By Adrian Stewart Co After bouncing from one team to another at the early part of his Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) career, Bacolodnon big man Justin Chua has found a home at the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters. The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles slot man has emerged as the Fuel Masters’ top …
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Chris Paul goes to Phoenix, Rubio heads to Suns
By Adrian Stewart Co Veteran guard Chris Paul is on the move again after being traded by the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Ricky Rubio and a number of players. Based on a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Paul and Abdel Nader are headed to the Suns, while Rubio, Kelly Oubre …
Capitol employees start receiving 14th month pay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental have started receiving their 14th month bonuses. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said they processed the employees’ 14th month bonus last week and the distribution started last Saturday. Aside from the 14th month pay, Diaz said provincial government employees will also receive …
PRO-6 sends help to disaster-hit areas in Luzon
The Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) transported relief goods to the Philippine National Police (PNP) national headquarters which will be distributed to the victims of Super Typhoon “Rolly” and Typhoon “Ulysses.” PRO-6 regional director, Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan, ensured that the relief goods composed of 200 sacks of rice, five sacks of sugar and 50 …
HPG helps clear roads in Bacolod, NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in Negros Occidental started participating in the ongoing road clearing operations in the streets of the province and in Bacolod City following the resumption of the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Road-Clearing Operation 2.0. HPG-Negros Occidental chief, Police Captain Robelito Mariano, said …
Iloilo City resto bars serving liquor temporarily closed
All resto bars operating in Iloilo City are temporarily closed effective Monday. Mayor Jerry P. Treñas ordered the closure until the end of month following reports that many resto bars are still serving liquor even if public consumption is prohibited under the guidelines of the general community quarantine (GCQ) status of the city. Treñas stressed …
Cadiz LSI travel freeze extended
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force in Western Visayas has extended until November 30 the moratorium on the return of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) to Cadiz City. In Resolution No. 64 dated November 13, the RIATF said that the moratorium will give Cadiz City government sufficient time to prepare the city’s quarantine …
Capitol dep’t head positive for COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Provincial Budget Management Office of the provincial government of Negros Occidental tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said yesterday. Diaz said that the OIC department head voluntarily submitted herself to swabbing on Friday, November 13, after having fever …
Man drowns in Sipalay City
A 40-year-old man believed to have drowned was found dead in Sipalay City River in the city’s Barangay 3 around 4:25 p.m. on Sunday, November 15. Police identified the victim as Saturnino Tihuk, a resident of the city’s Barangay Nauhang. The victim was last seen alive on Saturday, November 14, at around 5:30 p.m. at …
Persevere in prayer
Yes, despite whatever — dryness, boredom, lukewarmness, tiredness and a long list of etcetera — let’s just persevere in prayer. The effort to pray that may need to be heroic and extraordinary at times will never go unnoticed with God our Father who can never be outdone in generosity. To be sure, he will give …