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 Following the declaration of a state of calamity in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, the Department of Trade and Industry has approved its request to implement a price freeze on basic commodities. Mayor Benjie Miranda requested
Property giant Megaworld saw its net income climb to P5 billion during the first quarter of 2024, a significant 10 percent increase from the same period last year. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company stood at P4.4
One of our must-tries during our trip to Rome, now that our kids are already teenagers, is an aperitivo, which is similar to the American happy hour. Generally available between late afternoon and early evening, it is when Italians relax
Marvin Alob, a former janitor at a local bank, has transformed his life from cleaning floors to standing atop the podium as a certified coach and bodybuilding champion. At 46-years-old, he defies age stereotypes and proves that with determination and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN From El Niño to La Niña. While still going through a drought that has wreaked havoc on agricultural crops, with the damage valued at more than P214 million, as of May 3, the provincial government is
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that incumbent elected officials of Partido Demokratikong Pilipino in Negros Occidental are supporting his reelection bid for his third and final term as governor of the province. “I know for
