Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo welcomed the signing of the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act into law on June 13, saying that Dumaguete is ready to host the regional offices in the city. Remollo said he has already allocated lots for free to some national agencies and offered the remaining lots to regional …
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Bago City starts trash-to-cash program to reduce plastic waste
The City of Bago in Negros Occidental launched a community-based waste-to-cash program to reduce plastic waste as part of its activities for the observance of Environment Month this June. Vice Mayor Ramon Torres said yesterday that the launch of the “Aling Tindera Plastic Waste to Cash” in Barangays Ma-ao and Poblacion, in partnership with …
NFA starts palay procurement to ramp up NegOr buffer stock
The National Food Authority (NFA) in Negros Oriental has started its procurement of palay to bolster the province’s current buffer stock, an official said yesterday. Emily Diputado, NFA-Negros Oriental officer-in-charge-manager, told the Philippine News Agency that some rice farmers in the province harvested some yield despite the long drought triggered by the El Niño …
NegOr gives free antigen test kits amid perceived rise in COVID cases
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Negros Oriental is providing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapid antigen test (RAT) kits for free amid a perceived rise in cases in recent weeks, an official said on Tuesday, June 18. PHO chief Dr. Liland Estacion said reports from various hospitals and health centers in the province point …
Davao Occidental survives Negros in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Davao Occidental Tigers-Cocolife survived a late run by the Negros Muscovados for a 67-64 victory in the 2024 MPBL Season at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in Pampanga on Tuesday night, June 18. The Tigers were holding to a 58-48 lead after a basket by Kelly Nabong, but …
Bacolod Tay Tung 12-U captures volley league crown
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School 12-and-under Thunderbolts claimed the crown in the Grandest One-Day League Open Volleyball Tournament which recently took place in Negros Oriental’s Guihulngan City. The 12-and-under Thunderbolts, handled by head coach Roberto Calamba Jr., bested the Don Pelagio Villegas Memorial Elementary School in the championship match. …
Tatum: Past pain inspired Celtics
Jayson Tatum said the bitter sting of past postseason defeats powered the Boston Celtics to their record-breaking 18th NBA championship title against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday, June 18 (Philippine time). The 26-year-old Celtics star produced a masterful 31-point performance as Boston completed a 4-1 series triumph with a resounding 106-88 victory. The win …
Illegal POGO ops? BCPO: No evidence of alleged POGO operations in Bacolod
By JEN BAYLON The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) clarified that there is no presence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the city, dispelling rumors and concerns from residents and local business owners. BCPO administrative officer Colonel Ronnie Brillo said they received a directive from the Philippine National Police headquarters regarding POGO operations, but …
Giant Philippine flag in the Independence Day parade in New York
By Dennis Gorecho NEW YORK — A huge Philippine flag, estimated to be 25 feet by 50 feet, was one of the highlights of the parade in celebration of the country’s 126th Independence Day on Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Considered as the world’s largest Philippine Independence Day celebration outside Manila, this year’s parade fell on June 2, 2024 (it is traditionally held on the first …
Despite whatever, we will always have peace
By Fr. Roy Cimagala That’s right. Whatever be the situation and condition of our life, we can still manage to have peace. Why? Because Christ himself reassured us of it. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you,” he said. (John 14:27) If we truly have faith in Christ, we know that …