By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Miguel Beermen relied on an endgame breakaway to stave off the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 117-107, in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at the Dasmariñas Arena in Dasmariñas, Cavite on Wednesday night, May 22. Holding to a slim 99-97 lead with over six minutes …
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Negrense Canino counting on Pinoy’s support for Alas Pilipinas
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Angel Canino is counting on the Filipino volleyball fans’ support for the Alas Pilipinas in their matches in the 2024 AVC Women’s Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. According to the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers star, the presence of the hometown fans will …
Luka Doncic helps Mavs take down Wolves in Game 1
Luka Doncic scored 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 108-105 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals yesterday (Philippine time) in Minneapolis. Kyrie Irving added 30 points on 12-for-23 shooting for Dallas. Daniel Gafford (10 points, nine rebounds) and Dereck …
Clarifications sought; Silay SP seeks clarification on P1.2-B bulk water project
By JEN BAYLON The Silay Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is seeking clarification into the implications of the proposed Negros Occidental provincial government’s bulk water supply project from its proponents. Silay Vice Mayor Thomas Ledesma said the city council is not opposing the project, but rather needs clarification on the project’s certain aspects. “We’re not against this. We …
Tongue scraping
By Dr. Joseph Lim Brushing or scraping the tongue helps rid bacteria in the mouth. As in many things in life, there is a downside to the beneficial effects of tongue scraping. And it has something to do with bacteria in the oral microbiome. The microbiome is a “community” of microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, benign …
Breaking chains
By Herman M. Lagon The House of Representatives’ recent passage of the Absolute Divorce Bill (House Bill 9349) on second reading has reignited the national divorce discussion. This critical milestone, reached by voice voting in a plenary session, moves the nation closer to giving couples stuck in unworkable marriages a legal option. My two-part series …
DA-6: Cloud seeding ops in NegOcc possible next week
By JEN BAYLON The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas (DA-6) said there is a possibility to conduct cloud seeding operations in Negros Occidental next week to mitigate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon on crops. DA-6 Executive Director Engineer Jose Albert Barrogo said yesterday they observed the presence of seedable clouds in some parts of the …
Northern Negros LGU, Army strengthen alliance for peace
The municipality of Calatrava and the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) in Negros Occidental have strengthened their alliance for peace in the wake of the series of killings perpetrated by the New People’s Army (NPA) in the northern Negros locality. First Lt. Dan Carlo Samoza, civil-military operations officer of 79IB, said yesterday that …
New central Negros power distributor seen to start operation by Q3
Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC), the joint venture partner of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco), is expected to start operation by the third quarter this year after the Senate approved its franchise on the third and final reading on Monday, May 20. “The earliest would be about a month and a half, the fastest …
2 dead in motorcycle crash
By JEN BAYLON Two individuals died after their motorcycle crashed into a parked mini-truck at Barangay Cartagena in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City on Tuesday night, May 21. Sipalay police chief, Colonel Fernando Somblingo, Jr. identified the fatalities as village residents 21-year-old Adrian Paulino and his 15-year-old companion. Somblingo said the minor was driving the motorcycle when they hit the mini-truck at 11:35 p.m. The …