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MANILA, Philippines – The Davao Occidental Tigers silenced the packed crowd at the WES Arena with a 79-65 win over the Valenzuela Classics on Thursday in the 6th MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Season elimination round.
BACOLOD CITY — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said he is unfazed by the plan of former Victorias City Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca to run against him in the 2025 elections.
MANILA, Philippines — The National Museum of the Philippines on Tuesday mourned the passing of its facilities management division head Nelson Aquino, who died on Monday at the age of 56.
Victorias Milling Company [VMC 3.62, up 20.3%; 421% avgVol] [link] disclosed that the Record Date for its 100% stock dividend has been approved by the SEC to be Sept. 17, 2024. The stock dividend to issue 2,742,050,564 new shares was already approved by stockholders back on Feb. 7, 2023, and the overall plan was approved by the SEC back on August 21 of this year. While this approval sets the Record Date, the actual payment date of the stock dividend is still unknown; VMC said that it is “still being finalized.” The stock dividend is intended to satisfy the PSE’s paid-up capital requirements to support an increase in VMC’s authorized capital stock (ACS) from P3.042 billion to P10.0 billion.
BACOLOD CITY – At least 12 local government units in Negros Occidental, including this highly urbanized city, canceled classes due to expected heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Enteng on Monday.
The Senate on Monday, August 19, approved six local hospital bills on their third and final reading, principally sponsored by Senator Christopher "Bong" Go as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health. These legislative efforts are aimed at significantly enhancing the nation's healthcare infrastructure.
The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines, through Mashav, the Israeli Agency for International Development Cooperation, has awarded a financial development grant to Nelsie Uy for her chosen project, the Self-Help Group (SHeG) Community Enterprise in the Diocese of Libmanan and the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan.
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — An increase in the number of dengue fever cases has been noted in 10 localities in Negros Occidental, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has declared several parcels of land in Victoria, Tarlac as a special economic zone.