By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Creamline Cool Smashers started their title defense with a hard-fought 34-36, 25-23, 25-22, 25-15 victory over the Farm Fresh Foxies in the PVL 1st All-Filipino Conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night, February 24. Jeanette Panaga stepped up offensively for the defending champion Cool Smashers with 12 points, …
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Obiena resets Asian Indoor record in Berlin triumph
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena picked up his second gold medal in less than a week after his record-setting performance in the ISTAF Indoor Berlin in Germany on Saturday, February 24 (Philippine time). Obiena, the world’s no. 2 ranked pole vaulter, finished the competition in 5.93 meters to break …
NU escapes Ateneo in 5 sets for first win in UAAP
National University (NU) needed five sets to tally their first win in UAAP Season 86. This, after the Lady Bulldogs outlasted Ateneo de Manila University, 25-17, 24-26, 26-28, 25-19, 15-7, in the league’s women’s volleyball tournament on Saturday, February 24, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Former rookie-MVP Bella Belen finished …
Over 400 evacuated; Toboso, Escalante residents flee homes amid airstrikes vs. NPA
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga More than 400 residents in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town and Escalante City were evacuated as the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) performed airstrikes against remnants of the dismantled New People’s Army (NPA) on Thursday night, February 22. Lt. Colonel Jjay Javines, 3rd Infantry Division spokesperson, said they called for the Philippine …
Comelec-6: Voter registration sees strong start
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Commission on Elections in Western Visayas (Comelec-6) said its voter registration campaign kicked off with a promising start, registering approximately 21,000 applicants in the first two weeks. “We are encouraged by the initial turnout, and we anticipate further increases as there is ample time remaining. The figures are …
Negros Occidental installs solar base radios in critical watersheds
The Negros Occidental Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) has installed solar-powered very high frequency (VHF) base radio sets in all eight critical watersheds across the province. The radio communication infrastructure is set up in the areas of Ilog-Hilabangan, Southern Cauayan, Daat, Pangiplan, Himoga-an, Sipalay and Imbang-Malogo with one unit each, as well as in …
Farmer stabbed deadFarmer stabbed dead
By Jen Baylon A farmer was stabbed to death at Barangay Mahalang in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City early yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as 31-year-old Emmanuel Talaman, a resident of the village’s Sitio Velez, while the suspect was 43-year-old driver, Ronnie Pagayunan, a resident of Purok Proper. An investigation said Talaman was walking …
AFP chief hopeful of ‘total victory’ vs. NPA in Visayas by yearend
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner, Jr. directed the Visayas Command (Viscom) to continue with their operations to eliminate the threat of communist insurgency. Brawner made the directive after visiting the Viscom headquarters in Cebu and the 301st Infantry Brigade in Iloilo on Thursday, February 22, the AFP said in …
Two alert list orders issued vs. Teves —DOJ
Two alert list orders have been issued against former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr., the alleged mastermind in the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday, February 22. According to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, the alert list orders will restrict the former lawmaker’s movement …
Tourism sector to promote coffee farming in Negros Oriental
The Negros Oriental Hotel, Resort and Restaurants Association (NOHRRA) is helping develop local farmers by producing and marketing specialty coffee. NOHRRA president Royani Dy said an expert in coffee roasting, Rolando Mirondo of Triad Coffee Roasters from Cagayan de Oro, has offered to assist the coffee farmers in Canlaon City. “Some local government units …