Beermen demolish Aces in Dumaguete City

SAN Miguel Beermen demolished Alaska Aces with 85-74, in a crucial closing elimination game of the Phoenix Fuel PBA on their out of town tour Saturday evening at the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultura

Aces, Beermen faceoff in Dumaguete Saturday

PHILIPPINE Basketball Association's Alaska Aces and San Miguel Beermen will play in an equally important match Saturday afternoon at the Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center.

PBA games tribute to late governor Macias

THE out of town games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) scheduled in Dumaguete City on June 26, is paying tribute to a lifelong fan of PBA, the late governor Emilio Macias II.

Macias’ ashes arrived for public viewing

THE ashes of the late Governor Emilio Macias II arrived Wednesday morning from Manila.

Dumaguete to host PBA games

DUMAGUETE City will, once again, host out of town games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) on June 26.

Perdices to take oath as Negros Oriental governor

AN ELECTION official said Tuesday that Vice Governor-elect Agustin Perdices will take his oath as governor of Negros Oriental following the death re-elected Governor Emilio Macias on Sunday.

Councilors oppose power rate hike

DAVAO City Council unanimously approved Tuesday a resolution opposing a proposed power rate increase by the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC).

Degamo, Macias proclaimed

INCUMBENT governor Roel Degamo and vice governor Mark Macias were proclaimed as Negros Oriental governor and vice governor, respectively, at the Session Hall of the Provincial Board Friday afternoon.

Governor Degamo obtained the highest votes against his opponents Negros Oriental Representative Jocelyn Limkaichong (1st district) and former finance secretary Margarito Teves.

50 PCOS machines in NegOr bog down

AT LEAST 50 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines in Negros Oriental bogged down, a top official of the Commission on Elections in the province said.

Provincial Election Supervisor Juvenal Tuale told Sun.Star that of the 25 towns and cities, at least two to three PCOS machines malfunctioned.

8 moms vie for Ginang ng Santacruzan 2013

EIGHT homemakers from different parts of the city will vie for the title of “Ginang ng Santacruzan 2013” on May 10, at 7 p.m. at the Quezon park.

City Tourism Officer Woodrow Maquiling Jr. said the search for the Ginang ng Santacruzan started in 2012 with a huge success.