Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya led the crowd of 45,000 in welcoming the 45th MassKara Festival during the countdown held at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds on Friday, October 11, until midnight. “MassKara Festival was the very first biggest celebration staged in the country right after the …
Monthly Archives: October 2024
Over P900-K smuggled cigarettes seized in Sagay
By JEN BAYLON Authorities seized more than P900,000 worth of alleged smuggled cigarettes in a joint anti-smuggling operation at Barangay Makiling’s Purok Malipayon in Negros Occidental’s Sagay City on Saturday morning, October 12. The suspects, identified as 25-year-old Nasif Amer and 21-year-old Sadik Amer, both businessmen and residents of Purok Gardenia in Escalante City’s Barangay Balintawak, were arrested during the operation. Police …
NegOcc has most PDL voters registered in WV
By JEN BAYLON More than 5,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in Western Visayas (Region 6) have registered for the 2025 midterm elections, with Negros Occidental having the highest number of registrations. Jail Senior Inspector Atty. Juniven Umadhay, spokesperson for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, revealed that out of the 5,472 newly registered …
Bacolod gears up for hosting of Terra Madre Asia-Pacific in 2025
Positioned as a global food hub for slow food, Bacolod City is gearing up to host the maiden edition of the Terra Madre Asia-Pacific in November 2025. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has signed a memorandum of agreement with Slow Food International for the staging of the event during the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto held …
Law removes ‘mother tongue’ use in kindergarten to Grade 3
The proposed measure removing the “mother tongue” instruction in kindergarten to Grade 3 lapsed into law on October 10 without the signature of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. Republic Act 12027 or the Act Discontinuing the Use of Mother Tongue as Medium of Instruction makes the use of regional languages optional in monolingual classes. Under …
Comelec extends filing of petitions vs. nuisance bets
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has extended the deadline for the filing of petitions against nuisance candidates. In a notice posted on social media on Friday evening, October 11, the Comelec said the deadline was moved from Monday, October 14 to Wednesday, October 16. “Please take notice that the Commission [en banc] approved the extension …
Tourney to promote volleyball in Bacolod
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The 2nd Mayor Albee Benitez Beach Volleyball Tournament is expected to propagate and further promote the sport of volleyball in Bacolod City. According to Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Director Carmela Arcolas-Gamboa, they are delighted that at least 91 squads have joined the tournament. “It will be nine days of exciting …
Ababa aims for 3rd LPGT title in Bacolod leg
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Following a surprise victory at the ICTSI Iloilo Golf Challenge last week, Sarah Ababa heads into her next Ladies Philippine Golf Tour (LPGT) mission in Bacolod City with new-found confidence and momentum. The seasoned Davaoeña is looking to capitalize on her recent success as she chases back-to-back wins and her third …
Beermen overcomes Ginebra in OT thriller to tie PBA series
The San Miguel Beermen overcame the gritty Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings in overtime, 131-125, to equalize in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals on Friday, October 11, at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. But before that Beermen triumph, the Gin Kings mounted a comeback in the fourth period and erased what was once …
PBA suspends John Amores for one conference
The PBA announced that it has suspended NorthPort Batang Pier player John Amores for the upcoming conference without pay “for conduct detrimental to the league.” Atty. Ogie Narvasa read the decision to reporters during the halftime of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters-TNT Tropang Giga game. “In coordination with the management of NorthPort, the commissioner …