Mayor Janice Degamo of Pamplona town in Negros Oriental thanked the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its commitment to help solve the assassination case of her husband, Governor Roel Degamo. The mayor met with DOJ officials in Manila ahead of the scheduled pre-trial of the murder charges. Degamo said the cancellation of the passport of …
Monthly Archives: February 2024
PLDT prevails over Nxled in PVL All-Filipino Conference
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The PLDT High Speed Hitters hacked out a 25-17, 25-23 and 25-22 straight-set victory over the Nxled Chameleons in the PVL 1st All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday night, February 27. Despite struggling to finish off the Chameleons, the High Speed Hitters came through with timely …
Kiefer Ravena struggles offensively as Shiga beats Koshigaya
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kiefer Ravena struggled with a season-low performance as the Shiga Lakes secured an 85-72 victory over the Koshigaya Alphas in Japan B.League Division 2 at the Shiga Daihatsu Arena. The Iloilo City-native ended up with just one point, missing all of his five field goal attempts, to go with four rebounds, …
How Gilas will prepare for the Olympic qualifiers
Tim Cone’s new iteration of Gilas Pilipinas passed its first test with flying colors, having swept Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers’ first window. But now that the final buzzer has sounded, the celebrations have ended and the praises — even from their biggest critics — have been expressed, …
Probe begins; CHR starts investigation into recent northern Negros clashes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has already begun its investigation into the recent encounters between government forces and suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members in northern Negros. CHR-Negros Occidental head Vincent Parra said the probe that they are conducting is specifically centered on the two fatalities from the encounters — …
Noise and seafarer’s hearing loss
By Dennis Gorecho Hearing loss is a serious medical condition for a seafarer as it impacts his physical and economic well-being. A seafarer’s hearing loss may be caused or aggravated by his working environment, like noise entitling him to disability benefits. In the case of OSM Maritime Services vs. Nelson Go (GR 238128, February 17, 2021), the medically repatriated seafarer was diagnosed with …
Conversion a continuing affair
By Fr. Roy Cimagala What can we learn from the parable Christ told the chief priests and the elders of the people, about a father with two sons whom he asked to work in the vineyard? (cfr. 21:28-32) The first son at first said “no,” but later on changed his mind and went to the …
El Niño crop damage in NegOcc now at P24.9-M
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The crop damage caused by the ongoing dry conditions due to the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental is now at P24.9 million, the latest evaluation report from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed yesterday. The OPA said 539 hectares of farmland, the majority of which are …
SSS-Bacolod issues show-cause order vs. 14 delinquent employers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Social Security System (SSS) in Bacolod City issued show-cause orders against 14 delinquent employers in the city, as part of their Run After Contribution Evaders campaign. Dr. Lilani Benedian, SSS Visayas West 1 Division vice president, said the delinquent employers failed to remit a total of P6.4 million …
Bacolod extends old PWD IDs validity until April 30
By Mae Singuay The Bacolod City government has extended the validity of the previously-issued persons with disability identification cards (PWD IDs) until April 30. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said business establishments can still accept old PWD IDs until April 30, and they can call the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD) through their …