strong Group defenders before he found …
Duren double-double powers Pistons over Thunder
Jalen Duren scored 22 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to lead the lowly Detroit Pistons to a 120-104 NBA victory over Oklahoma City, snapping the Thunder’s five-game winning streak yesterday (Philippine time). The Pistons posted just their sixth win of the season despite the absence of leading scorer Cade Cunningham, who was a late scratch …