By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Southern Visayas district commander, Captain Eduardo De Luna, said anytime this week they are filing criminal charges against the roll-on/roll-off (Roro) vessel captain who was allegedly involved in the ramming of a fishing boat in Escalante City which resulted to the death of a fisherman. De …
Monthly Archives: September 2020
3 persons nabbed for illegal gambling
Three individuals were arrested Monday after police caught them playing ‘tong-its,’ an illegal card game, in Barangay Zone 7, Pulupandan, Negros. Occidental. Police identified the arrested as 28-year-old Lormae Estrabon, 28-year-old John Arvie Santillan and 21-year-old Ariel Casildo, all of the said neighborhood. The group was arrested at 1:00 p.m. with police confiscating a set …
Sipalay City brgy placed on lockdown
By Dominique Gabriel Bañaga Barangay San Jose in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City was placed on lockdown starting Sunday, September 20, in response to suspected cases of Covid-19 in the area. The city’s Inter-Agency Task Force and the local government unit of Barangay San Jose have implemented standard contact tracing, decontamination, zoning, and containment procedures. All …
Plastic and other surfaces (Part 2)
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that washing hands and cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces daily prevents the spread of the virus. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises that health workers wear disposable gloves to clean and disinfect. Surfaces must be cleaned first by using soap and water, followed by …
Exciting webinars during self-quarantine
Five months into self-quarantine, I now have more time to watch webinars which, pre-COVID, I would normally miss. Two very interesting ones were recently held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Philippines. Just to refresh: While Japan surrendered on Sept. 2, 1945 (a day commemorated as VJ …
The measure of success
We often hear some people wailing, “The world has collapsed on me!” It is a ventilation of emotional agony, despair, pain, sadness, and hopelessness. Tragic experiences like losing a loved one and other misfortunes trigger these emotional pains. Shock, denial, grief and sometimes, anger outweigh acceptance by the affected person. In some instances, suicidal tendencies …
Hindi tayo iniwan ng Diyos sa gitna ng COVID-19
“Amang banal, ingatan mo po sila sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng iyong pangalan, ang pangalang ibinigay mo sa akin.” (Si Jesus, ang ating Diyos at Tagapagligtas na Siyang Diyos Ama, Anak, at Espiritu Santo, sa Juan 17:11, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya). HINDI PALA GANOONG KADELIKADO ANG COVID-19? Alam ba ninyong wala pa palang isang porsiyento …
Please be welcoming to God
This should be the attitude to have in our relation with God. He always takes the initiative to come to us, to knock at our heart’s door. We should be welcoming to him, and more than that, we should be appreciative of his love and concern for us and learn to correspond by knowing, thanking …
Please don’t go
“It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.” – Voltaire I’m glad Neil Sedaka, 81, is not among those residents in Manhattan’s Upper West Side now moving out of New York City. I recently told a friend in jest “let’s hope …
Entering DLSU is ‘humbling experience’ – Lim
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon guard Donn Lim sees being part of De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Archers’ men’s basketball team in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) as “a humbling experience.” The former St. John’s Institute-Bacolod guard said in an interview with SportsJourn.com that it is a huge blessing for a …