Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 40 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 126-110 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals yesterday (Philippine time). Brown was 14-of-27 from the floor and made 8-of-11 free throws. Boston had a 13-point lead after three …
Monthly Archives: May 2024
‘Why penalize us?’ Power Watch Negros slams electricity rate hike, calls for accountability
By JEN BAYLON Power Watch Negros (PWN) Secretary-General Wennie Sancho expressed his disgust over high power generation charges being shouldered by consumers due to price increases in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) following the series of red and yellow alerts on the power grids. “Why penalize consumers by making them pay for the …
A golden celebration of Philippine Heritage
By Ignacio Bunye In 1981, an extraordinary discovery was made in the province of Surigao, unearthing a treasure trove of pre-colonial gold artifacts. This significant find marked a pivotal moment in the recognition and preservation of the Philippines’ rich cultural heritage. As expected, the discovery triggered a mad scramble for the treasure. Fortunately, after …
We should channel God’s Trinitarian life in our lives
By Fr. Roy Cimagala With the celebration of the Solemnity of the Blessed Trinity, what we are reminded of is the truth of our faith that we too have to pattern our life after the Trinitarian life of God. In other words, that our life should also be Trinitarian, channeling the very forces of …
NegOcc guv shares water security plan experience in Bali forum
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson shared the experience of the provincial government in integrated water security planning at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, May 22. “This is to report how, through the United States Agency for International Development [USAID], we have come up with a water security plan, …
NPA remnant killed, weapons recovered in northern Negros clash
A remnant of the dismantled Northern Negros Front of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a clash with joint government troops in Barangay Cambayobo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Wednesday afternoon, May 22. The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID), in a report yesterday, identified the fatality as Jeje Redobles, whose body the …
Man takes own life after hacking partner, 4 kids
By JEN BAYLON A man took his own life after he hacked his live-in partner and four children in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City on Wednesday night, May 22. Kabankalan police chief Captain Joelan Vinzon said 36-year-old Eumil Francisco, allegedly suffering from a nervous breakdown, hacked his two daughters, two sons and 36-year-old live-in partner …
NegOr LGUs activate price coordinating bodies amid state of calamity
Some local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental have convened and activated their Local Price Coordinating Councils (LPCCs) to ensure full implementation of the price freeze, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Dumaguete City said yesterday. DTI-Negros Oriental provincial director Nimfa Virtucio told the Philippine News Agency that the LGUs are mandated to …
Arnie Teves camp denies reports of looming deportation
The camp of former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. denied reports that the former lawmaker would soon be deported out of Timor-Leste. A report on State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, citing information from Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, said Teves’ application for political asylum was denied and that he would be deported within …
Solar streetlights enhance safety, promote RE in remote Negros village
Barangay Canlusong, the farthest village in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, is harnessing solar power to light up its roads at night with assistance from the government’s PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) Program funded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Some 53 solar-powered streetlights worth P1.22 million, installed along the pathway from …