Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer ordered 27 technical assistants to return home after a staff member of a provincial board member was brought to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City after complaining of flu-like symptoms. He said the directive was a precautionary measure against the possible spread of the …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Governor to public: Do not panic
Following the confirmation of a coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, case in Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson called for calm. “As of this time, I [can] confirm, in Negros Occidental, we have no cases of Covid-19,” the governor affirmed. “Don’t panic and use your common sense.” He also acknowledged a possible case in …
Local ferry industry affected by the coronavirus
The local ferry industry has begun feeling the brunt of the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. 2GO Group Incorporated Associate Vice President for Marketing Blessie Cruz said, over the past few weeks, they have noticed a drop in passenger volume. In addition, freight services have been affected as some of the products they ship originate from …
Familiaran: Spreading ‘fake news’ on Covid-19 could lead to jail time
After a social media post claiming an individual from Wuhan, China who tested positive for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, disappeared from a hotel in Bacolod City circulated online, Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran warned anybody who spreads “fake news” about the virus could land in jail. He pointed out, anyone caught spreading …
Temperance today
More than ever, we need to be keenly aware today of the need for the virtue of temperance. Why? We cannot deny that we are constantly bombarded with many material things, all offering all kinds of advantages and conveniences, that if we are not careful can remove us from our proper path to God, to …
Award-winning actor mentored by former Iloilo broadcasting executive
“The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.” –John C. Maxwell I met actor Leon Miguel before he won an award for his role in the film “Tinubdan” at the 2019 International Film Festival Manhattan. We met at New York City’s Pennsylvania Station …
Mga pangako ng Diyos ang dapat sandalan sa Covid-19
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Siyang naghahangad ng pagkupkop ng Kataas-taasan, at nananatili sa pagkalinga ng Makapangyarihan, ay makakapagsabi kay Yahweh: ‘Muog ka’t kanlungan, ikaw ang aking Diyos, ang Diyos na tangi kong pinagtiwalaan.’ Sa panganib at bitag ika’y kanyang ililigtas, at kahit ano mang matinding salot ay ‘di ka magdaranas…” (Mga Awit 91:1-3, Ang Tanging …
IQ, fluoridated water (Part 2)
A study on fluoridated water in Canada has stirred controversy. The study, led by Canada’s York University and published in August in the prestigious JAMA Pediatrics journal, found that for every one milligram increase in the daily intake of fluoride, there was on average a corresponding 3.66 decline in the children’s IQ score. In a …
Drug offender arrested in San Dionisio
A newly-identified drug offender was arrested Wednesday in San Dionisio’s Barangay Dogman. Authorities identified the suspect as 30-year-old Quinhill Dela Cruz of the town’s Barangay Tobli. The suspect was arrested selling a sachet of suspected shabu for P1,600. A subsequent search yielded two more sachets of suspected shabu with street value of P3,000. Dela Cruz …
Cabatuan couple slashed
A tricycle driver and his wife were slashed by passengers last Wednesday in Cabatuan’s Barangay Topol Oeste. Authorities identified the victims as 34-year-old Anthony Altomia and 32-year-old Ronalyn Altomia of the town’s Barangay Inabasan. According to police, the incident occurred around 6:50 p.m. when brothers, Cezar and Roy Pueyo, were engaged in a heated argument …