A tourism summit is being pushed for the 5th district of Iloilo province to discuss tourism concerns in the northern part, where some of the popular island destinations such as Gigantes and Sicogon are located. Fifth District Rep. Raul Tupas said they plan to conduct the summit within one or two months from now as …
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Build! Build? Build?
I used two question marks when referring to the primary infrastructure program of the President Rodrigo Duterte administration because it appears some government departments have such excessive budgets, they do not know how to utilize the funds. Take the case of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), where the president called the attention …
‘Friends cursed me for marrying a poor and sickly US citizen’
“Friends come and go, like the waves of the ocean, but the true ones stay like an octopus on your face.” –Anonymous Since “running away” from the Arab boss that brought her to the United States from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2001, Rosita ‘Rose’ Junatas, a domestic helper from Tarlac, has not seen her …
Is the Catholic Church Duterte’s archnemesis?
The tirades by President Rodrigo Duterte against the Catholic Church have become a staple on television. Prior to a call for dialogue, the president was invoking the separation of church and state, but what does “separation of the church and the state” really mean? The principle has long been abused. Regarding its purpose, it has …
10-man Ceres FC beats Davao, 3-1
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC took another step closer to defending their Philippines Football League (PFL) title after defeating Davao Aguilas FC, 3-1, over the weekend at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex in Tagum City. Defender Jeffrey Christiaens scored early, putting Ceres on the scoreboard in the 6th minute. Things turned …
BCBC Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League 2018
BCY 2, ASSFBI lead By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. BCY 2 and ASSFBI currently lead their respective divisions in the ongoing Bowlers Club of Bacolod City (BCBC) Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League elimination round at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. BCY 2 leads the men’s division with 6,031 pinfalls, …
BCBC Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League 2018
BCY 2, ASSFBI lead By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. BCY 2 and ASSFBI currently lead their respective divisions in the ongoing Bowlers Club of Bacolod City (BCBC) Open Trios Duckpin Bowling League elimination round at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. BCY 2 leads the men’s division with 6,031 pinfalls, …
Familiaran halts illegal structure demolition in Taculing
SP complies with appeals from informal settlers By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The demolition of illegal structures belonging to 25 informal settlers near a riverbank beside the San Antonio Abad Parish Church, located along Lacson Extension in Barangay Taculing, was temporarily stopped through an order by acting Bacolod City Mayor El Cid Familiaran. …
Private companies monitored for wage order compliance
Department of Labor and Employment-Region VI (DOLE-6) director, Atty. Johnson Cañete, said private companies will be monitored for compliance with the recent wage order that increased the daily minimum wage. The increase sets minimum wage rates of P295 for workers in the agriculture sector and P365 for those in the industrial and commercial sector. Cañete …
Sunday is World Youth Skills Day
According to a United Nations (UN) resolution, Sunday, July 15, is World Youth Skills Day, which encourages providing young people with the needed skills and education to attain gainful employment and develop careers. The UN reports “young people are almost three times more likely to be unemployed than adults and continuously exposed to lower quality …