Vendors earlier permitted to sell during Christmas By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A local association representing vendors selling ready-to-wear apparel were hoping to hold a “Summer Sale” at the Bacolod Public Plaza in April; however, their request was denied by the Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod. In a radio interview with Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod, Bacolod City Vice …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Pag-IBIG Fund reports record-breaking income, loan releases in 2019
Newly-appointed housing department secretary Eduardo D. Del Rosario took the stage on Friday, February 7, to report Pag-IBIG Fund’s record-breaking earnings, housing loan releases, and cash loan releases to its members, partners, and other stakeholders in this year’s Chairman’s Report. “We are happy to report that Pag-IBIG Fund has again achieved an excellent year in …
Ceres FC opens AFC Cup campaign tonight
By Adrian Stewart Co Three-time Philippines Football League champions Ceres-Negros FC open their 2020 AFC Cup campaign tonight against 2019 Cambodian League champions Svay Rieng with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. Despite earlier crashing out of the 2020 AFC Champions League with a 2-0 loss to FC Tokyo …
Negrense athletes win gold at nat’l taekwondo competition
Negrense taekwondo athletes won three gold medals at the 2020 Smart/MVP Sports Foundation/PLDT Home Ultera National Carlos Palanca, Jr. Taekwondo Championships over the weekend at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay City. Leigh Andee Rodriguez of the Negros Taekwondo Union-Tigers New Gen won in the junior women’s finweight division. Meanwhile, in the …
2021 FIBA Asia Cup
Bacolodnon player added to Gilas Pilipinas pool Bacolodnon center Justin Chua of the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters was recently called up to replace Japeth Aguilar in the pool for the Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, ahead of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. The first qualifying round, where they face Thailand, begins on …
2020 Philippine Collegiate Champions League
Negrense player leads AdMU over UST Negrense point guard Samjosef Belangel led Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) in their 82-71 win over the University of Santo Tomas (UST) over the weekend in the 2020 Philippine Collegiate Champions League at the San Juan Arena. Belangel drained six triples and finished with 26 points for AdMU, while …
Father Rocky’s Street Children
James Augustine Dino, a culinary arts graduate, was personally chosen by Chef Alain Ducasse to work in his famous Le Jules Verne restaurant in Paris, France. Benedict Sabularse and Edmar Sumera, ballet dancers, are considered rising stars in Ballet Academy in Cannes, France and in Hamburg Ballet school in Germany, respectively. Robbie Bron, Rene Malleza, …
Mga China OFWs, dalhin sa South China Sea
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…’Ngunit tatanggap kayo ng kapangyarihan pagbaba sa inyo ng Banal na Espiritu’…” (si Jesus, ang ating Diyos at Tagapagligtas, Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, sa Mga Gawa 1:8, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** MGA CHINA OFWs, DALHIN SA SOUTH CHINA SEA: Sa away ngayon sa pagitan ng pamahalaang nasyonal at ng …
The hidden God
“Adoro te devote, latens Deitas.” So starts that famous Eucharistic hymn composed by St. Thomas Aquinas. It means, “Hidden here before me, Lord, I worship you.” And it continues, “Quae sub his figuris vere latitas,” which means, “Hidden in these symbols, yet completely true.” The words definitely drip with deep faith and love. They also …
The public’s staring problem and why GMRC will never work
“Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me, I don’t know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I’m a weirdo.” –Leonardo DiCaprio On a visit to a local mall last Sunday, I found myself in a rather uncomfortable situation. For the past couple days, I had been nursing a …