After closing their inaugural Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Lakan Cup season with an 11-19 record, the team said they are set for a massive revamp ahead of the MPBL Mumbaki Cup, which is set to begin later this year. “The Bacolod City team is rebuilding this offseason,” explained Bacolod City lone district Rep. Greg …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Mga pamilya, dapat mag-usap ng maayos vs. Covid-19
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Ang magiliw na salita ay nagpapasigla sa buhay, ngunit ang matalas na pangungusap ay masakit sa kalooban…” (Mga Kawikaan 15:4, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** MGA PILIPINO, DAPAT MAGDAGDAG NG DISIPLINA VS. COVID-19: Sa patuloy na paglobo ng bilang ng mga dinadapuan ng Covid-19 sa Pilipinas (145 na lahat ang …
Duterte’s Iloilo-based consultant talk with sense
“No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.” –Isaac Asimov Seldom does the public hear from President Rodrigo Duterte’s consultant for the Western Visayas Jane Javellana but, when she does speak, she speaks with sense. For …
Group arrested in Mandurriao for illegal gambling
Six individuals were arrested Tuesday after police caught them playing ‘tong-its,’ an illegal card game, in Barangay Tabucan, located in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district. Authorities identified the arrested as Leonardo Ojanola, Leonardo Peñasales, Roldan Mercado, Luciano Cabarga, Jovani Salavaria, and Cornelio Ramos, all of the said neighborhood. The group was arrested at 2:10 p.m. with …
Wanted man arrested in Calatrava
A man wanted on murder charges was arrested Tuesday in Calatrava’s Barangay Suba. Authorities identified the accused as 40-year-old Juanito Sembrano Villacorta of the town’s Barangay Malanog. Police served the suspect an arrest warrant issued last month by Judge Reginald Fuentebella of the San Carlos City Regional Trial Court-Branch 59. He is currently detained at …
Motorcyclist dies following crash in Isabela
A motorcyclist died Tuesday after losing control of his vehicle along the national road in Isabela’s Barangay Tinongan. Authorities identified the fatality as 55-year-old Joselito Aguilar de Dios of Binalbagan’s Barangay San Jose. According to police, the motorcyclist was speeding when he lost control on a curve and fell to the ground where his head …
Provincial government to operate with skeleton crew
The Negros Occidental provincial government announced they will be working with a skeleton crew, or a minimal number of personnel, in an effort to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. In addition, provincial government employees have been encountering delays coming in and out of Bacolod City due to ongoing border …
BCPO: Few curfew violations recorded
Eight nabbed in Sum-ag Following the implementation of a curfew in Bacolod City from 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. in an effort to combat the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported a fairly uneventful first night with BCPO spokesperson, Police Lt. Colonel Ariel Pico, saying they did not record any …
Bacolod City businesses open to temporary shutdown
Carbon projects ‘definite’ economic fallout Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Executive Officer Frank Carbon said local business establishments are open to a temporary shutdown in an effort to reduce the risk of exposure of the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. The MBCCI official affirmed, “Our losses could be recovered in the future.” However, …
Leonardia issues order discouraging physical contact greetings
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia recently issued an executive order discouraging physical contact greetings amid ongoing concerns surrounding the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. “Handshaking, ‘pagmamano,’ hugging, kissing on the cheeks or ‘beso-beso,’ and other forms of greeting involving physical contact shall be strongly discouraged,” the order stated. He noted, while it is a Filipino custom …