A man died after his motorcycle crashed into a passenger bus at Barangay To-oy in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Sunday, June 30. Police identified the fatality as 41-year-old Hernan Panaligan, a resident of the city’s Barangay III -Poblacion. City police chief, Lt. Colonel Anthony Grande, said Panaligan was on his way home when …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
NegOr aims to reduce stunted, wasted kids aged 0-59 months
Negros Oriental is gearing up to further reduce the stunting and wasting rates among children aged zero to 59 months this year, an official said yesterday. At the opening of the 50th Nutrition Month celebration in July, Provincial Health Office chief Dr. Liland Estacion said one of their biggest challenges is to address the …
Canlaon City ‘back to normal’ after Mt. Kanlaon eruption
Life in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental has returned to normal after the June 3 eruption of Mt. Kanlaon. “We are back to normal now and in the process of helping our people bounce back after the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano,” Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas said on Friday, June 28. Cardenas thanked President Ferdinand R. …
Bacolodnon Fajardo, Gilas U-18 promoted to Division A
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon Ava Fajardo and the Gilas Pilipinas U-18 girls basketball team earned their FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup Division A promotion after their perfect run in Division B. Fajardo unloaded 10 markers as the Philippine girls basketball team scored a 95-64 rout of Lebanon in the championship game at the …
Tough Bacolod golf course serves as a lesson for Gotiong
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Dominique “Apple” Gotiong admitted that her recent ICTSI-Junior Philippine Golf Tour (JPGT) Visayas series campaign at the tough Bacolod Golf and Country Club (BGCC) course was a learning experience for her. According to the 16-year-old Gotiong, the tough challenge on the Bacolod golf course last week helped her refine her …
PH falls to Spain, drops to 0-2 in FIBA U17 World Cup
The Gilas Pilipinas Under-17 men’s basketball team absorbed another defeat in the 2024 FIBA Basketball U17 World Cup. This, after the Philippines fell to Spain, 96-34, during their group stage faceoff, late Sunday evening, June 30 (Manila time) at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Turkey. Bonn Ervin Daja was the lone double-digit scorer for …
Adequate supply, Confed: No basis to import sugar, supply enough until next milling season
By JEN BAYLON The Confederation of Sugarcane Producers Association (Confed) has expressed surprise and concern over the government’s plan to import 200,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar in September, citing a lack of basis for the proposal. In his letter to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., Confed president Aurelio Gerardo Valderrama, Jr. said a report …
Is gov’t paying lip service to human rights?
By Ade S. Fajardo The House of Representatives committee on human rights is now holding hearings on the thousands of deaths that resulted from the drug war implemented by the Duterte administration. The House appears to have risen from a stupor. It used to kowtow to the wishes of the former President, even participating in …
Conversion a continuing affair
By Fr. Roy Cimagala What can we learn from the parable Christ told the chief priests and the elders of the people, about a father with two sons whom he asked to work in the vineyard? (cfr. 21, 28-32) The first son at first said no, but later on changed his mind and went to …
DepEd-6 warns public schools vs. collecting fees
By JEN BAYLON The Department of Education in Western Visayas (DepEd-6) reminded public school officials in the region to adhere to the no collection policy during enrollment. Hernani Escullar Jr., DepEd-6 regional information officer, emphasized that the no collection policy aims to ensure that every student, regardless of their situation, has the opportunity to attend school. According to DepEd Memorandum …