By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters secured their breakthrough win in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup after a 100-85 triumph over the Phoenix Fuel Masters at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Sunday, March 17. Rookie Adrian Nocum led the way with 28 points, including five three-point conversions, to …
Monthly Archives: March 2024
UP survives Adamson’s 2nd half flurry in men’s football
Alfonso Gonzalez emerged as the University of the Philippines’ (UP) hero in their 3-2 escape over Adamson University at the UP-Diliman Football Field on Sunday, March 17. In their final game of the first round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s football tournament, the Fighting Maroons built a three-goal cushion at the half, but …
‘Not isolated case’; Water crisis grips Himamaylan, over 15-K residents affected
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga and Jen Baylon More than 15,000 residents from 11 barangays in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City are grappling with the severe water shortage due to the scorching heatwave. In a radio interview over the weekend, Joefil Sombilon, head of the Himamaylan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office’s Research and Planning Section, …
Solon hopes NIR bill will reach president’s office in April
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A lawmaker in Negros Occidental is expecting that the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill will reach the office of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in April. In a press conference over the weekend, 3rd District Congressman Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez hoped the NIR bill would no longer pass through the …
Grassfire near Kanlaon Volcano ‘intentional’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga and Jen Baylon A grassfire which affected 35 hectares of forest land at the foot of the Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday night, March 14, may have been intentionally set. An investigation is now being conducted as to what caused the blaze. In a radio interview, Engineer Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya, …
DOH-6 confirms 2 cases of ‘whooping’ cough in WV
By Jen Baylon The Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6) has recorded two cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in the region. Based on DOH-6’s Morbidity Week 10 report, covering March 3 to 9, they recorded a total of 18 suspected pertussis cases, with two cases being laboratory-confirmed. DOH data also revealed …
CPD: 2.2% fertility rate in W. Visayas shows women in control
The 2.2 percent fertility rate in Western Visayas is an indication that women have a voice in the number of children they want, and they have access to family planning services. In the 1970s, the average was six children and women could not achieve their desired number due to unmet needs, according to Harold …
Iloilo City gov’t says drug situation not alarming; anti-drug ops on
The Iloilo City government does not consider the drug situation alarming amid the confiscation of a huge volume of illegal drugs by authorities during sting operations. “What is important is that our police officers are alert and operations continue. We will continue to support our police,” Mayor Jerry Treñas said in a follow-up interview. He …
Over P16.28-M aid released to disaster-hit families in W. Visayas
Agencies under the response committee of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDDRRM) have released P16.28 million in relief assistance to victims of various disasters that happened in Western Visayas this first quarter of 2024. In a report during the RDRRMC first quarter full council meeting held virtually on Friday, March 15, the …
Terrafirma rallies past Blackwater in PBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Juan Miguel Tiongson converted a go-ahead triple as the Terrafirma Dyip scored a 92-91 victory over the Blackwater Bossing in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night, March 16. Down by as much as 19 points early in the third quarter, the Dyip slowly clawed …