The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDDRMC) on Monday, April 29, approved a resolution recommending that Iloilo province be placed under a state of calamity due to the El Niño phenomenon. “We need a declaration so that we can access more funds for El Niño adjustment measures. The declaration of the state …
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Bacolod Tay Tung rules St. Joseph-La Salle volley league
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts clinched the championship in the 1st St. Joseph School-La Salle Volleyball League held recently at the St. Joseph High School Gym in Bacolod City. The Thunderbolts’ 12-Under squad captured the inaugural championship following a 27-25, 25-11 straight set victory against the San Carlos …
San Miguel Beermen to retire Arwind Santos’ jersey
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Miguel Beermen will be retiring Arwind Santos’ jersey no. 29 during their PBA Philippine Cup game against the Blackwater Bossing at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City this afternoon. Beermen team manager Gee Abanilla said the jersey retirement of Santos was the franchise’s way of giving back to …
Nuggets’ Jamal Murray eliminates Lakers with late hoop
Jamal Murray hit a 14-footer with four seconds left to send the host Denver Nuggets to the NBA Western Conference semifinals with a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series yesterday (Philippine time). The second-seeded Nuggets won the best-of-seven series, 4-1, and will face the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals beginning Saturday, …