By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts emerged as champions in the 2nd TVC One-Day Volleyball 13-Under Girls Tournament held at the Barangay Tangub Covered Court in Bacolod City over the weekend. Led by tournament MVP Mari Cacho, the Roberto Calamba, Jr.-mentored Thunderbolts 13-and-Under squad clinched the championship after defeating …
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Vanessa Sarno reveals coaching drama factored in her early Olympic Games exit
Vanessa Sarno had an unfortunate fate in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The Filipina weightlifting star quickly fell short on her Olympic debut as she failed to lift in the snatch round of the women’s 71 kilograms, and this eventually resulted in her getting a DNF (did not finish) after Sarno did not lift …
Sufficient supply: Pork supply in NegOcc enough as anti-ASF measures enforced
The supply of pork in Negros Occidental is still sufficient, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) said, amid the recurrence of African swine fever (ASF) and its reported spread in some provinces. PVO head Dr. Placeda Lemana, in a radio interview yesterday, said more than 1,600 pork-related products were shipped from Negros Occidental to neighboring Panay Island …
Uniting to solve the education crisis
By Sonny Angara By the end of this month, a new school year will officially start. Using the numbers recorded last year for SY 2023-2024, we can reasonably expect that more or less 27 million learners will be enrolling in the basic education system this time around — 23.2 million in public schools, 3.7 …
Pitching free microcredentials for all
By Herman M. Lagon Think of a world where access to education could significantly influence the course of individuals and communities. Imagine a global initiative that offers everyone, no matter their economic status, the opportunity to gain important skills and knowledge. What kind of program would bridge education and employment, especially in under-resourced areas? …
Opening of classes leads to higher inflation in NegOcc, Bacolod City
Education services are a top major contributor to the uptrend in inflation in Negros Occidental and highly-urbanized Bacolod City in July 2024, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed yesterday. The previous month’s inflation rate for all income households in the province had slightly expanded to 4.8 percent from 4.5 percent in June, while …
Over 10-K dengue cases, 20 deaths recorded in W. Visayas
The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WVCHD) has activated its Regional Dengue Task Force and Inter-Agency collaboration for outbreak preparedness and response strategies as cases in the region reached 10,188, with 20 deaths from January 1 until August 3 this year. In a virtual press conference yesterday, Medical Officer …
8-K marijuana plants uprooted in NegOr village
Police uprooted 8,000 fully grown suspected marijuana plants worth P1.6 million during an enhanced police operation on Sunday night, August 11, in the mountain village of Manduao in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) spokesperson Lt. Stephen Polinar told the Philippine News Agency yesterday that police operatives chanced upon the …
DA to compensate ASF-affected Negros Oriental farmers
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will indemnify farmers whose hogs were culled following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Barangay West Balabag in Valencia, Negros Oriental, an official said. Alejandro Rafal, DA-Provincial Agriculture Technical Coordinating Office (DA-PATCO) told the Philippine News Agency that each farmer will get P5,000 per culled hog up …
SRA OKs 240-K MT sugar importation to ensure stable prices
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced yesterday the importation of 240,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar to ensure a stable retail price in local markets. “This import will ensure that we will always maintain that buffer to ensure that the current stable retail price on refined sugar is maintained for the consumer, and …