Twenty-one police personnel across Western Visayas were dismissed last year for various administrative violations. Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) records showed that a total of 130 cases were filed against 193 police personnel. Out of the 130 cases, 124 were resolved involving 186 policemen. As a result, 21 were dismissed; six were demoted; 64 were …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Treñas suspends mass gatherings for a week
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas has suspended the conduct of mass gatherings for one week due to the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, in the city for the past three days. Treñas issued the suspension following the recommendation of the Iloilo City COVID team for the postponement of any mass gathering for one …
3 Iloilo inmates infected with COVID-19
Three newly remitted inmates in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Iloilo District Jail (IDJ) in Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo have been infected with the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. According to BJMP Deputy Regional Director of Administration, Jail Senior Superintendent Gilbert Peremne, the three inmates, who are asymptomatic, are now undergoing quarantine at …
Our need for regular cutting and pruning
“I am the vine, you are the branches.” Christ addressed these words to his disciples who now include us. They spell out how our relationship with Christ is. We are actually nothing without him. We need to be with him if we want to be what he wants us to be and what we …
An all-family member in the Board spells danger
We are seeing more family owned businesses (FOBs) interested in corporate governance today than we did a decade ago. But there are still many challenges confronting boards in Asia. A founder-centric and emotional nature of a family fused with the need to survive and grow a business makes it doubly difficult for a family advisor …
COVID-19 pandemic affected Bacolod Tay Tung’s volley program
By Adrian Stewart Co Just like any sports teams in the country, the volleyball program of the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts was also affected by the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, pandemic. Thunderbolts assistant coach Roberto Calamba, Jr. said that it has been a struggle for their players to keep in shape following …
PBA fetes 2020 season’s top performers on Sunday
By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is set to honor the top performers of the 45th Season’s lone conference–2020 PBA Philippine Cup—in a virtual Special Awards Night on Sunday. Unlike in the previous years, this year’s edition of the awarding rites will be a simple, hour-long program that is in stark contrast …
Alleged NPA member arrested in Talisay
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two days after soldiers of the 79th Infantry Battalion (79IB) rescued a baby reported to be the child of a New People’s Army (NPA) insurgent, another suspected NPA rebel was arrested in the same area of Barangay San Fernando in Talisay City, Negros Occidental Thursday morning. Authorities identified the alleged …
3 NegOcc towns to set aside funds for COVID vaccines
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mayors of E.B. Magalona, Toboso and Hinoba-an towns in Negros Occidental have expressed their intention to set aside a budget for the purchase of vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, for their constituents. Mayor Marvin Malacon of E.B. Magalona said that he supports the stand of all the …
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