By JEN BAYLON Three individuals were arrested following the confiscation of P2.04 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay Tangub on Saturday night, August 10. Jerome Paurillo, 37 years old, a resident of Barangay Camangcamang in Negros Occidental’s Isabela town, alleged to be a member of the Bugalon …
Monthly Archives: August 2024
NHCP pushes for disaster risk management plan for heritage assets
A conservator of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has called on government agencies, local government units and other institutions to prepare a disaster risk management plan for heritage sites and assets. Richard Baula of the NHCP’s Materials Research Conservation Division highlighted the importance of disaster risk reduction in the conservation not only …
Woman dies in car crash
A woman died after her car crashed into a truck on the national highway at Barangay Caduha-an in Negros Occidental’s Cadiz City on Saturday morning, August 10. Police identified the fatality as 37-year-old Jenelyn Amante, single, a resident of Cadiz Heights Subdivision in the city’s Barangay Tinampaan. She was with five children, aged five …
Negros ICC parades retooled roster in MPVA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros ICC Blue Hawks are set to parade a retooled roster for the 2024 Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) Season, which began yesterday. The Blue Hawks will have three homegrown players on the roster, namely Christa Lynn Collado, Ana Marie Hain and Hannah Louisse Ollina. Also returning this season …
Bacolodnon Montalbo looks forward to new start with Blackwater
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kirell Brahndon “Kib” Montalbo looks forward to a new start with the Blackwater Bossing in the upcoming PBA Governors’ Cup commencing on August 18. The Bacolod City-native guard went to the Bossing, along with Jewel Ponferrada, after being traded by the TNT Tropang Giga recently in exchange for Rey Nambatac. …
Cignal soars past Farm Fresh to secure playoff berth
Cignal has copped its fifth win in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference. This, as the HD Spikers soared past Farm Fresh in their Round 2 matchup, 25-23, 28-26, 25-27, 25-14, on Saturday, August 10, at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. With this win, they have secured a ticket to the next …
PH ends Olympic campaign with 2 gold, 2 bronze medals
The Philippines closed its campaign in the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday, August 10 (Philippine time), as golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina ended their runs as well in the women’s individual stroke event. Pagdanganan narrowly missed the podium as she finished in joint fourth with Australia’s Hannah Green, while Ardina ended up at …
Stringent measures: NegOcc maintains strict border control to prevent ASF spread
By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO), in collaboration with local government units, continues to enforce stringent border controls to prevent a resurgence of African swine fever (ASF) in the province. PVO head Dr. Placeda Lemana reported that strict border measures are in place in Kabankalan City and Hinoba-an town to monitor and control the …
Judas’ kiss
By Herman M. Lagon Wolfgang’s electrifying 3:35-minute “Halik Ni Hudas” unveils political deceit with the opening line: “Mga asong naloloko, nagpapanggap na tao / Pangakong matamis, puro langaw at ipis.” While in college, “Halik Ni Hudas,” along with Wolfgang’s headbanging hits like “Arise” and “Natutulog Kong Mundo (My Sleeping World),” captured our generation’s angst and disillusionment. …
The cost of dental care
By Dr. Joseph D. Lim Hold your breath: $136 billion. That’s the total annual costs in America related to dental care — as estimated by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and based on several reports and studies. In the United States, on average, over 34 million school hours are lost each …