By Adrian Stewart Co After winning his second Mr. Football Award at this year’s Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards, which took place earlier this month, March 6, at the Manila Hotel, Ceres-Negros FC midfielder Stephan Schröck credited his teammates at the Bacolod City-based club, along with the Philippine men’s national football team, the Azkals. He …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Bacolod Master Sardines signs three new players
The Bacolod Master Sardines recently signed three new players ahead of the upcoming 2020-2021 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) adding Jeff Comia, Jason Strait, and former PBA player Cyrus Tabi joining the team’s roster. Comia is a former New Era University player, while Strait previously suited up for the University of Santo Tomas and the …
Upgrading our vigilance skills
We should not take this need for granted. We have to continually update and upgrade our vigilance skills. Remember Christ telling his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life…Be vigilant at all times.” (Lk 21, 34.36) Times are constantly changing. Although we are …
‘Tears of joy’ by a nurse from Iloilo
“Where human lives are concerned, time is always short, yet the world has witnessed the vast resources that governments can draw upon to rescue financial institutions deemed ‘too big to fail.’” –Pope Benedict XVI Marjorie Carnaje said there were “tears of joy” when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced their government would commit up …
US Embassy suspends visa services
Amid ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, along with the enhanced community quarantine declared over Luzon, the US Embassy in Manila recently announced visa services have been suspended. “All visa appointments have been postponed pending further notice,” the embassy announced on social media. The embassy noted, staff was reduced greatly with the American …
CSC to agencies, LGUs: Inform public on work schedule
The Civil Service Commission (CSC)-Aklan Field Officer Director II Leo Jamorin urged heads of national government agencies and local government units (LGUs) in Aklan to explain to their respective employees and the public of their alternative work arrangements while the province is implementing the community quarantine to stop the spread of the Corona Virus Disease …
Covid-19 testing in Iloilo City set today
A Department of Health (DOH) accredited medical technologist will test patients under investigation (PUIs) in Iloilo this Saturday. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas announced the event after receiving a call from Health Secretary Francisco Duque on Friday as the city government expects 100 test kits for coronavirus disease to arrive from Manila. “Under the Department of …
Around 500 tourists stuck in Boracay amid community quarantine
The local government of Aklan’s Malay town said around 500 tourists on Boracay Island were stranded in their hotels and other accommodation establishments as the municipality was placed under general community quarantine on Thursday night. Malay Mayor Frolibar Bautista told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) that those stranded were mostly foreign tourists. Bautista said he …
One dead after motorcycles crash in La Carlota City
One person was killed, while three others were injured, following a collision between motorcycles at the corner of JM Basa and Mabini Streets in La Carlota City’s Barangay 3 Poblacion. Authorities identified the fatality as 24-year-old Jefferson De la Torre Amar of Hacienda Ferlou in the city’s Barangay La Granja. Meanwhile, the deceased mother, 73-year-old …
Toboso town councilor tests negative for coronavirus
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Toboso Mayor Richard Jaojoco yesterday confirmed the town councilor who had earlier exhibited “flu-like symptoms” tested negative for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. He called the news “a relief” after they waited eight days for the results. The mayor noted, the development also comforted the town councilors who attended last …