By Adrian Stewart Co Due to ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced upcoming 2020 AFC Cup matches will be postponed. “The AFC earlier postponed all AFC Cup West Zone group stage matches on March 12 and the latest decision applies to all matches in March and April …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
The ‘Big Apple’ is about to ‘sleep’
“New York is definitely ready for the word of God.” －Billy Graham Based on what I saw at the grocery store earlier this week, it would appear the ‘city that never sleeps’ is starting to doze off. With the number of New Yorkers infected by the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, movement has been restricted. Employers …
Everything can be an occasion to love
To be more precise, everything, regardless of what and how it is, can and should be an occasion, an instrument, a material for loving God and for everybody else. Whether it is good or bad, according to our human standards, or a success or failure, a win or a loss, as long as it is …
Man stabbed at Tigbauan Public Market
A man was stabbed last Wednesday at the Tigbauan Public Market, located in the town’s Barangay 9 Poblacion. Authorities identified the victim as Pacifico Duga, Jr., a resident of the said neighborhood who is currently confined at the Rep. Pedro Trono Memorial District Hospital in Guimbal. Police said Duga was engaged in a heated argument …
Over P1M worth of shabu seized in Silay City
Police seized P1.11 million worth of suspected shabu and P50,000 worth of marijuana last Wednesday following a buy bust at Hacienda Alegria in Silay City’s Barangay E. Lopez. Authorities identified the arrested as 25-year-old Hero Pangilinan, 44-year-old Michelle Baradia, and 21-year-old John Stephen Soria of Makati City. Following a subsequent search, police confiscated one heat-sealed …
Drunk motorcyclist killed in Cadiz City
A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday evening after he ran off the road at Purok Kaisdaan in Cadiz City’s Barangay Daga. Authorities identified the fatality as 36-year-old Nero Sanico Burlan, a resident of the city’s Barangay Zone 1 who was said to be inebriated at the time of the accident. He was rushed to the Cadiz …
Iloilo City hospitals, clinics ordered to ‘strictly’ manage waste
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas recently issued an executive order calling for local hospitals and clinics treating persons under investigation and persons under monitoring for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, to observe strict waste management. The order stated: “To prevent the introduction and spread of [the] coronavirus disease and other emerging diseases, there is …
Vo-tech assembly, assessors event held in Bacolod City
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-Negros Occidental (TESDA-Negros Occidental) and Association of Technical Institutions of Negros Occidental (ATINO) held a calibration for assessors event last week at the Planta Centro Bacolod Hotel. The event, which saw approximately 144 participants, sought to update assessors, assessment center managers, and processing officers for Technical and Vocational Education …
Curfew, road closures in Pulupandan
An executive order issued by Pulupandan Mayor Miguel Antonio Peña imposed both a curfew and road closures in the town in an effort to prevent exposure to the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. A curfew will be imposed from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. with the exception of health care workers, government officials on official business, …
Bacolod City to crack down on false coronavirus reports
Bacolod City Legal Officer Joselito Bayatan issued a statement last Wednesday informing the public that they would be cracking down on those creating and spreading false reports regarding the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. In his statement, the City Legal Office will coordinate with the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group to monitor such cases. Once tracked …