The Liquor Ban

Posted by watchmen
March 5, 2021
Posted in OPINION

During this pandemic, the business world has been greatly devastated as stores of all sorts have closed. Shopping mall tenants have lost fortunes of investments while shoppers and buyers have gone into the saving process. And employment has been the great worry in society even until today. *** With the easing of restrictions, the economy …

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Negrense Nietes to end hiatus, faces Penalba on April 3

Posted by watchmen
March 5, 2021
Posted in SPORTS

By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense boxer Donnie Nietes is set to end his two-year boxing hiatus as he battles Panamanian boxer Orlando Penalba on April 3 at Ceasar Palace in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This will be the first match of the Murcia, Negros Occidental-native Nietes since capturing the WBO world super flyweight championship against …

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Negros, Iloilo cruise to easy wins in PCAP

Posted by watchmen
March 5, 2021
Posted in SPORTS

By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Kingsmen and Iloilo Kisela Knights cruised to easy victories in the first conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) on Wednesday evening. The Kingsmen remained on top in the Southern Division with 20-3 win-loss slate following a 17-4 victory over Iriga City Oragons and 18.5-2.5 whipping of …

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Harden jeered, Brooklyn wallops Houston

Posted by watchmen
March 5, 2021
Posted in SPORTS

By Adrian Stewart Co James Harden posted a triple-double as he powered Brooklyn Nets to a 132-114 triumph over former team Houston Rockets in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Wednesday night (Thursday in the Philippines). Playing at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas for the first time since being traded to the Nets, Harden received jeers …

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Mother, daughter drown in Cadiz City

Posted by watchmen
March 4, 2021
Posted in HEADLINE

Swimming went fatal for a mother and her daughter at Sitio Bundaogan, Barangay Tiglawigan in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Thirty nine-year-old Melanie Juanico Alo and 11-year-old Mary Bless Alo of the village’s Sitio Banica drowned in the sea around 8:00 a.m. yesterday, according to Cadiz City OIC police chief, Police Major Rocky Desear. Police investigation …

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Bacolod to receive 7K doses of Sinovac vaccines

Posted by watchmen
March 4, 2021
Posted in HEADLINE

The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) confirmed yesterday that around 7,000 doses of anti-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines from Sinovac Biotech have been allocated to the city. Dr. Chris Sorongon, EOC deputy for medical, said that half of the vaccine allocation will arrive in the city on Sunday, March 7, and the remaining 3,500 …

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‘NPA insurgent’ arrested in Himamaylan City

Posted by watchmen
March 4, 2021
Posted in TOP STORIES

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) insurgent was arrested by joint members of the Himamaylan City police and the Philippine Army after he was tracked down at Sitio Ubay in the city’s Barangay Caradio-an last Monday. Authorities identified the arrested as 26-year-old Warren Lozano, a resident of Sitio Cantupa in …

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Iloilo City ready for COVID vaccine rollout

Posted by watchmen
March 4, 2021
Posted in TOP STORIES

Iloilo City is ready for the actual mass vaccination once the vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, are already available This is according to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas and City COVID Team spokesperson Jeck Conlu, citing the successful conduct of the second COVID vaccination simulation exercise (simex) yesterday in Ateneo de Iloilo. “We are …

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When tempted

Posted by watchmen
March 4, 2021
Posted in OPINION

When tempted, what we should do is to go to God immediately, not to run away from him nor to isolate ourselves. When tempted, we should conjure in our mind as vividly as possible the example of Christ who showed us how to deal with temptations and suffered and died for all our sins. Christ …

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Family Employment equals Cheap Labor

Posted by watchmen
March 4, 2021
Posted in OPINION

In my experience working for family firms in Asia, compensation is ranked among the top three complicated issues that generally plague family-run businesses. The other two are generational transition (failed succession due to a founder’s refusal to share and hand power to the next generation) and sibling rivalry (entitlement and unclear roles).  Acknowledging that changes …

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