It is the most wonderful time of the year; the weather is perfect and the preparation of the festive season is in full swing! The times are still challenging but now is the perfect opportunity to be together and focus on savoring meaningful moments There’s nothing like a lively Christmas decor complete with a towering …
Monthly Archives: December 2020
61 LGUs in WV temporarily ban LSI arrivals
Some 61 local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas (WV) have temporarily banned the return of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) to their respective hometowns during the holidays. Based on the list released by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 6, the moratorium of the said LGUs which was approved by the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force …
School principal dies in road mishap
The principal of Manapla National High School in Negros Occidental’s Manapla town died in a road accident along the town’s access road in Barangay I-A around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Police identified the victim as Arnaldo Bionat. According to Manapla police, Bionat, who was riding on a motorcycle, was traversing the access road. Due to …
2 NegOcc towns now COVID-free
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two municipalities in Negros Occidental are declared COVID-19 free as of December 26. Based on records released by the Provincial Incident Management Team, these COVID-free towns are Don Salvador Benedicto and Pulupandan. Twelve local government units (LGUs) have also recorded single-digit active COVID-19 cases. These LGUs are Cadiz with nine; …
Man electrocuted in Bacolod
A construction worker was found dead in a construction site in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte yesterday. Authorities identified the victim as Marjune Abreo, a resident of Cauayan, Negros Occidental. According to the Police Station 4, Abreo was found dead by his co-worker around 7:18 a.m. Police investigation revealed that the victim was walking on his …
Man stabbed in road rage
A 27-year-old man was stabbed by an unknown person in a road rage in Barangay Pili, Ajuy, Iloilo on Sunday, December 27. Jujean Estrella of the town’s Barangay Barrido sustained stab wound on the back of his body and was recuperating at the at Sara District Hospital. Ajuy police report showed that the incident happened at …
Village coop ransacked
Burglars barged into a multi-purpose cooperative in Barangay Zone II , Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. They took P36,000 cash, Sta. Barbara Police Station records showed. Police said the incident was discovered 8:00 a.m. yesterday by 40-year-old Paulino Artuz, an employee of the village coop. According to Artuz, some papers were already scattered inside the coop and …
Western Visayas has 862 Active COVID-19 cases left
The active cases of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, in Western Visayas continue to decline. Based on the COVID-19 Regional Case Bulletin No. 275 released by the Department of Health (DOH) 6 on December 27, the region has 862 remaining active cases out of the 21,429 cumulative cases. The remaining active cases include the 18 …
Our last dining at Q
“The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.” – John D. Rockefeller December 13 (Sunday) would be our last dining date at the Q Town Asian Cuisine Inc., a popular Chinese seafood restaurant on corner Whitney and Broadway Streets in Elmhurst, Queens as New York Gov. Andrew …
Rejects
Stories are common about treasures accidentally discovered among heaps of garbage. What appear to the naked eye as useless items, broken, eyesores, and dilapidated turn out fetching large amounts of money as rare antiques or things of historical value. Discoveries of these kinds are often accidental, with the owners practically ignorant if not oblivious of …