Just as we like to begin the day well, we should also like to end the day well. That is always the ideal we want to pursue, though many, if not most times, we fail to do so. And the problem is actually because we do not know what ending the day well is. For …
Monthly Archives: October 2020
Teledentistry
Dr. Melissa Turner calls it “the elephant in the room.” The phrase comes from an English idiom for an important and controversial issue that everyone knows about but no one talks about because it is uncomfortable to many. It’s teledentistry, or distance dentistry. In its most state-of-the-art application, teledentistry is a live, two-way interaction between …
Addressing mental health amid a pandemic
Mental health has historically been a difficult subject to talk about in Philippine society. Many of us, no doubt, have our own stories, personal or otherwise, of how difficult it is to seek help. In fact, in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, an August 2020 analysis of many studies on the matter confirmed …
Daily Covid-19 cases in Bacolod drops by 70 percent
22 barangays are now Covid-19 free By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The number of daily Covid-19 cases in Bacolod City has dropped by 70 percent for the month of October. In a live interview over Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the number of the cases in the city has drastically dropped compared to the …
Bacolod holds virtual MassKara Festival celebration
Bacolod City did not celebrate the world-famous MassKara Festival this October for the first time in four decades as local authorities continue to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019, Covid-19. The highlights of the MassKara Festival’s 41st year was scheduled on Sunday, October 25. But Mayor Evelio Leonardia cancelled this year’s festivity through Executive Order …
NegOcc placed on ‘Blue Alert’ status due to ‘Quinta’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The province of Negros Occidental over the weekend was placed on “Blue Alert” status due to the anticipated bad weather that may be experienced in the province brought by Tropical Storm “Quinta.” Based on an 11:00 a.m. bulletin issued by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) …
Immunity from scrutiny
A mid-level public official was recently seen in a photograph wearing a watch that, if genuine, would be enough to buy a modest house plus change. Right there she flouts the law requiring public officials and employees to lead modest lives. Corruption may not be as old as prostitution, but it has been with us …
Expect the unexpected
As events unfolded in the early part of the suspense-filled EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986, Filipinos and the entire world never expected the ending to the historic episode of our history. For one, Ferdinand Marcos had an overwhelming advantage in terms of resources, organization and strategic control against a handful of mutineers inside a …
Tornado hits Calatrava
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A tornado swept through Barangay Minapasuk in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town yesterday afternoon, destroying several houss and structures. Based on initial information given by local residents, the winds generated by the tornado were strong enough that the roof of the barangay’s local daycare center was torn away. The tornado …
NegOcc gamefowl raisers report huge losses due to pandemic
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The gamefowl industry in Negros Occidental has reported huge losses brought about by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Provincial Veterinary Officer, Dr. Renante Decena, said they have only recorded around three percent or 500 to 600 “ready-to-fight” gamefowls which have been exported by local breeders in February of this year. Decena …