Damian Lillard scored 30 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 as the Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 124-109 victory over the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, October 23, in the NBA season-opener for both teams. The Sixers, without Joel Embiid and off-season acquisition Paul George, just couldn’t keep pace with the Bucks, who had 16 …
Monthly Archives: October 2024
BingoPlus Day 6 highlights the third MassKara Festival sponsorship
BingoPlus, your comprehensive entertainment platform in the country, celebrated the commemorative MassKara Festival in the City of Smiles, Bacolod on October 20, 2024. The MassKara Festival, meaning “many faces”, is a yearly event celebrated every October in Bacolod. It is one of the largest festivals in the Philippines where locals wear vibrant and colorful smiling …
Expect strong winds: 22 LGUs in northern NegOcc under Signal No. 1
By JEN BAYLON Twenty-two local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental were under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 yesterday due to Tropical Storm “Kristine.” In a weather bulletin as of 5:00 p.m. yesterday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said TCWS No. 1 was hoisted over LGUs in the northern portion …
May mamumuno pa ba sa Pilipinas na may takot at pagmamahal sa Diyos?
By MELANIO LAZO MAURICIO, JR. INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY. “Ngunit pumili ka ng mga taong may kakayahan, may takot sa Diyos, mapagkakatiwalaan, at ‘di masusuhulan. Gawin mo silang tagapangasiwa sa libu-libo, daan-daan, lima-limampu, at sampu-sampu …” (Exodo 18:21, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** MAY MAMUMUNO PA BA SA PILIPINAS NA MAY TAKOT AT PAGMAMAHAL SA DIYOS? Maaari pa bang magkaroon …
Always nourish the faith
By Fr. Roy Cimagala We are familiar with the story of the doubting Thomas who later on turned to be a fervently believing Thomas. (cfr. John 20:24-29) It’s a story that can only remind us of our duty to always nourish our faith to such an extent that Christ’s words to Thomas can also be …
Road closures set for MassKara fest highlights
The Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) will implement road closures ahead of the 45th MassKara Festival highlights this weekend. A road closure on a portion of Lacson Street was enforced yesterday until 5:00 a.m. on October 28. The temporary road closure, which stretches from the intersection of B.S. Aquino Drive and Lacson Street to South Capitol Road, will be until 5:00 a.m. …
Mt. Kanlaon strict protection zone pushed
Western Visayas’ Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) approved Resolution 7, recommending the declaration of a four-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) set by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in Mt. Kanlaon as a strict protection zone (SPZ). “Under the law, when this particular area will be categorized as a strict …
3 siblings yield P1.36-M shabu in Bacolod sting op
Police operatives arrested three siblings, who yielded P1.36 million in shabu, in a buy-bust at Purok Kabugwason, Barangay Mansilingan in Bacolod City yesterday morning, a report from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) showed. “The BCPO remains committed to its intensified efforts in the campaign against illegal drugs and urges the public to continue supporting …
Negros Occidental recovers control of official Facebook page
Negros Occidental’s provincial government is strengthening the security protocol in its social media assets after recovering access to its official Facebook page yesterday, a day after it was hacked. Charina Magallanes-Tan, head of the Public Information Office, said in an interview that losing access to the “Provincial Government of Negros Occidental” page was quite a …
Negros Occidental raises blue alert amid ‘Kristine’ threat
Negros Occidental’s Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) went on blue alert as Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 was hoisted over northern Negros due to Tropical Storm “Kristine” yesterday morning. In an advisory, the PDRRMC Emergency Operations Center said concerned offices, agencies, and local DRRMCs were told to “closely monitor respective …