The Gilas Pilipinas Women absorbed their second defeat in the 43rd William Jones Cup, after failing to complete a comeback against Japan, 85-83, in Taiwan on Monday, July 8. They moved down to 1-2 in the standings, while the Japanese remained unbeaten in three games. Afril Bernardino starred for the Philippines yet again, putting …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Trail of destruction: Armyworm infestation wreaks havoc on crops in 15 NegOcc LGUs
By JEN BAYLON The severe infestation of armyworms has struck 15 local government units in Negros Occidental, affecting 1,429 farmers and leaving a trail of destruction on crops. According to data from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), a total of 923.5 hectares of sugarcane and corn fields in 75 barangays have been affected by …
Supporting the growth of the creatives sector
By Sonny Angara The Pulitzer Prizes are considered among the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious awards for the fields of journalism, books, drama, and music. This year we saw three Filipinas who were among the finalists of the Pulitzer for journalism: New York Times contributor Hannah Reyes Morales for feature photography; and …
Voices in education
By Herman M. Lagon “Mga Munting Tinig (Small Voices),” a 2002 film that delves deep into our state of education, begins with a scene that resonates with many. As an idealistic music teacher, Alessandra de Rossi (Melinda) asks an older teacher why she chose to become a teacher. The experienced teacher’s response reveals a …
Lacson: Show-cause order an ‘opportunity’ to explain sides
By JEN BAYLON The issuance of a show-cause order against some employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government is an opportunity for them to explain their side. This was clarified by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday, following the issuance of show-cause orders to a department head and two executive assistants at the Capitol. “It may …
New major roads to open more growth centers in Bacolod City
Major road projects funded by the national government, particularly the more than P7 billion Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway (BANOCEH), are seen to create more growth centers in Bacolod City. Bacolod City Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya, who helped facilitate the implementation of the modern road network, said according to the Department of Public Works …
NAC starts accepting amnesty applications of Negros ex-rebels
The National Amnesty Commission (NAC), through the Local Amnesty Board (LAB) in Bacolod City, is accepting amnesty applications from former rebels in Negros Island and the neighboring provinces of Siquijor, Bohol and Cebu this week. The five-day processing of enrollment, which started yesterday, is being held at Bacolod City College. The acceptance of applications came …
NegOcc equips barangay VAW desk officers with communication devices
The Negros Occidental provincial government is providing basic mobile phone units to barangay violence against women (BVAW) desk officers in all 601 villages of the province to boost response and referral of cases. The first batch of recipients were the 117 BVAW desk officers in six local government units of the fifth district, including the …
Gov’t employee shot dead
An employee of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) was shot to death by still unidentified individuals at Barangay Mambaroto in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City yesterday morning. The victim was identified as 57-year-old Andre Maria Pajarillo, a senior agrarian reform technologist of DAR-Sipalay, and a resident of Candoni town’s Barangay East Proper. An initial …
Sustained anti-insurgency ops bar NPA’s recovery, recruitment efforts
Counter-insurgency operations continue in Negros Oriental against the communist New People’s Army (NPA) to prevent the recruitment of new members or the recovery of dismantled guerilla fronts, an official said yesterday. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said that the latest combat operations resulted in the recovery of an …