I always feel consoled everytime I read these words of St. Paul in his Letter to the Romans. “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” (8, 26) And two verses …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Don’t attack someone for their race
“The hardest thing I had to overcome in life? I think racism. That’s so difficult because I don’t think anyone can ever understand it. It’s not that people don’t want to understand it, but they don’t want to touch it.” –Herschel Walker Asians in the United States are dealing with two viruses: the coronavirus and …
‘LGUs: pakilusin kontra Covid-19’
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Kayo at ang inyong (mga pinuno) ay ipapabihag ni Yahweh sa isang bansang hindi ninyo kilala ni ng inyong mga ninuno. Maglilingkod kayo sa kanilang diyos na yari sa kahoy at bato…” (Deuteronomio 28:36, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** “PAKILUSIN ANG MGA LGUs KONTRA COVID-19:” Magbibigay-daan po ang Kakampi Mo …
People know how to wash their hands now
I have been telling people that the dirtiest parts of the body are the hands. Few believed me but others laughed and insisted the rear end was the dirtiest. However, I always insisted, with the dirtiest material on earth being money, such items are held and kept in wallets and purses. Today, with the coronavirus …
Fire razes Passi City high school building
An administrative building of Passi City National High School was razed by a fire over the weekend. According to an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started on Sunday at 11:22 p.m. BFP managed to respond quickly to the fire. Damages, which include important documents belonging to the school, are …
Passi City woman dies after being struck by lightning
A woman died Sunday afternoon after being struck by lightning in Passi City’s Barangay Alimono. Authorities identified the fatality as 25-year-old Via Palermo of the city’s Barangay Magdungan. The victim was reportedly walking when she was struck by lightning. She was brought to Don Valerio Palmares Sr. Memorial District Hospital but was later pronounced dead./WDJ
Man shot in Lambunao
A man was shot dead over the weekend in Lambunao’s Barangay Maribong. Authorities identified the fatality as Gilbert Lavente, who died from gunshot wounds to his right foot and neck. According to police, he was involved in an altercation with the suspect, identified as Jethro Palma, after the two were drinking at Lavente’s home. The …
2 nabbed for drugs in Candoni
Two suspected drug offenders were arrested Sunday evening at Purok 2, located in Candoni’s Barangay Caningay. Authorities identified the arrested suspects as 24-year-old Che Ann Suansing of the said community and 31-year-old Salem Makilan of Purok Bigonia in the town’s Barangay West. According to police, they confiscated five heat-sealed sachets of suspected shabu worth P5,000, …
3 earthquakes detected in Cauayan
Tremor shakes Sipalay City Three earthquakes were recorded Sunday morning in Cauayan. The first quake, which measured 2.6 in magnitude, struck at 4:51 a.m. The second incident, a 2.5-magnitude tremor, struck at 10:21 a.m.; which was followed less than 30 minutes later by a 3.5-magnitude earthquake. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, …
Lacson attends National Women’s Month observance in Silay City
Bacolod City employees urged to wear purple on Fridays Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday attended a National Women’s Month observance at the Silay City Public Plaza, which was organized by the city’s Gender and Development Focal Point System and attended by various women’s organizations. National Women’s Month is celebrated throughout March. “We are …