By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Abanse Negrense-NBTC Local Qualifying Tournament will kick off with the North and South Negros Cluster matches in Negros Occidental’s Manapla and Pontevedra towns, respectively, on Saturday, November 16. The tournament is open to school and non-school teams, ball clubs and teams representing local government units (LGUs). Eligible players are high …
Monthly Archives: November 2024
PVL: Chery Tiggo overcomes Capital1 in 5-set thriller for winning start
The Chery Tiggo Crossovers are off to a winning start in the 2024-2025 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference. But for that to happen, the team had to overcome the Capital1 Solar Spikers in five sets, 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11, on Tuesday, November 12, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Veteran spiker Ara Galang …
No Durant, but Suns outshoot Jazz from long distance
Devin Booker and Bradley Beal combined to make 9-of-16 three-pointers en route to 24 and 31 points, respectively, and the Phoenix Suns opened NBA Cup group play with a 120-112 defeat of the host Utah Jazz on Tuesday, November 12, in Salt Lake City. Mason Plumlee recorded a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds starting in …
Pag-IBIG Fund reports Q3 growth in savings and shelter financing, highlights accomplishments in PIA Kapihan
Pag-IBIG Fund, in coordination with the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), participated in the Philippine Information Agency’s (PIA) Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas on 12 November 2024. The regional townhall, which was held simultaneously across sixteen (16) regions, became the venue for Pag-IBIG Fund to report its performance for the first three quarters of the year, reflecting …
Persistent outburst; Phivolcs: No need to raise Kanlaon’s alert level yet
By JEN BAYLON As Kanlaon Volcano’s heightened unrest — marked by persistent ash emissions and elevated sulfur dioxide levels — continues, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said there is no reason to raise the alert level yet. Alert Level 2 has been maintained over Kanlaon, signifying moderate volcanic unrest. Phivolcs Director Teresito …
MassKara, M/V Don Juan tragedy and the rule on class action suit
By Dennis Gorecho Class action suit as a legal action is often linked with the sinking of M/V Don Juan more than four decades ago, an unfortunate incident that led to the holding of the annual MassKara Festival of Bacolod City every October. The vessel left Manila for Bacolod at 1:00 p.m. on April 22, 1980 …
Hiroshima’s call vs. nuclear weapons
By Herman M. Lagon Following the destruction in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the globe came to understand the great and horrible force of nuclear weapons. These sad events, which destroyed whole cities and claimed tens of thousands of lives, highlight the immediate need for world peace and act as a sobering reminder of the terrible results …
Bacolod realigns P525-M market rehab fund
The Bacolod City government has realigned the P525-million Burgos Public Market rehabilitation budget for five other city projects. This, after the market vendors did not agree with the city government’s rehabilitation proposal, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in a press conference on Monday, November 11. Among the projects with the realigned budget is the construction …
3ID orders new 303IBde commander to eliminate remaining rebels
Major General Marion Sison, commander of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division, has issued a clear directive to the newly-installed commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) in Negros Occidental: Eliminate the remaining members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG). During the Change of Command Ceremony held at Camp Major Nelson L. Gerona in …
Retired teacher dies in Himamaylan fire
A retired teacher was killed after her house caught fire at Barangay Aguisan in Negros Occidental’s Himamaylan City on Sunday, November 10. The victim was identified as 84-year-old Amelita Gemotea, a resident of Purok Bato. Himamaylan police chief, Lt. Colonel Anthony Grande, said Gemotea was sleeping in her room when the incident occurred around 12:00 …