“… ‘Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in …
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Porras’ shocking arrest
“He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.” –Lucius Annaeus Seneca The arrest of Iloilo City Planning Development Office administrative assistant Winstone Porras last Friday following a buy-bust operation in Barangay Fatima, located in Iloilo City’s Jaro district, was shocking. He was no ordinary city employee. Porras previously served as …
Philippines loses to Thailand in Chinese football tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. After defeating Cambodia, 9-0, in their last elimination match of the Soong Ching Ling Cup in Beijing, China, the Philippine U13 football team, led by the Negros Occidental Football Association, lost to Thailand in their semifinal, 6-1. “We were beaten fairly and squarely, the Thais are bigger and more …
Winners named in STI-WNU chess tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ted Montoyo and Kenneth Ballo-allo, Jr. recently won the Pagkilit-anay Sa Board Liwat 2018-Kim B. Dumdum Memorial Chess Tournament at STI-West Negros University. Montoyo defeated Police Officer 3 Ernie Abanco to take the open title; while Ballo-allo won the age-group division with Clark Ken Pelione finishing in second place. …
Moises Padilla mayor urges BCPO to stop pursuing PDEA assets
Peña: Go after ‘Tolikoy’ By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Moises Padilla Mayor and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) adviser Magdaleno Peña urged Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Senior Superintendent Francisco Ebreo, to stop going after PDEA assets operating in the city. The mayor said he has assets scattered across the city …
Bacolod City DepEd official warns against ignoring environmental issues
During a recent event in Bacolod City, Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Schools Division Superintendent for Bacolod City Michell Acuyong warned against ignoring environmental issues. He said communities are currently suffering from environmental problems inherited from past generations, which have led to calamities. The DepEd official warned, if action is not taken, “greater disorder” will …
Bacolod City councilor endorses ordinance prohibiting plastic straws
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr. yesterday forwarded an endorsement before the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) proposing the prohibition of plastic straws in the city. Based on Gamboa’s proposal, there are environmentally-friendly straws that can be used as an alternative, such as those made from natural products. Gamboa claimed the …
Dumaguete Airport closed after aircraft suffers tire burst
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Dumaguete Airport was closed to air traffic yesterday after an aircraft suffered a technical problem while on the runway. Based on an advisory issued by Philippine Airlines, flight PR2541, a 156-seater Airbus A320, suffered a tire burst around 6:42 a.m. shortly after landing at the said airport. All 121 …
St. Ezekiel Moreno feast day observed on Sunday
The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) will be observing the feast day of St. Ezekiel Moreno, the patron saint for cancer patients, on Sunday, August 19. St. Ezekiel Moreno is also the patron for the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines, Taiwan, and Sierra Leone. The “11th Walk for Healing” will commence that morning, …
Negrense to attend ‘climate reality’ training in Los Angeles
By Jade T. Miraflores Richelle H. Verdeprado of Himamaylan City will be attending the 2018 Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training in Los Angeles, California in the United States from August 28 to 30. Currently the head of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) College of Arts and Sciences social work program, she is also …