The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) handed Coach Aldin Ayo an indefinite ban after allegedly conducting a training bubble in his hometown of Capuy, Sorsogon amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning brace to take him to 101 international goals for Portugal in a 2-0 victory over 10-man Sweden in the Nations League on Tuesday, while France won a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final 4-2 over Croatia.
The Miami Heat punched their ticket to the NBA Eastern Conference finals yesterday, beating top-seeded Milwaukee 103-94 as injured Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo watched from the bench.
Six drug suspects were arrested in a series of buy-bust and police operations in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Tuesday, that yielded about P65,000 worth of suspected shabu.
Councilor Renecito Novero, chairman of the Bacolod Quarantine Center Action Team, has inspected the Yolanda housing project in Brgy. E. Lopez, Silay City in Negros Occidental as a possible isolation center for Covid-19 cases from Bacolod City.
Officers and employees of the Sugar Regulatory Administration are barred from disclosing coronavirus cases in their agency to the media.
Fifty-one soldiers of the Army’s 62nd Infantry Battalion yesterday received Military Commendation Medals for demonstrating exemplary actions during encounters with New People’s Army rebels on Aug. 14 in Negros Oriental.
The Philippine Army and National Police in Negros Occidental are augmenting Covid-19 contact tracers of various local government units to help in the fight against the spread of the virus.
The voters’ registration for the May 2022 presidential and local elections was suspended yesterday by the Commission on Elections in Bacolod with the implementation of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in the city from Sept. 8 to 30.
The body placed in a sack and left in a swamp area in Purok Malipayon, Barangay 35 in Bacolod City Tuesday, was identified yesterday.
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two policemen assigned in Negros Occidental are now facing a probe for allegedly receiving protection money from financiers of illegal gambling. PLt. Col. Arnel Solis, spokesman of the Police Regional Office 6, disclosed yesterday that the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported that it arrested 29 drug suspects and recovered P5.1 million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas, during 24-hour police operations on May 10. Of the 29 arrested suspects, seven
An award-winning filmmaker and longtime educator has been recently appointed by the Bacolod City Government as director of its film festival, set to be held this September in select cinemas in the city. The Bacolod Film Festival Council (BFFC), chaired
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that the police force in Western VIsayas is a very professional one, PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional police director, yesterday said that there is no need to conduct a loyalty check. For us here, I
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The month long anti-illegal operations in Negros Occidental, including the highly urbanized Bacolod City, has led to the arrest 246 persons, according to reports of the Police Regional Office 6. Among the arrested suspects, a total
