The dominant Abanse Negrense completed an undefeated campaign in the 2021 Philippine Superliga Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup yesterday in Subic Bay, ABS-CBN News posted last night. The pair of Erjane Magdato and Alexa Polidario, who made up Abanse Negrense A,
The Gilas Pilipinas Men will participate in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) after New Zealand begged off from the competition. FIBA said Friday the Gilas Men would replace New Zealand for being “the next best team from the Asia-Oceania
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued yesterday Executive Order 11, series of 2021, extending the Modified General Community Quarantine status of the city until March 31. The EO said that selling of liquor, wine, beer or
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Private and public establishments in Bacolod City are mandated to use the BaCTrac system effective today, under City Ordinance 941, Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical and data analysis of the Emergency Operations Center, said
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III / GILBERT P. BAYORAN All travelers to Bacolod City and Negros Occidental are still required to undergo reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, or swab testing, to ensure that they are free from the coronavirus disease 2019.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 37-year-old policeman was shot and killed by still unidentified gunmen Saturday night in Hacienda Caridad, Brgy. Patun-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified by P/Maj. Roberto Indiape, Calatrava police chief, as P/SSgt. John Daniel
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III A memorandum of agreement that aims to uplift the lives of indigenous cultural communities and the indigenous peoples of Negros Occidental and nearby provinces, a memorandum of agreement was entered into by the Technological University
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A Negrense Army officer, who led an Army elite unit, in the fight against ISIS-linked militants group during the Marawi siege, has been promoted to full-pledged colonel. Col. Marlo Jomalesa, of Silay City in Negros Occidental,
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (right) and Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, assisted by Mayor Enrique Miravalles, Vice Mayor Rommel Yogore, and CPSU president Aladino Moraca, at the CPSU-Valladolid groundbreaking rites in Brgy. Bagumbayan, Valladolid on Saturday* Archie Alipalo photo
Every second Sunday of Lent, the gospel reading tells the story of the Lord’s Transfiguration. This event happens six days after that deciding moment in Caesarea Philippi when Peter confesses his faith in Jesus as the Messiah, and in turn,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Opposition to the imminent signing of the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is snowballing, as a group of Siquijor residents, calling themselves Tingog Siquijodnon, also share the sentiments of the Diocese
SCENIC. Locals take in a scenic view of the sunset from the Bantayan Park in Bago City, Negros Occidental.* Andrew Altarejos photo
Joshua Emmanuel Deita, a 17-year-old Grade 11 student athlete hailing from Colegio San Agustin Bacolod, and a semi-finalist in the 2023 Palarong Pambansa, is gearing up to return and vie in the 2024 edition of the prestigious event set to
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance mandating the barangay councils of the City of Bacolod to establish an animal welfare desk on its premises to cater to animal abuse cases and reports, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the La Niña phenomenon inches towards the country, expected to be felt by the middle of this year, damage caused by drought to agricultural crops in Negros Occidental continues to rise, currently valued at P302,224,913,
Stacey Arabella Bee, a 14-year-old Grade 8 student at University of St. La Salle – Integrated School in Bacolod City, is set to once again represent Bacolod City and Western Visayas in the upcoming 2024 Palarong Pambansa scheduled for July
