The Bacolod City Inter-Agency Task Force Against Novel Coronavirus plans to request passenger details from various transport firms in an effort to continue monitoring for the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. According to Bacolod City Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, transport companies include airlines and ferry companies operating in Bacolod City. The vice mayor appealed for …
Monthly Archives: March 2020
Akasha-Colt 45, Yarda 8 Restobar win Fil-Sino quarters
Akasha-Colt 45 scored a 94-83 win over Madz-Beer na Beer while Yarda 8 Restobar/G&S Development Corporation-Asahi pulled off a 92-87 win over Asia Brewery-Bi Frutas O last Thursday in the Fil-Sino Asia Brewery Invitational Cup Class A quarterfinals at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Po Hang Gym. Madz-Beer na Beer held a slim 18-17 …
Azkals development team beats Army FC in friendly
By Adrian Stewart Co The development team for the Philippine men’s national team, the Azkals, scored a 6-0 win over Philippine Army FC in a friendly last Thursday at the Army Support Command Football Field in Taguig City. Lance Ocampo opened scoring within the first minute, followed by Jarvey Gayoso doubling the lead in …
NBTC qualifiers
Western Visayas regional finals this weekend The Western Visayas National Basketball Training Center regional finals are set to take place this weekend in Ibajay, Aklan. The event was initially scheduled for last month but was postponed amid the ongoing threat from the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19. Bacolod Tay Tung High School will represent Negros Occidental. …
NVF-NOCSF volleyball tournament underway in Silay City
The 2nd Negros Volleyball Federation-Negros Occidental Cultural and Sports Foundation (NVF-NOCSF) Age-Group Volleyball Tournament recently kicked off in Silay City. JGM Dreams Foundation-A opened the U-18 girls’ division with wins over the University of St. La Salle (USLS) and Trinity Christian School (TCS), JGM Dreams Foundation-B defeated EB Magalona; St. John’s Institute (SJI) beat Victorias …
Faith heals our blindness
That gospel episode about the blind man whose vision was restored because of his great faith gives us a good lesson to learn. (cfr Lk 18, 35-43) And that is that we have to be like that blind man eager to ask Christ for a cure. Regardless of how others may restrain us from getting …
The panic is just beginning
“Panic is the sudden realization that everything around you is alive.” －William S. Burroughs The panic felt in the Philippines and the rest of Asia two months ago as the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, began spreading, is growing in the United States. Many Americans believed it would never reach the mainland but they were wrong. …
Bakit walang kumikilos sa mga abuso vs. mga ‘sekyu?’
INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…’Ipagkakanulo kayo ng inyong mga magulang, mga kapatid, mga kamag-anak at mga kaibigan’…” (si Jesus, ang ating Diyos at Tagapagligtas na Siyang Diyos Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, sa Lucas 21:16, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). *** BAKIT WALANG KUMIKILOS SA MGA ABUSO VS. MGA “SEKYU?” Ang sabi ko noong isang araw …
Don’t agonize, organize!
In a CNBC report a few days ago, a bleak declaration sums up the impact of the COVID-19, “Coronavirus wipes out $1.7 trillion in US stock market value in two days!” I am not fanning an alarmist mentality here, but it is clear that investors are fleeing the riskier assets amid intense fears about the …
Feeding program, medical mission held in San Rafael
The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) held a supplemental feeding program and medical mission, along with distributed gifts, at San Florentino Elementary School in San Rafael, Iloilo last Thursday. Around 60 benefited from the medical mission, while another 50 students were provided with bread and juice. The event was held as part of the ongoing …