By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Sander Severino settled for a runner-up finish in the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) World Chess Championships held recently in Gyumri, Armenia. The Negros Occidental’s Silay City-native Severino failed to clinch the gold medal after faltering in the ninth and final round against International Master Andrei Gurbanov of …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Delgaco looks to overcome odds in q’finals of Olympic rowing
Filipina rower Joanie Delgaco knows the odds are against her in the quarterfinals of the women’s single sculls in the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. One of only four Asian rowers to advance to the quarterfinals, Delgaco is in Heat 3 along with some of the top contenders for the podium …
Petecio, Marcial look to surpass Tokyo feats in Paris Games
Filipino boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial opened their campaign in the Paris Olympics yesterday (Philippine time), both looking to improve upon their achievements in the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021. Petecio, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, faces India’s Jaismine Lamboria in the women’s 57 kilogram Round-of-32. Lamboria, a Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, secured …
Charges readied; Police prepare theft raps vs. suspects behind stolen painting
Authorities are preparing theft charges to be filed against the suspects who stole National Artist Fernando Amorsolo’s painting from the Hofileña Museum in Negros Occidental’s Silay City earlier this month. Silay police chief, Colonel Mark Anthony Darroca said the lawyer of the Hofileña family and the police had a meeting to discuss the filing of …
Using technology for good
By Sonny Angara The Philippine National Police reported a rise in cybercrime cases during the first quarter of 2024. According to the police’s Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG), there were 4,469 cases recorded from January to March of 2024. This was an increase of almost 22 percent from the 3,668 cases over the same period in 2023. …
Future-proofing our careers
By Herman M. Lagon In late 2016, I was privileged to attend the World Educational Leadership Summit at the Kallang Theater in Singapore. Dr. Eric Mazur, the esteemed dean of the Physics Department at Harvard University, said these immortal words: “Failure to innovate is to become obsolete, irrelevant and useless.” As we think about the …
2 NegOcc hospitals reach full capacity
By JEN BAYLON The Alfredo E. Marañon Sr. Memorial District Hospital (AEMSMDH) in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City and Cauayan District Hospital have reached full capacity and are temporarily unable to accept new patients. Both hospitals issued an advisory following the surge in the number of patients arriving at their emergency room and wards since July 27, exceeding their …
Ombudsman junks raps vs. E.B. Magalona mayor, others
The Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the criminal and administrative cases filed against E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon and other municipal officials and employees. The dismissal order, dated February 2, was signed by Ombudsman graft investigation and prosecution officer Emilyn Cristina Castillo, with recommended approval from Assistant Ombudsman Pilarita Lapitan in Quezon City. Those …
W. Visayas schools welcome over 1.4-M learners
Schools in Western Visayas welcomed 1,409,134 learners from basic elementary education to senior high school as 2024-2025 academic year officially started yesterday. Hernani Escullar Jr., information officer of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas, said the number was only 70 percent of the total enrollment recorded during the previous school year at 2,012,930. …
Bacolod City launches anti-rabies, animal welfare campaign in schools
The Bacolod City Veterinary Office (CVO) launched the “Libre Kapon and Bakuna” or free neuter and vaccination program to protect students and teachers against rabies and promote animal welfare in public schools. Dr. John Michael Cabuguason, the assistant city veterinarian, said yesterday that they conducted the pilot activity last week at Negros Occidental High School …