Twenty four more healthcare professionals were inoculated in the second rollout of Sinovac vaccines at the Bacolod City Government Center on Sunday, March 7. Psychiatrist, Dr. Jocelyn Gayares, and Dr. Raymond Wong, both medical consultants at the Riverside Medical Center Inc. (RMCI), were among those who were vaccinated. “We want to send a strong message …
Monthly Archives: March 2021
PDEA dismantles ‘drug den’ in Bacolod
8 drug suspects arrested By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Special Enforcement Team dismantled a suspected drug den located at the Vendor’s Plaza in Bacolod City’s Barangay 12 yesterday afternoon. Authorities arrested Jovie Bermudes, Danny Rodriguez, Brian De Guzman, Jayhan Mission Alqusalas, Joshua Cagmcal, Reynaldo Villamor, Itrmel Taghoy, and Roy …
7 top medical staff vaccinated at Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital COVID-19 Ceremonial Vaccination
Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital (Riverside Medical Center) held a ceremonial COVID-19 vaccination yesterday with seven vaccinees from among its top health personnel and medical workers. The said hospital is one of the two recipient hospitals in Bacolod City to receive the first batch of Sinovac vaccines as part of 6,300 vaccines allotted to …
PACE concerned of ‘retaliation’ over PHRMO’s relief
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) expressed their concerns yesterday that former Provincial Human Resources Management Office (PHRMO) head, Atty. Anabelle Palic, might retaliate against them after she was relieved from her post last week. PACE President Renelo Lastierre said following Palic’s reassignment to the Governor’s Office, they have …
Kabankalan City man survives shooting
A 33-year-old man survived an attempt to his life but sustained gunshot wounds after being shot by riding-in-tandem suspects around 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at Sitio San Juan in Barangay Camugao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Jerry John Yap, a resident of the said village, sustained gunshot wounds on the abdomen and right side of his …
Cement mixer truck kills mother, daughter
A mother and her daughter died in a vehicular accident in Barangay Bolo, Maasin, Iloilo around 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Maasin police identified the victims as 33-year-old Dycel Malquerido and eight-year-old Daniel Jerica, both residents of the town’s Barangay Caigon. Police investigation showed that the victims were onboard a cement mixer truck driven by Dycel’s …
3 Iloilo City hospitals roll out COVID-19 vaccination
Three more hospitals in Iloilo City yesterday kicked off their respective COVID-19 vaccination activity. Over 1,000 healthcare workers from the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC), West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSUMC) and Iloilo Doctor’s Hospital (IDH) were already inoculated with China-made Sinovac vaccine yesterday. In WVMC, its chief training officer, Dr. Guadalupe Matejka, was …
When failures come
Failures do happen in our lives. They can happen everyday, and many times during the day. They may not be big failures. They are usually small ones. But they are somehow like a constant feature of our life. We should not anymore be surprised by this fact of life, and much less, held captive by …
Muntinlupa City @26
Muntinlupa City which turned 26 on March 1 marked the milestone event with subdued ceremony where Mayor Jaime R. Fresnedi laid down plans for the recovery of the city. March 1, 1995 marked the day when President Fidel V. Ramos signed the city charter conferring on the former fifth-class municipality the status of a highly …
Pinay golfer Saso named Athlete of the Year
By Adrian Stewart Co For the second time in the last three years, Filipina teen golf sensation Yuka Saso has been named as the Athlete of the Year by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA). Saso will be feted with the 2020 edition of the individual award during the sports scribes’ Awards Night on March 27 …