Last month, my wife Mini Javellana-Jimenez celebrated her birthday alongside Presally Orendain-de los Reyes, Joy Tendencia, Annabel Segaya, Myla Martin, Cristy Fe Jesena, Aleli Callejo, and Ma. Carla Demadara. Each celebrant invited their immediate families and closest friends and I hosted the event. The Riverside College classmates all turned 50 this year. Relatives and friends …
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Drug suspect escapes from PS9 jail
Police: Lock was picked with a stick By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A suspect behind bars on drug charges managed to escape from his jail cell yesterday morning at Police Station 9 (PS9) in Bacolod City’s Barangay Sum-ag. Police identified the escapee as 29-year-old Gabriel Libo-on, a resident of Purok Nami-nami 1 in the said …
Baciwa: PrimeWater was not ‘handpicked’ for a PPP
In response to a letter from Amlig Tubig, an initiative launched last year by the Diocese of Bacolod Social Action Center and Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) employees’ union, the Baciwa Board of Directors clarified they never insisted on nor “handpicked” PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation as an independent private proponent in a proposed public-private partnerships (PPP). …
Espenido comments characterized as ‘blatant disregard for human rights’
Progressive groups: Police official’s stance will ‘drown the region in blood’ The Negros chapters of the Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights (Karapatan) and Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) issued a joint statement slamming recent statements by Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) deputy director, Police Lt. Colonel Jovie Espenido, where he called on those involved …
Senator pushes for national sugar program
Villar: Sugar liberalization is inevitable With the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) failing to fully utilize the Sugar Industry Development Act, which is worth P2 billion annually, Senator Cynthia Villar is seeking the creation of a national sugar program. She noted, under the current system, she is unable to access SRA regulatory powers. The senator noted, …
To be truly Christ-like
Knowing that as a human person we are patterned after Christ, we should aim at making ourselves more and more like him. This should be our constant daily concern. All our other concerns in this life, no matter how important and urgent they may be, should be subordinated to this primordial one. To be sure, …
They didn’t believe Syjuco was ill until he died
“We must bring the issue of mental illness out into the sunlight, out of the shadow, out of the closet, deal with it, treat people, have centers where people can get the necessary help.” –Rep. John Lewis It took the recent death of former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director-General Augusto ‘Buboy’ Syjuco, …
From puto vendor to marine general
As Lieutenant General Emmanuel B. Salamat’s brilliant nearly 39-year military career draws to an end, the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) Commander cannot help but reminisce his humble beginnings. Salamat was the 6th of 13 children of Pablo and Anita Salamat. His father, a former prison guard, rose from the ranks and eventually retired as a …
Traffic apprehensions are not the solution
“No Parking” are words most Bacolod City motorists see. However, have local traffic authorities thought about establishing appropriate and sensible parking spaces? Drivers waste a lot of fuel driving around looking for areas to park and, with the idea of diagonal parking likely not entering the minds of those in charge, authorities likely set up …
Roberts, Cuaresma exit Kaya FC
By Adrian Stewart Co Striker Darryl Roberts and goalkeeper Ref Cuaresma have both left Kaya FC-Iloilo ahead of the 2020 Philippines Football League season. Their departures mark the third and fourth exits during the offseason after Negrense midfielder Arnie Pasinabo returned to Ceres-Negros FC earlier this month and forward Jordan Mintah left last month to …