Iloilo City to close cemeteries from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 People should be allowed to visit their departed loved ones in cemeteries during the Undas holidays but in a staggered manner, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said yesterday. Roque said he will introduce the proposal to members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management …
Monthly Archives: September 2020
Phil. Army, PNP to reinforce Bacolod’s contact tracers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Faced with a recent surge in coronavirus cases, Bacolod City finds an ally in the Philippine Army and Philippine National Police (PNP) in Negros Occidental that will send personnel to reinforce the city’s Covid-19 contact tracers. The Negros island-based 303rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army will send two teams …
BACIWA: Water Advisory
By virtue of Bacolod City Mayor’s Executive Order No. 60, Series of 2020 and IATF for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Resolution No. 69-A, Series of 2020, declaring Bacolod City under modified enhanced community quarantine from September 8 to 30, 2020, the Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) is informing the public of the following: …
Yanson matriarch recovers from Covid-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Olivia Yanson, matriarch of the Yanson clan that operates Yanson Group of Bus Companies and Vallacar Transit Inc., has recovered from the coronavirus disease, or Covid-19, and has been discharged from the hospital. Ginnette Yanson-Dumancas posted a picture of her mother being wheelchaired out of the St. Luke’s Medical Center …
2 NegOcc hospitals boost Covid-19 bed capacity
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga In response to the rising coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19, cases, the provincial government of Negros Occidental has increased patient capacity in its two district hospitals to a total of 160 beds. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson recently designated the Valladolid District Hospital as the province’s second hospital dedicated to Covid-19 …
Spiritual healing in a science of thought
“The mind when it has an old experience will add that data into its current experience, and it keeps coming up with wrong answers.” – L. Ron Hubbard One of the most accessible and popular books that we always see when we go to the bookstores in the Philippines and abroad is L. Ron …
With a little help from us
Yes, with a little help from us the full wonder of God’s grace would be revealed to us. This was articulated by Christ himself when he compared the Kingdom of God to how a seed grows. (cfr. Mk 4, 26-34) “It is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would …
Survival of drivers
At the rate the country is managing the Covid-19 pandemic, an economic crisis is obviously seen in the picture. Jeepney, bus, taxi, and tricycle drivers as well as the TNVS drivers feel the pain of financial breakdown. While the national government leaders are doing their best to undertake the best there is on health protocols, …
BACIWA employees’ salaries, allowances and benefits
The plight of the employees of Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) under the public private partnership (PPP) joint venture with PrimeWater is being taken cared of, according to Board Chairman, Atty. Lorendo Dilag. It is the board’s primordial concern that their salaries, benefits and allowances are in place. Based on the PPP Governing Board, all …
Iloilo Business Park leads call for Ilonggos to help revive Iloilo economy
Iloilo Business Park (IBP) is joining hands with the local government of Iloilo City and other sectors to boost the city’s fight against Covid-19 and jumpstart economic recovery. Various leaders from the government, business, and medical sectors are calling on Ilonggos to shop, dine, and patronize local businesses to help them get back on their …