The Philippines is once again a bubble host for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers (ACQ). FIBA executive director for Asia, Hagop Khajirian, announced in a letter sent to various national federations, including the Samahang Basketbol ng
US Open champion Dominic Thiem became the first major men’s casualty of the Australian Open yesterday, as Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams survived scares to reach the quarter-finals. A fatigued-looking Thiem, coming off a five-set win over Australia’s Nick Kyrgios,
The Kanlaon Volcano at 7:56 a.m. yesterday, as viewed from Brgy. Cabacungan in La Castellana, Negros Occidental* Jezreel Gonzales photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Good news for insurgency-cleared barangays! The Department of Budget and Management has allocated P520 million in development funds for 26 insurgency-cleared barangays in Negros Occidental. The DBM, through a local budget circular, dated Jan. 20 this
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two persons died in a vehicular accident in Talisay City, while two others were killed in shooting incidents in Kabankalan and Sipalay, all in Negros Occidental, the police said yesterday. Allan Bedonia, 55, and his nephew,
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Bacolod government submitted for approval its proposed vaccination roadmap to the Department of Health in Region 6 last week, Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who is the chairman of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Council, said.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Saravia Mall worth P150 million is nearing completion and its turnover by the private contractor to the local government of EB Magalona in Negros Occidental is expected in May this year, Mayor Marvin Malacon said.
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Both the Central Negros Electric Cooperative and the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative announced over the weekend that they will temporarily suspend the collection of dues from lifeline member-consumers, effective next month. Danny Pondevilla, manager of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Army soldiers recovered firearms during an encounter with suspected New People’s Army rebels in Sitio Nabalaskan, Brgy. Napacao, Siaton, Negros Oriental, on Saturday. Soldiers of the 11th Infantry Battalion figured in an encounter with six NPA
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and police personnel have recovered giant clams, weighing 10,000 kilos and worth about P50 million, during an entrapment operation in Brgy. Pagatban, Bayawan City in Negros Oriental on Friday. They
That’s what Christ told Peter after telling him what to expect as the rock on which Christ would build his Church. (cfr. Jn 21,19) “Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PrimeWater, with joint venture partner Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), presented their water management initiatives to address the increasing challenges in water supply in Bacolod City, during a recent hearing of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The partnership
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday requested the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to submit a comprehensive strategic modernization plan to the House of Representatives, which can be used as a basis for allocating funds in annual budget deliberation of Congress.
The accomplished PIMA Guitar Quartet, composed of classical guitarists Patrick Roxas, Iqui Vinculado, Monching Carpio, and Adrik Cristobal, is set to captivate Bacolod City with a series of performances across three different venues. The PIMA Guitar Quartet kicks off their
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Trade and Industry reported that a 60-day price freeze was imposed in 31 local government units in Western Visayas, either due to El Niño or Pertussis outbreak. Out of the 31 declarations of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR), which is due for signing into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is “very advantageous” to the 5th district of Negros Occidental, Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo disclosed on Saturday. One of
