The staging of the International Open Water Swim Circuit in Sipalay City will showcase the beauty of the open waters in the top beach destination of Negros Occidental this weekend. On February 17 and 18, the southern Negros city will host the first leg of the water sports event organized by the Department of …
Monthly Archives: February 2024
20 WV-based spikers to lead UAAP volleyball opener today
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Twenty Western Visayas-based volleybelles are set to strut their wares when the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament kicks off today at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Negros Occidental is well represented this season with eight volleybelles, while Bacolod City came in at second with six, …
Luis Pablo transfers to DLSU Green Archers
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Manuel Antonio “Luis” Pablo is moving back to the De La Salle University Green Archers after spending a UAAP season with the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons. Pablo, who has roots from Bacolod City, stated that his decision to move to the Green Archers was due to his …
Jeron Teng ‘blessed’ to win first PBA title with San Miguel
Just like his father Alvin, Jeron Teng is now a PBA champion. The 6-foot-2 former De La Salle Green University star only logged five minutes during San Miguel Beermen’s (SMB) victory over the Magnolia Hotshots in the 2023-2024 Commissioner’s Cup Finals Game 6, but Teng was just ecstatic that he finally won a title …
Enough forces; Lacson: Army will maintain presence in NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Army will maintain its presence in Negros Occidental even as the New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts have been dismantled, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson confirmed. Lacson made the statement after reports surfaced that the Army would shift some of their battalions from Negros to dismantle the two weakened NPA …
Comelec: Voter registrants in NegOcc almost 4,600
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Occidental revealed yesterday that the number of registrants during the first three days of voter registration for the 2025 midterm elections has reached almost 4,600. Comelec-NegOcc elections supervisor Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria noted that even though they noticed a drop in registrants …
20 centenarians in NegOcc receive P100-K cash gift
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A total of 20 centenarians in Negros Occidental have received a P100,000 tax-free cash gifts from the provincial government in 2023. Data from the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office (PSWDO) revealed that the 20 centenarians are from the cities of Kabankalan, Cadiz, Talisay, Sagay, La Carlota, Bago, Silay, and …
30 ISFs assured of relocation site
By Mae Singuay At least 30 informal settler families (ISFs) in Bacolod City’s Barangay 12 have been assured of a relocation site, as the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) ratified the deed of absolute sale of a private property. During their regular session on Wednesday, February 14, the SP ratified the agreement signed between Mayor Alfredo …
Rebel remnants in Negros Island urged to surrender
The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID) reiterated its call for the remaining communist rebels in Negros Island to surrender as more former rebels have received benefits from the government on their path to reintegration. All five guerrilla fronts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in both Negros provinces have …
P25/kilo rice reaches more households in Negros Occidental
More households are availing of the P25 per kilogram (kg) rice in Negros Occidental. On Wednesday afternoon, February 14, the “Bigasan ng Bayan” went to Pulupandan town, where 450 residents each availed five kg of rice sold by farmers from the Federation of Irrigators Association of Central Negros-Bago River Irrigation System (FIACN-BRIS). As a …