“No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections.” –Winston Churchill In the Philippines, instead of making a concession speech, losing electoral candidates have been known to cry out, “We wuz robbed.” Instead of inspiring or helping minimize the sadness felt by emotionally-distraught supporters, the sore loser …
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Simple traffic solutions in 78 hours (Part 3)
Traffic matters are not difficult to resolve. In a column published last year, I mentioned how former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando described Bacolod City roads as the “most perfect grid” in the country. On a visit to the city 12 years ago, however, he expressed shock seeing fish vendors selling their …
Philippine Collegiate Champions League
Regional elimination knockout game today at STI-WNU By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Colegio de Sta. Ana de Victorias will be taking on Iloilo Doctors’ College in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) regional elimination knockout game today at 1:00 p.m. at the STI-West Negros University gym. According to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas provincial …
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
Huminova Tigers, JSY Transport advance to the semifinals By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Huminova Tigers and JSY Transport both advanced to the Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Inter-Company Basketball Tournament semifinals following recent wins at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym. Huminova Tigers beat Sweet Crystals Sugar, 66-55; while JSY Transport …
Fil-Sino Inter-Company Basketball Tournament
Huminova Tigers, JSY Transport advance to the semifinals By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Huminova Tigers and JSY Transport both advanced to the Fil-Sino All Asian Countertrade, Inc. (AACI) Inter-Company Basketball Tournament semifinals following recent wins at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School gym. Huminova Tigers beat Sweet Crystals Sugar, 66-55; while JSY Transport …
Human rights group official gunned down in Kabankalan City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The secretary-general for human rights group, the National Union of the People’s Lawyers-Negros (NUPL-Negros), was gunned down late Tuesday night by riding-in-tandem suspects in Barangay 5, Kabankalan City. Police identified the fatality as 56-year-old Atty. Benjamin Ramos, Jr., a resident of the city’s Barangay Binicuil. Based on a report …
November is National Rice Awareness Month
Every November, the Philippines observes National Rice Awareness Month, which is intended to raise an appreciation for the importance of the grain. The observance was created through Presidential Proclamation No. 524, signed in 2004 by then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “The government recognizes the role of rice in providing food and in helping alleviate poverty among Filipinos,” …
UAE amnesty program extended
The United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship recently announced they would be extending their amnesty program for those in the country illegally or have overstayed their visa. The program was originally scheduled to end on October 31. According to a report by UAE-based Khaleej Times, the government agency plans to address issues …
Early morning quake strikes Iloilo
An early morning earthquake struck just east of Leon, Iloilo yesterday. Measuring 2.2 in magnitude, the tremor struck around 12:33 a.m., with a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin indicating no damage was recorded due to the incident, nor were there any anticipated aftershocks. Earthquakes ranging between 1.0 and 3.0 in magnitude are often …
Early morning quake strikes Iloilo
An early morning earthquake struck just east of Leon, Iloilo yesterday. Measuring 2.2 in magnitude, the tremor struck around 12:33 a.m., with a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletin indicating no damage was recorded due to the incident, nor were there any anticipated aftershocks. Earthquakes ranging between 1.0 and 3.0 in magnitude are often …