By Adrian Stewart Co Former Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets center Andray Blatche had his best game for the Philippine men’s national football team, Gilas Pilipinas, as they cruised to a 93-75 victory over Kazakhstan over the weekend at the Saryarka Velodrome in Astana, Kazakhstan. The win earned the Philippines a spot in the …
Monthly Archives: February 2019
2019 Batang Pinoy
Negrenses pick up early gold medals By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental student-athletes picked up early gold medals in the ongoing 2019 Visayas qualifying leg, which kicked off over the weekend in Iloilo City. Elyka Salmorin picked up the province’s first gold of this year’s competition in the girls’ 2000-meter walk event. Negrense …
In search of good homilies
Most of my students are terrified when it comes to my views. One student asked, “Sir, do you have a religion?” I said, “Yes.” When ask which faith specifically, I told them I am Roman Catholic, I pray, and attend mass. Based on a 2017 Social Weather Stations survey, there has been a decrease in …
Source: Bacolod City councilor reportedly flees the country
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A reliable source within the Bacolod City government informed Watchmen Daily Journal over the weekend that Bacolod City Councilor Ricardo Tan is reportedly no longer in the city and has fled overseas. The newspaper tried contacting members of the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) but nobody was able to confirm …
Zero Discrimination Day observed on Friday
March 1 is observed as Zero Discrimination Day, a day the world calls for an end to laws that discriminate against those with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). According to the World Health Organization, “Discrimination has many forms, from racial or religious discrimination to discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation or …
Negros rocked by two weekend quakes
Two earthquakes struck Negros with a 3.0-magnitude tremor recorded south of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental just after 10:20 a.m. on Saturday and a 3.8-magnitude quake hitting south of Basay in Negros Oriental around 2:34 a.m. on Sunday. According to subsequent Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology bulletins, no damage was reported as a …
Expanded maternity leave is an ‘added problem’ –MBCCI
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Executive Director Frank Carbon over the weekend called the recently-signed Expanded Maternity Leave Act “an added problem to businesses.” In a radio interview with Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod, Carbon said the new law is an “added burden” due to the additional labor …
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) central office assured they will take action on a complaint filed by members of the Bacolod City media regarding the list linking 15 Negros-based media practitioners with illegal drugs. Negros Press Club President Renato Duran, together with club officials Glazyl Masculino and Dolly Yasa, met with NBI Director Dante Gierran and Deputy Director for Investigation, Atty. Jun de Guzman, where the deputy affirmed, “We will act on it.” The three press club officials also met with NBI Cybercrime Division executive officer, Supervising Agent Jerome Hernandez. Earlier, Duran met with NBI-Bacolod officer-in-charge, Atty. Renoir Baldivino, seeking assistance in tracing the source of the said lists../DGB, WDJ
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) central office assured they will take action on a complaint filed by members of the Bacolod City media regarding the list linking 15 Negros-based media practitioners with illegal drugs. Negros Press Club President Renato Duran, together with club officials Glazyl Masculino and Dolly …
Inspections ordered for Bacolod City markets following Manapla blaze
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Following the fire that struck the Manapla Public Market earlier this month and resulting in P58 million in damages, initial estimates suggested a figure of P45 million, Bacolod City Councilor Bartolome Orola, who chairs the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Markets, called for inspections on all city markets. According to …
Teen pregnancy figure in Antique declines
Teenage pregnancy in the province of Antique is on a downward trend with 1,339 cases recorded in 2018. Antique Provincial Population Officer Primo C. Ogatis, Jr. said there were 37 cases for the 10 to 14 years old bracket and 1,302 cases among the 15 to 19 years old teenagers reported last year. “We are …