By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The head of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Frank Carbon, told his fellow businessmen to hang on as the economy in Western Visayas starts opening its doors for business. In his social media post over the weekend, Carbon lauded the recent return of fast craft services …
Monthly Archives: November 2020
Moral and technological progress
These should go together. The tragedy of our times is precisely because our technological progress is not matched by progress in the spiritual and moral life. We need to do everything to put the two together. We cannot deny that our technological progress, which offers us a lot of good as well as a lot …
Marcos protest facing a dead-end
Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta is optimistic that the election protest of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will not be overtaken by the filing of certificates of candidacy in October next year. “The Supreme Court would like that all election cases should be terminated before the end of the term,” he said during an online …
Community service as a multi-level solution
Any crime, if proven to be true, should be given the proper punishment — such as incarceration — with circumstances in consideration. Sometimes, however, the act of imprisoning someone may prove to be detrimental to the person’s well-being or may even encourage more criminal behavior. This is why we need productive and positive solutions, rather …
IBD – a cure inside the mouth?
Poor oral health may cause or worsen heart disease and diabetes conditions. Now another disease has been linked to poor oral health – Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). IBD is a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. One example is ulcerative colitis which causes inflammation and sores or ulcers in the innermost lining of the large …
2020 Philippines Football League: Daniels’ goal powers Kaya-Iloilo past Azkals
By Adrian Stewart Co Kenshiro Daniels’ first half conversion lifted Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo to a 1-0 escape over Azkals Developmental Team in the 2020 Philippines Football League on Saturday night at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. The 25-year-old Daniels was at the right place at the right time as he netted the …
4 nabbed for illegal cockfighting
Four persons were caught engaging in illegal cockfight at Sitio Lupa in Hinoba-an town’s Barangay Asia 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Police identified the arrested as 55-year-old William Virgino, 55-year-old Romeo Daquit, 60-year-old Salvador Amar, and 38-year-old Joseph Pasague, all residents of the said place. Hinoba-an police recovered six fighting cocks, a gaff and P500 bet …
PCG ship visits Bacolod City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) biggest and newest naval asset arrived last Friday in Bacolod City for a port visit. The BRP Gabriela Silang is an 84-meter long offshore patrol vessel. The ship was launched at OCEA Shipbuilding at Les Sables-d’Olonne in France on July 17, 2019 and was formally …
Leonardia thanks DPWH for P25-M quarantine facility
Mayor Evelio Leonardia expressed his gratitude to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the new P25-million quarantine and isolation facility that was turned over by the agency to Bacolod City last Friday. Secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon, deputy chief implementer of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, who is also Malacañang’s “chief testing …