By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo Giants, represented by Hua Siong College of Iloilo Red Phoenix, emerged as champions in the 2024 WVRAA Meet secondary boys basketball tournament at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Gym in Bacolod City on Monday, May 6. Jid Locsin continued his stellar showing for the Giants, tallying a …
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Ilonggo booters bag WVRAA Meet elem boys football title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iloilo Giants, represented by Barotac Nuevo Central Elementary School, took home the crown in the 2024 WVRAA Meet elementary boys football event in Bacolod City on Monday night, May 6. The Ilonggo elementary boys booters emerged on top following a 3-0 domination of Negros Occidental in a one-game championship …
Wolves demolish Nuggets, head home up 2-0
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Anthony Edwards also had 27 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets, 106-80, to take a 2-0 lead in an NBA Western Conference semifinal series yesterday (Philippine time). Minnesota won without center Rudy Gobert, who was away from the team for the birth of his first child. The Timberwolves, …
Negative results; 3 persons of interest in cop’s murder negative for gunpowder residue
By JEN BAYLON The three persons of interest in the murder of a police officer in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City have been tested negative in the paraffin tests, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) said yesterday. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Captain Judesses Catalogo said Staff Sergeant Lernie Alacha’s live-in partner and two children, including a seven-year-old boy who reportedly shot …
Working for the welfare of all workers
By Sonny Angara For the month of January 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a decrease in the number of unemployed Filipinos. According to the PSA, there were 2.15 million unemployed Filipinos, down from the 2.38 million recorded over the same period in 2023. This is good news and a reflection of the strength …
BTAO head faces 5-day suspension for ‘light offenses’
By JEN BAYLON Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) head Patrick Lacson now faces a five-day suspension due to “light administrative offenses,” City Legal Office (CLO) head Romeo Carlos Ting, Jr. said yesterday. Ting said Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez had already signed a memorandum to suspend Lacson, after two notices to explain were issued by the CLO. …
My life’s epigram: ‘Stay driven yet grounded’
By Herman M. Lagon “Stay driven yet grounded.” Such is a simple phrase, but it has given me direction and comfort amid life’s chaos, when dreams fly and reality bites. This personally crafted epigram has been my compass for the past decades; it is the product of my years spent reflecting as a lay collaborator …
El Niño agri damage in NegOcc now P214-M
By JEN BAYLON The agricultural damage due to drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon in Negros Occidental has now reached P214 million, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) reported yesterday. The latest OPA report, as of May 3, revealed that damages to rice crops are now at P206,336,070, while losses to corn …
Negros Occidental calls for exhibitors in renewable energy expo
The Negros Occidental provincial government on Monday, May 6, announced the opening of participation for exhibitors in the Renewable Energy Week Expo on May 20 to 22. The activity is part of the 1st Renewable Energy Week of the province set on May 20 to 24 at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central Activity Center …
Bacolod City to get 2 more municipal trial courts
Two more branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCCs) will soon be created under the 6th Judicial Region in Bacolod City through the proposed legislation authored by Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya. House Bill (HB) 8255, aimed to ensure the speedy disposition of cases and to unclog court dockets, is sponsored in …