By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Executive Assistant on Markets Ernie Pineda said there is no price control yet for meat and poultry products being sold in the city. Pineda made the statement after the price of several food items such as pork and chicken have risen in the past few days. He said …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
NegOcc wants uniform travel protocols with Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has appealed to the Bacolod City government to adopt common protocols for returning residents. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said the city has adopted different protocols compared to that of the province. Diaz said while the residents are swabbed before departure from Manila, no …
Man hacks uncle in Calinog town
A 26-year-old man hacked his uncle in Barangay Gama Pequeño, Calinog, Iloilo around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28. Calinog police said 59-year-old Joel Celeste, a resident of the village, sustained multiple hack wounds on different parts of his body. He was brought to the Calinog District Hospital. Police investigation revealed that Celeste and his …
P40,800 ‘shabu’ seized in Brgy. Mansilingan
Three plastic sachets of suspected shabu valued at P40,800 were seized during a buy-bust operation on Thursday night, January 28, in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan. Police said the suspect identified as certain Angela is a “street level” drug suspect. Officers of the Police Station 7 also confiscated P300 in buy-bust money. The suspect was detained …
Iloilo City bans entry of livestock from ASF-hit areas
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has again issued an order banning the entry of livestock transport carriers and hog vans from areas hit by African swine fever (ASF) to the city without disinfection certificate from the Department of Agriculture at the point of origin or port exit. Treñas specifically cited Luzon, Mindanao, Eastern Visayan …
Never forget God’s mercy
We should not forget that while God’s grace and mercy need to be merited, he also gives them to us gratuitously. In spite of our best efforts, we really cannot deserve them. We may ask for them as we ought to do, but God gives them to us gratuitously. We have to be wary of …
The dangers of an ownership mindset
Like most founders, owners have the tendency to focus more on wealth generation over wealth preservation and in most cases deliberately set aside sibling issues until it’s too late. Such do nothing mindset will naturally aggravate an already volatile and simmering relationship. Despite all the patriarch- or matriarch-initiated gatherings, no family is immune to the …
Pag-IBIG home loan releases hit record-high P12.11B in December amid pandemic
Pag-IBIG Fund home loan releases hit a record-high in December as disbursement reached P12.11 billion despite the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, top officials of the agency announced on Wednesday, January 27. This amount is P640 million higher, or a six percent increase, from the previous record of P11.47B that was set in …
CJ Perez heads to SMB, 3 reserves to Terrafirma
By Adrian Stewart Co San Miguel Beermen’s retooling for the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup slated this April has started after coming to terms with the TerraFirma Dyip for the services of Christian Jaymar “CJ” Perez. According to a report by Nelson Beltran of The Philippine Star, Perez is headed to the Beermen for three reserve …
Gilas to play 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Doha
By Adrian Stewart Co Gilas Pilipinas will formalize its entry into the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup when it plays in the third and final window of the qualification tournament in Doha, Qatar next month. Doha has taken over the Philippines from hosting the Group A matches for the February window, as announced by the FIBA …