160 ICPO officer deployments planned for opening salvo Ahead of the Iloilo Dinagyang 2020 opening salvo, which kicks off tomorrow, January 10, the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) will be deploying 160 police officers, along with an augmentation force from regional command and 320 force multipliers, to maintain security. “We expect a big volume of …
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Hijacking the truth about humanity and Christianity
We have to be wary of this possibility. In fact, given how we are, we have a strong tendency to hijack what is to be human and what is to be a Christian. In so many ways, we impose our own ideas of what is to be a man and what is to be another …
Safety comes first in New York City
“Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.” –Aesop I live in a major American city where security has been intensified following the recent assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, which has been reported as a “major escalation” to tensions between the United States and Iran. Upon hearing about the alert from the Department …
Spiritual exercise ang tanging daan sa mahusay na PNP
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…Dahil dito si Yahweh mismo ang magbibigay sa inyo ng palatandaan: Maglilihi ang isang dalaga at magsisilang ng isang sanggol na lalaki at tatawagin sa pangalang Emmanuel…” (Isaias 7:14, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** SPIRITUAL EXERCISE ANG TANGING DAAN SA MAHUSAY NA PNP: Sang-ayon ako sa inilabas sa isang news video …
Toothbar
Toothbar is not your traditional dental clinic. Walk into the lobby and you will be amazed at the look of a modern hotel lounge with a technology bar; complimentary Wi-Fi and a refreshment bar. The floor-to-ceiling 15-foot windows offer a 360-degree view of different parts of downtown Austin, Texas, where it is located. Toothbar has …
Two earthquakes detected across the region
Two earthquakes struck the Western Visayas recently with a 2.2-magnitude quake detected early Tuesday morning near Escalante City in Negros Occidental, followed by a 3.0-magnitude tremor later that morning near Bingawan, Iloilo. According to bulletins from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the first earthquake struck just south of the Negros Occidental at 1:55 …
DOLE-6 recognizes the Bacolod City Public Employment Service Office
The Department of Labor and Employment-Region VI recently recognized the Bacolod City Public Employment Service Office (PESO-Bacolod) as Best PESO Employment Information System Implementer in the region for the third year in a row. According to a release from the city government, “The award means that the Bacolod City government implemented a database with the …
Congressman files bill seeking direct foreign investments
Bacolod lone district Rep. Greg Gasataya recently filed a bill seeking direct foreign investments into special economic zones. The proposal is coupled with HB 5440, which was earlier filed before the House of Representatives and calls for the creation of the Bacolod Economic Zone Authority. “Bacolod City, at present, has the amenities to accommodate both …
Kin of abducted police officer seek DNA test for discovered remains
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Colonel Henry Biñas, said he received a request from the family of former Police Major Lito Pirote, who was abducted on Good Friday last year while attending a family affair at a hotel in Bacolod City’s Barangay 7, to perform a DNA test …
Ferrer: I will not run for governor
Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer affirmed last Tuesday that he will not run for governor in the next elections and insisted the merger between the province’s main political coalitions, the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) and Love Negros, is “holding.” “I will not run for governor,” he stated. “I am OK with my current position …