We cannot deny that life is very fluid, very dynamic. There are many issues to tackle, pressures to bear, problems and challenges to meet, deadlines to meet. To top it all, there can be many surprises along the way and mysteries to contend with. This is not to mention the constant battle between good and …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Remembering the landing at Lingayen Gulf
Seventy-five years ago last month (Jan. 9, 1945) Allied forces landed in Lingayen Gulf in the second major land offensive to reclaim the Philippines from Japanese occupation forces. The first occurred in Leyte on Oct. 20, 1944. The Lingayen operation is the subject of a forthcoming book “From Leyte to Bessang Pass” written by this …
Sagay Arts Month celebration underway
Sagay Arts Month kicked off last week with a series of performances by the Ata Indigenous Peoples group along Margaha Beach in Sagay City’s Barangay Old Sagay. The month-long observance is in line with the National Arts Month celebration. In his address, Sagay City Mayor Alfredo Marañon III encouraged parents to help their children develop …
Man shot in La Carlota City
A 54-year-old man was wounded last Thursday after he was shot for refusing a drink in La Carlota City. Police identified the victim as Nestor Tomala, a truck driver and resident of Toboso. Based on a report by the La Carlota City Police Station, the shooting incident transpired after the victim refused having drinks with …
Three nabbed in Antique for illegally transporting petroleum
Three men were nabbed last Thursday at a checkpoint in front of Robinsons Place Antique in San Jose de Buenavista for illegally transporting petroleum. Authorities identified the suspects as Edwin Gerona, Jake Gerona, and Nolasco Cahilig, Jr., all of whom are from Barangay Jinalinan in Bugasong, Antique. The three were flagged down when police smelled …
Debt collector robbed in Sipalay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man conducting collections for a local lending firm was robbed last Thursday while on duty at Sitio Overflow in Sipalay City’s Barangay Maricalum. Police identified the victim as 26-year-old Reynaldo Fabillar. Investigations by the Sipalay City Police Station found, while the victim was conducting collections, he was approached by …
Margaha Film Festival opens on Monday
The Margaha Film Festival, an event of the ongoing Sagay Arts Month observance, begins on Monday, February 17, at the Margaha Beach Front in Sagay City’s Barangay Old Sagay. 10 films will vie for an array of prizes, with P100,000 to be awarded to ‘Best Picture.’ According to Sagay City Mayor Alfredo Marañon III, the …
Union calls for end to ‘government- coordinated attacks on media’
The Bacolod City chapter of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines called for an end to, what they characterize as, government-coordinated attacks on the media. They claim, since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in 2016, “Media are the constant subject of his vindictiveness.” The union blamed the president for declining trust in the …
DPWH turns over P36M regional evacuation center in Vista Alegre
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Public Works and Highways in the Western Visayas (DPWH-6) yesterday turned over a P36-million regional evacuation center in Bacolod City’s Barangay Vista Alegre. DPWH-6 Director Lea Delfinado said the structure is the fifth regional evacuation center in Negros Occidental. The other centers are located in San Enrique, …
Bacolod City observes World Radio Day
The Bacolod City government, in partnership with the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP), observed World Radio Day last Thursday in the city’s Barangay Pahanocoy. The event began with a motorcade from the Bacolod Public Plaza to the barangay gym, followed by a mass officiated by Fr. Januarios Paglinawan. In addition, around 100 senior …