“…Unless a man be born from God, he cannot see the kingdom of God…” –John 3:3 As leader of the Children of God Blood Kin of the Christ Church, or the Simbahang Anak ng Diyos Kadugo Ni Kristo (AND KNK), I received a response to a Facebook post on May 12 that asked, “Have …
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Ceres loses at home to Kaya, 2-0
Treyes: We’re focused on our next game By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Kaya FC-Iloilo gave Ceres-Negros FC their first 2018 Philippines Football League (PFL) loss, with a 2-0 defeat at the Panaad Park and Stadium over the weekend. Kaya striker Robert Lopez Mendy opened scoring in the 10th minute. The home side had …
BTTHS wins Bingawan volleyball tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) recently won the Victor C. Plagata Cup, now in its 13th season, sweeping Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu in the finals at the civic center in Bingawan, Iloilo. BTTHS took the title with a 25-21, 25-11, 25-17 win. Meanwhile, Shane Carmona of BTTHS …
517 police officers to oversee election security in Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will be deploying 517 personnel on Monday, May 14, to oversee security for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. BCPO spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said personnel will be assigned to secure the 45 polling precincts across the city. They have …
BCPO urges voters to show up early for polls
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) urged voters participating in Monday’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to show up to their respective polling precincts early. BCPO spokesperson, Police Senior Inspector Armilyn Vargas, said voters would have ample time to look for their names at polling precincts if they …
ICPO reports a near 30% drop in criminal incidents
The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) recently reported a 28.4 percent drop in criminal incidents between January and April as compared to the same period last year. A total of 2,508 incidents were reported, a drop from the 3,503 recorded in the previous year. “One of the factors [into] why there is a decrease was …
LTO: 100 licenses produced per day to prevent overheating
Robinsons location backlogged by around 35,000 licenses In response to public complaints regarding reportedly long wait times for driver’s licenses at Land Transportation Office (LTO) locations throughout Bacolod City, the government office explained they are limited to releasing 100 licenses a day. According to a release from the agency, the printing machines, which cost …
Local youth group slams Supreme Court vote to oust Sereno
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental chapter of Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (Spark) denounced the Supreme Court justices who voted in favor of the quo warranto petition to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In a statement by spokesperson Joanne Lim, she said, with the recent development, the administration of President Rodrigo …
Governor leads groundbreaking for new DOH-6 office
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. recently led the groundbreaking for the new Department of Health-Region VI (DOH-6) office in Barangay Bolong Oeste in Santa Barbara, Iloilo. “This is a dream come true,” he said. “This will go a long way in addressing the needs of the people in so far as health is concerned.” The …
‘BE COURAGEOUS!’ Bible Conventions Set By Witnesses
“BE COURAGEOUS!” This is the overall theme of the 2018 series of three-day regional conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses scheduled worldwide from May to September where close to 15 million including interested ones from 240 countries are expected to attend. In the Philippines, 154 of these conventions will be held in various cities and towns, with expected …