By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bidding for the proposed P125-million Manapla Public Market is set to begin this month. In a radio interview, Manapla Mayor Manolet Escalante said he received information directly from Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson during a recent meeting. The mayor said the budget will be sourced from a loan borrowed …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Lacson to hold nCoV meeting with health officials, PDRRMO
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is set to meet with health officials and members of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) today to discuss necessary actions to prevent the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) from entering the province. In a radio interview with Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod over the weekend, …
Iloilo City drivers meet today regarding LTFRB circular on nCoV
Terminals must provide free facemasks, sanitizers for passengers Iloilo City Loop Alliance of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association President Raymundo ‘Boyet’ Parcon said the organization’s 3,000 members are scheduled to meet today regarding a circular recently released by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regarding the 2019 novel coronavirus and mandating drivers to …
Bacolaodiat 2020
Megaworld CEO named Bacolod City’s ‘adopted son,’ honorary mayor As part of the ongoing Bacolaodiat Festival, Megaworld chief executive officer, Dr. Andrew Tan, was conferred as an “Adopted Son of Bacolod City,” along with “Honorary Mayor of Bacolod,” during a ceremony over the weekend at the Bacolod City Government Center. During the Spring Festival Dinner …
Bacolod loses to Pampanga in the Maharlika League
The Bacolod Master Sardines fell 82-65 on Saturday to the Pampanga Giant Lanterns in the ongoing 2019-2020 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League-Lakan Cup at the Angeles University Foundation gymnasium in Angeles City. After Michael Juico and Mark Cruz led Pampanga to a 30-14 lead in the first quarter, they went on to lead by as much …
2020 WVPRISAA Meet
Negros Occidental opens football event with wins By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental opened the football competition of the ongoing 2020 Western Visayas Private Schools’ Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) Meet in Capiz yesterday with wins over Iloilo, scoring a 3-0 win in the secondary boys’ division along with a 1-1 (4-2) win on penalties in the …
Negrense boxer retains title
Kabankalan City’s Roldan Aldea retained his Games and Amusement Board (GAB) lightweight belt over the weekend at the Flash Grand Ballroom, located at the Elorde Sports Complex in Parañaque City, after his opponent, Monico Laurente, chose not to continue the fight after the second round. With the victory, the Negrense boxer improved to a 15-8-1 …
Tay Tung wins NBTC-Negros Occidental qualifiers
Bacolod Tay Tung High School won the Negros Occidental National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) provincial and city qualifiers over the weekend in Sagay City. The Bacolod City-based side scored an 83-59 win over San Carlos City leg winner Tañon College, along with a 91-81 win over Silay-Sagay leg victors MDM Sagay College Inc. Heinz Gabriel …
Worrying over nothing
“If you look into your own heart and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?” －Confucius The somewhat exaggerated response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) has been akin to an alien invasion; fear of the unknown makes people think the world is turning upside down. …
Letting go and moving on
We have to learn this art of letting go and moving on. Especially these days, when we are bombarded with so many competing things and the possibility of getting cornered by some problem or difficulty is very high, we need to know how to let go and move on. We have to realize that there …