Tagle urges Catholics to devote the Lenten season to the poor With the Roman Catholic faithful observing Ash Wednesday today, kicking off this year’s Lenten observance, Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, called on the Catholic community to devote their time tending to the poor. “The season of Lent is another opportunity for …
Monthly Archives: March 2019
3ID commander calls recent mass surrender a ‘big blow’ to the NPA
Dolina: We are expecting the group’s demise By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) commander, Major General Dinoh Dolina, yesterday called the recent surrender of 25 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Sagay City, Negros Occidental a “big blow” to the group. According to Dolina, the surrender will “surely …
NAPC projects poverty rate drops to 14% by 2022
Negros provinces among the 40 poorest National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Noel K. Felongco recently revealed the country’s poverty rate is projected to drop to 14 percent by 2022. The current rate is 21.6 percent. The government official said the President Rodrigo Duterte administration is currently implementing their Sambayanihan Serbisyong Sambayan program, which is …
Boracay welcomes international cruise ship
The MV Star Legend, a vessel operated by Windstar Cruises, docked at the Cagban Port at resort destination Boracay last week. “The arrival of MV Star Legend gives us another opportunity to showcase the island,” said Department of Tourism-Region VI director, Atty. Helen J. Catalbas. The ship brought an estimated 208 passengers, who spent around …
Wall collapse in Bacolod City injures construction worker
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A construction worker was injured yesterday after a portion of a wall along Aguinaldo Street in Bacolod City collapsed. Authorities identified the victim as Kirby Causing, a worker for ESJ and Sons Construction. Based on information provided to members of the media, the worker was dismantling a fire wall …
Local dialysis group calls on senatorial candidate for increased coverage
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negrense Dialysis Group (NDG) yesterday called on senatorial candidate, former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go, to encourage the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), to increase coverage for kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis in Bacolod City. Since launching his candidacy for senate, Go left his position …
Family appeals for help following Bacolod City hit-and-run
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The family of a motorcyclist is appealing for help in identifying the driver of a black pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run incident at the intersection of Lizares and Lacson Streets in Bacolod City’s Barangay 40. Police identified the fatality as 52-year-old Willy Bolinas, a resident of the said …
Social workers conduct debriefing for grieving 4Ps beneficiaries
Department of Social Welfare and Development social workers recently conducted a psychosocial debriefing in Barangay Lanag, located in Santa Barbara, Iloilo, after Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries lost four family members in a vehicular accident. Social welfare officers Maribel Gabayoyo and Maricel Robles visited with Leonora and Elpidio Surmieda, who lost three members of …
Iloilo City Public Library begins storytelling sessions on Friday
As part of their Read Aloud Day celebration, which is observed on Saturday, March 9, the Iloilo City Public Library will be holding monthly storytelling sessions beginning this Friday, March 8. “We want our parents and children to develop their bond through reading,” said City Librarian Marion Aguirre. “We have noticed that bedtime stories are …
Partylist legislator wants Land Transportation and Traffic Code overhauled
1-Care Partylist Rep. Carlos Roman Uybarreta recently called for the overhaul of RA 4136, or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, citing changes and innovations since the law was first passed in 1964. He also wants to change the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) charter, which was introduced in 1987 via an executive …