The Bacolod City government is gearing up for the staging of the Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games 2024 Visayas Regional Qualifying Leg on May 26 to June 1, an event seen to boost the position of Bacolod as a sports tourism destination. On Monday, May 6, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Major …
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Dumaguete warns boarding houses used for ‘indecent acts’
The Dumaguete City government on Monday, May 6, warned owners and operators of boarding and lodging houses of facing possible cases and closures should they fail to immediately secure business permits. Phoebe Tan, chair of the city’s Anti-Indecency Board (AIB), said more than 20 boarding houses were inspected last week and most of them had …
DepEd: Ensure safety of learners, teachers in end-of-school-year rites
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, May 6, urged school heads to ensure the safety of learners and teachers in the upcoming end-of-school-year (EOSY) moving up and graduation ceremonies amid the high heat index in various parts of the country that is expected to persist until the end of May. “If possible, these will …
NegOcc dominates Iloilo, keeps WVRAA volley crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Occidental renewed its mastery over Iloilo with a dominant 25-19, 25-12, 25-9 triumph in the finals of the WVRAA Meet secondary girls’ volleyball tournament at the Montalbo Gym in Bacolod City yesterday. Rhose Viane Almendralejo anchored the Negros Occidental-represented Bacolod Tay Tung High School’s offense in the entire qualification tournament …
UST dethrones DLSU, enters UAAP women’s volley finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Tigresses dethroned the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers with a 25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-7 victory in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball semifinals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, May 5. Angeline Poyos spearheaded …
Mitchell-led Cavs rally from 18 down, win series over Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 106-94 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 7 of their first-round series yesterday (Philippine time). Mitchell, who scored 17 points in the third quarter, made 15-of-17 free-throw attempts and added nine rebounds and five assists. …
‘Unconstitutional;’ Dumaguete diocese: NIR bill should be rejected for being ill-conceived
By JEN BAYLON The Diocese of Dumaguete said the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill is unconstitutional, as they renewed their appeal to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. not to sign the bill into law. In their second letter to Marcos dated April 29, the diocese, headed by Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortes, urged the President to review …
Marcos vs. Duterte
By Ade S. Fajardo Vice President Sara Duterte’s “no comment” on the simmering West Philippine Sea issue drew flak from certain groups, with Akbayan declaring that they are “the most traitorous two words uttered by the second highest leader of the land.” President Bongbong Marcos has defended her silence because it is “not the role …
Doing good attracts more customers
By Fr. Roy Cimagala This is, of course, a common phenomenon. When we do good, we will attract more customers and favor-seekers. When we give some favors to some people, there is always a tendency that more people will come begging for the same favors. We need to be prepared to complicate our life. This …
Bacolod braces for La Niña
By JEN BAYLON The Bacolod City government will conduct declogging operations on drainage systems and rehabilitation of flood control structures in preparation for the La Niña phenomenon. Officials from the state weather bureau Pagasa, in a meeting with city government officials on Friday, May 3, said La Niña is expected to develop between June …