Who would have thought that a piece of string could become a big-time string. “The floss,” as many people call it, is a cord of thin filament used to remove food and dental plaque in between teeth that the toothbrush cannot reach. The American Dental Association reports that up to 80 percent of plaque can …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
No one left behind
In any group that we may belong to, be it a family, a neighborhood, a class, an office, etc., we should have that concern for one another such that we form one organic whole whose parts or members know what to do and help each other for the good of all. In other words, that …
Bakit ba may NCov at iba pang mga sakit ngayon?
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…Pinadadalhan Niya ang tao ng iba’t ibang sakit, upang sa pamamagitan ng kirot ang tao’y maituwid…” (Job 33:9, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** BAKIT BA MAY NCOV AT IBA PANG MGA DELIKADONG SAKIT NGAYON? Sinisisi na naman ng maraming tao ngayon ang Department of Health matapos nitong ibunyag noong Miyerkules, Pebrero …
Online opportunities for Filipinos
A Forbes Magazine article listed the Philippines as the world’s sixth fastest growing market for freelancers (specifically those who work remotely via the Internet), based on the 2019 Global Gig Economy Index by online payments company Payoneer. According to the index, the 2019 second quarter earnings of Filipino freelancers grew 35 percent from the year …
Local hospitality group: Despite nCoV, it’s ‘business as usual’
Amid an ongoing threat from the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), the Iloilo Hotels Restaurants and Resorts Association (IHRAA) announced, “It’s business as usual.” IHRAA spokesperson Happy Abenir recently explained that the local tourism business is not dependent on foreign visitors. He pointed out, the local government has done a “good job” in generating local interest …
Talisay City farm worker found dead
A worker on a cock farm within the Mirasol Resthouse compound at Sitio Catamnan 3 in Talisay City’s Barangay Concepcion was found dead Saturday morning. Authorities identified the fatality as 35-year-old Gary Obia Caporas of Binalbagan’s Barangay San Pedro. According to police, the evening before his body was found, he had gone drinking with two …
Negros Oriental escapees back in jail
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The five inmates who escaped last week from a detention facility in Manjuyod, Negros Oriental are back in jail after spending several days on the run. Two of the prisoners, 39-year-old Janly Callao and 25-year-old Ronie Flores, surrendered to authorities after successful negotiations with the prisoners’ families; while the three …
Motorcyclist killed in EB Magalona collision
A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with another motorcycle Saturday evening in EB Magalona’s Barangay Sto. Niño. Authorities identified the fatality as 37-year-old Michael Balcena of Purok Hervias II in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte. According to police, the motorcyclist in question was operating southbound when he collided with a motorcycle operated by 35-year-old Lauro Bellos …
P142M allocated for Bacolod City road rehabilitation
\Three satellite markets will also be constructed By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) recently allocated around P142 million for Bacolod City intended for the rehabilitation and construction of city roads and three satellite markets. According to Bacolod City lone district Rep. Greg …
CDEU operation in Banago yields P18K worth of shabu
A street-level drug target was arrested early yesterday morning after members of the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) conducted a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City’s Barangay Banago. Police identified the arrested as 27-year-old Niko Villan, a resident of Talisay City. Based on a report issued by CDEU, the operation, which was led by Bacolod City …