Petron Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Petron Corporation, continues to help thousands of underprivileged students prepare for the new school year through its annual school supplies distribution activity. Petron Foundation recently took this commitment to Bacolod City as it held a distribution event at SM Bacolod to benefit almost 300 scholars in the …
Monthly Archives: August 2018
ABB EcoFlex brings to life first commercial biogas facility in the Philippines
ABB’s EcoFlex eHouse provides the facility with reliable power to bolster its power generation capacity. ABB is working with First Quezon Biogas Corporation, through its partner Yamato Technologies Pte Ltd. from Singapore, to power the country’s first commercial biogas facility. Currently being constructed in the province of Candelaria in Quezon, the plant will transform chicken …
Technical vocational scholarship proposed for local students
Following a recent meeting between Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. and Buglas Foundation, Inc. executives, a memorandum of agreement is scheduled to take place to provide Negrense technical vocational students with a scholarship to study at the Dualtech Training Center in Calamba, Laguna. With the training center’s main program being electromechanics technology, which teaches …
Antique gives farmers vitamins, antibiotics for animals
Antique’s Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) office will give vitamins, antibiotics and de-wormers as assistance to farmers whose animals have been affected by the southwest monsoon rains. Joel R. Opina, ProVet’s report consolidator, yesterday said the provincial government has allocated ProVet a total of P200,000 to be used to buy the needed vitamins, antibiotics and de-wormers to …
AM Mayor’s Cup opens on August 28
The AM Mayor’s Cup bowling tournament is scheduled to open later this month, August 28, at the East Bowling Center, located at the Lopue’s East Centre. Over P35,000 in cash and prizes are at stake. For details, please contact Grace at 034-433-5288 or visit the East Bowling Center office, located on the second floor of …
Manila-based clinic to conduct dental mission in Bata today
The GKA Dental Clinic, based in Manila and owned by Gelo Kyle Acuesta, will be conducting a dental mission today, August 18, at Purok Pepsi in Barangay Bata, Bacolod City. Organized by Jacky Mary Torreblanca and sponsored by Genelyn Carton, the event will be providing dental checkups and tooth extractions for free. The dentists participating …
Ang karaniwang trahedya ay ang trahedya ng karaniwan
(Sapagkat buwan ng wika ngayon. Bilang paggunita ang aking kolumna ay nasa wikang Filipino) Sa artikulo ni Victor Ponce kung saan tinalakay niya ang klasikong pyesa ni Hardin ukol sa “The Tragedy of the Commons”, o ang “Trahedya ng Karaniwan”, ang “karaniwan” ay tumutukoy sa kapirasong likas na yaman ng bawat indibidwal katulad ng …
TOFA awarded to NYC Dinagyang, Manggahan parade facilitator
“It doesn’t matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.” –Zinedine Zidane She is known among New York City Ilonggos as “the Mother of Dinagyang and Manggahan Festivals in the New York City Philippine Independence Day Parade.” A New Jersey-based nurse, originally from Victorias City, Joji Juele Jalandoni is …
Philippines finishes 4th in Chinese football tournament
Team manager: We only had a month to prepare By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine U13 football team, led by the Negros Occidental Football Association, recently finished fourth place at the Soong Ching Ling Cup in Beijing, China after losing, 2-1, to the host team in a consolation match. Striker Julio Antonio …
Visayas Open: Bacolod City athletes rule table tennis, karatedo
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Bacolod City athletes dominated table tennis and karatedo events at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Visayas Open-Iloilo City leg, which took place last weekend. Dirk Nhickolle Atilano and Fea Arguelles took gold in the 12-and-under and 16-and-under table tennis events, respectively; while Dianah Yapiso took bronze in the 12-and-under …