PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial has issued a stern warning to Magnolia forward Calvin Abueva following his recent antics both on and off the court. In an interview with reporters before Game 3 of the 2023-2024 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals on Wednesday night, February 7, Marcial said Abueva might get banned again from the league …
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Sherwin Lucas Promoted to Area General Manager across two Park Inn by Radisson hotels in Iloilo and Bacolod
Sherwin Lucas has been appointed Area General Manager for Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod and Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo. Prior to his promotion to Area General Manager, Sherwin was the General Manager of Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod since 2021, during which the hotel achieved various milestones such as receiving the Department of Tourism …
‘Waiting game’; Unifed lashes out Sugar Council, claims no importation plan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The United Sugar Producers Federation (Unifed) has lashed out at the Sugar Council, as they claimed that there was no proposal to import additional sugar to address low millgate prices. Unifed president Manuel Lamata responded to the Sugar Council’s recent statement in their opposition to another government intervention program where traders …
NegOcc gov’t readies aid for El Niño-hit farmers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental provincial government is readying financial assistance for farmers affected by the El Niño phenomenon. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he instructed provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz to look for a fund source for the aid. Lacson has also set the parameters to the Office of the Provincial …
Residential fire leaves P1.5-M damage
By Jen Baylon A residential fire at Purok Kagaykay in Bacolod City’s Barangay 2 yesterday afternoon left an estimated P1.5 million worth of damage, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bacolod said. BFP-Bacolod commander, Senior Fire Officer Jereck Barbas, said ten houses were destroyed while two suffered damage during the blaze. There were …
NPA ‘rebel’ nabbed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspected insurgent of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested following a joint law enforcement operation at Barangay Buenavista in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Tuesday, February 6. The Himamaylan police and the Philippine Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion (94IB) identified the suspected rebel as 47-year-old Elmer Quillano, also known …
Once the hotbed of insurgency, Tamlang Valley in Negros Oriental to become Central Visayas growth area
The Tamlang Valley Sustainable Agriculture for Growth and Resiliency Project (TVSAGRP) is expected to be implemented this year with an initial budget of over P1.4 billion. The budget will be taken from the general fund of the regional line government agencies involved in the project. Tamlang Valley encompasses the shared borders of the towns of …
MPBL to allow more ex-pros in 2024 season
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) will expand the number of former professional basketball players a team can sign in the 2024 season, which will begin on March 16. The league stated that each of the 29 participating teams can sign as many ex-pro players as they can for their …
Negrense James Yap to join Blackwater
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense guard James Yap is set to join the Blackwater Bossing less than a month after being granted a release by his former team, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. The Negros Occidental’s Escalante City-native has chosen the Diocelso Sy-owned franchise after reportedly gaining interest from at least three PBA …
NUNS Bullpups close in on UAAP boys’ volleyball crown
National University-Nazareth School (NUNS) is one game away from reclaiming the UAAP boys’ volleyball crown. This, after the Bullpups came away with a hard-earned 39-37, 26-24, 22-25, 25-21 victory over University of the East (UE) in Game 1 of their best-of-three Season 86 finals series at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City …