INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…‘Kaya’t maging handa kayo dahil hindi niyo alam kung kailan darating ang inyong Panginoon’…” (si Jesus, ang ating Diyos at Tagapagligtas na Siyang Diyos Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, sa Mateo 24: 42, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** PASTOR/PUBLISHER SA TARLAC, BIKTIMA NG IMPOSTOR: Kung hindi sobrang naghihirap na ang maraming …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Our national anthem
It is very sad that when the occasion requires it, we cannot sing our national anthem properly. Here are some readers’ observations: From Atty. Patricia A.O. Bunye (my daughter): “Two days ago, I attended a breakfast meeting hosted by the Makati Business Club where Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia, delivered the keynote address. …
San Dionisio man hangs self
A 21-year-old man hanged himself earlier this week at his home in San Dionisio’s Barangay Tumangi. Authorities identified the victim as Angelito Vesta. According to police, the victim’s body was found by his nephew. Vesta’s family rushed him to Balasan District Hospital where he was declared dead by the attending physician. Police are probing the …
Community support program held in Moises Padilla
The Western Visayas for Serbisyo Negrosanon-Retooled Community Support Program, a joint effort by the Negros Occidental Provincial Government, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, and Philippine Army to look into insurgency-related problems, recently conducted a medical and dental mission in Moises Padilla’s Barangay Montilla. During the event, Mayor Ella Garcia-Yulo discussed …
Banate’s 10th most wanted arrested
The 10th most wanted criminal of Banate, Iloilo was arrested last Wednesday in the Barotac Nuevo’s Barangay Ilaud Poblacion for illegal gambling. Authorities identified the arrested suspect as Joseph Santiago of the town’s Barangay Lagubang. According to police, the suspect is detained on charges in violation of RA 9287, which sets penalties for illegal gambling, …
Iloilo City, BFAR-6 form mudcrab farming partnership
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and City Agriculturist Office officer-in-charge, Engr. Noel Z. Hechanova, recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region VI (BFAR-6) on mudcrab farming. The agreement, which was also signed by BFAR-6 Assistant Director Carlito Delfin and Iloilo Provincial Fisheries officer-in-charge Erwin E. Ilaya, seeks …
Magnitude 5.4 quake strikes off Davao Occidental
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental yesterday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tectonic tremor struck at 5:54 p.m. approximately 28 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos town with a depth of 186 km. Instrumental Intensity IV was felt at General Santos City, while Instrumental Intensity III was …
Arrest warrant issued against local blogger
After the Court of Appeals earlier upheld the libel conviction against Ilonggo blogger Manuel Mejorada, who was sentenced to four years and two months in jail, Judge Rowena Nieves A. Tan of the Regional Trial Court-Branch 118 issued an arrest warrant against the former Iloilo provincial administrator in order for him to serve his sentence. …
Man nabbed in Himamaylan City for drugs, bullet possession
A man was arrested last Wednesday at Sitio Dubdub in Himamaylan City’s Barangay Libacao for possession of drugs and bullets. Authorities identified the arrested suspect as 48-year-old Joemedes Cordero of the said neighborhood. According to police, 10 sachets of suspected shabu, P500 in buy-bust money, P350 in cash proceeds, drug paraphernalia, a mobile phone, along …
Escalante City kagawad hacked to death
A kagawad was hacked to death last Wednesday at Sitio Sampinit in Escalante City’s Barangay Libertad. Police identified the fatality as 66-year-old Jorge Espada, a former barangay captain and resident of the said community. Based on a report by Escalante City police, Lorena Mahilum, the victim’s daughter, visited their office and sought police assistance as …