Iloilo City will be hosting a disaster cluster seminar by CityNet, an international organization focused on sustainable urban development. The seminar is scheduled to begin on Thursday, August 2, and run until August 4 at the Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo in the city’s Mandurriao district. The event is expected to attract 37 disaster risk reduction …
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Do not destroy your business: Start ownership planning now
To borrow a line from Albert Einstein: “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” The series of engagements overseas made me reflect that the more I learn about anything related to governance naturally unlocks the knowledge that there is so much more about ownership that I don’t know. …
Watch out! Hot temperatures will become even hotter!
“…However, if you are no longer listening to the LORD your God, and no longer obeying His commands…all of these curses will come upon you and overtake you…The Lord will strike you with… scorching heat…until you perish. The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron…” –Deuteronomy 28:15, 22-23 While …
Fil-Sino Athletic Club Petron Cup 2018
HTP Dot 4 sweeps By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. HTP Dot 4 recently swept the 35-below division elimination round of the ongoing Fil-Sino Athletic Club Petron Cup 2018 at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym after beating Rev-X All Terrain, 93-87 in overtime. Meanwhile, Blaze Racing beat Rev-X Pantra, 84-78, eliminating them …
Inter-BPO Volleyball League
Panasiatic captures title By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Panasiatic recently won the Inter-BPO Volleyball League after defeating Telesynergy in the finals 23-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-12. Meanwhile, Teleperformance took third place after beating Iqor 28-26, 25-21, 17-25, 24-26, 15-13. The champions also took three individuals awards with Jaymar Banzuela named MVP, Mark Crispend …
Provincial Liga selects a president today
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Liga ng mga Barangay (Liga) will be electing officers, including president, this morning at the Seda Hotel in Bacolod City. Incumbent Provincial Liga President Anabelle Bermudo of La Carlota City is being challenged by Barangay 9 Captain Jovie Pepillo of Victorias City, who is reportedly backed …
Over P85M provided for Boracay residents since closure –DSWD
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reportedly provided a total of 85.9 million in livelihood assistance for Boracay residents since the closure of the resort island, which began back in April. Around 5,733 families have benefited from the Sustainable Livelihood Program, which seeks to provide economic opportunities through skills training, along with …
World Breastfeeding Week begins Tuesday
World Breastfeeding Week, marked every year from August 1 to 7, was established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support and promote breastfeeding, along with protection associated rights. The observance also commemorates the Innocenti Declaration, signed in 1990, which named breastfeeding a contributor to an infant’s healthy …
Gasataya files bill seeking creation of Sum-ag State College
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City lone district Rep. Greg Gasataya filed a bill before the House of Representatives last week, seeking the creation of Sum-ag State College. Based on documents forwarded to local media, House Bill No. 7961, cites a constitutional mandate to “protect and promote the rights of all citizens to …
Himamaylan City mayor undecided on 2019
Bascon: It is still too early By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Himamaylan City Mayor Agustin Bascon has yet to decide on political plans for the upcoming 2019 midterm elections. In a recent meeting with Bacolod City media, Bascon said he would wait for the decision of his political coalition, Love Negros. It is …