Azkals matches postponed Amid the ongoing threat from the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification round matches have been postponed, including three matches featuring the Philippine men’s national football team, the Azkals. The Philippines was scheduled to play Guam on March 26, China on June 4, and the Maldives on June 9. …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
‘Storytelling’ as tourism strategy
During Senate deliberations on theP3.37-billion budget of the Department of Tourism for 2019, Sen. Richard Gordon raised the idea that aside from master plans for the infrastructure development of our major tourist attractions, there should also be promotions programs that weave together and showcase the historical and cultural significance of the sites. In short, Senator …
BPI steps up bayanihan for Taal
In the aftermath of Taal’s eruption last month, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) immediately responded by distributing relief goods to roughly 3,000 individuals (500 families). But even as displaced Taal families have started to return home, BPI does not intend to let up on its Bayanihan efforts. “Beyond emergency relief operations, BPI wants to …
At the receiving end
That’s what we have to be prepared for. If we are to follow Christ seriously, if we are to be consistent in our pursuit for holiness, then let’s be prepared to be at the receiving end of all forms of evil in this world. Christ himself practically said it. When he articulated the beatitudes, we …
Not-so-golden years
As people age, the number of visits they make to the dental clinic declines. The study conducted at the Rory Meyers College of Nursing (New York University) and the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa covered American adults 51 years and older. It looked at how often adults, as they age, see a dentist. The present …
Man nabbed for drugs in the La Paz district
A man was arrested on drugs charges last Monday in Barangay Magsaysay, located in Iloilo City’s La Paz district. Authorities identified the arrested suspect as 41-year-old Job Doronilla of the district’s Barangay San Nicholas. Law enforcement conducted the arrest at 4:30 p.m. after the suspect sold a sachet of suspected shabu to an undercover police …
3 hurt following Mandurriao jeepney accident
Three were recently injured after the jeepney they were riding crashed through a fence in Barangay Q. Abeto, located in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district. Authorities identified the injured as 25-year-old James Michael Bayson, 37-year-old Dennis Baaya, and 54-year-old Maria Palmes, who are currently confined at the Western Visayas Medical Center. According to police, the jeepney …
Truck runs over boy in Kabankalan City
Victim struck while running across the street A two-year-old boy was killed on Monday after he was run over by a truck at Sitio Ulalod in Kabankalan City’s Barangay Oringao. Authorities identified the fatality as Christian Andre Emperado. According to police, the boy immediately ran across the street after getting off a jeepney with his …
Leader of local carnapping group arrested in Barotac Viejo
The leader of a carnapping group operating across the Western and Central Visayas was nabbed over the weekend in Barotac Viejo’s Barangay Poblacion. Authorities identified the arrested suspect as 62-year-old Rolando Vista, a resident of the Paglaum Village in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan. Law enforcement personnel noted, he also went by the alias of Alex …
2 robbery group members arrested in Sipalay City
Two members of the notorious Epogon robbery group were arrested Monday afternoon after police managed to track their whereabouts to Sipalay City in Negros Occidental. Authorities identified the arrested as 29-year-old Francisco Epogon of the said city and 25-year-old Ruel Epogon, a resident of Bacolod City’s Barangay Handumanan. Sipalay City Police Station deputy, Police Lieutenant …