By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental is blaming the recent implementation of the uniform travel protocols as the cause of the recent spike in coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases in the province. PHO head, Dr. Ernell Tumimbang, said based on their monitoring the majority of the individuals …
Monthly Archives: March 2021
P255K ‘shabu’ seized in drug sting
Police apprehended two persons while another one escaped in a drug sting operation in Barangay Bayoyan, Estancia, Iloilo yesterday. Estancia police identified the arrested as 29-year-old Almar Antone of the said village and 31-year-old Ivan Buenaflor of the town’s Daan Banwa. Michael Dan Andeza of Barangay Bayoyan, meanwhile, managed to escape. Antone and Buenaflor were …
‘A cross without a cross’
We need to familiarize ourselves with spiritual and ascetical language. It has peculiarities that sometimes can appear going against normal logic and common sense. It’s the language of the heart that tries to capture the mysterious ways of the spiritual and supernatural world. An intriguing statement, indeed! It’s part of the spiritual consideration that Opus …
Our work is far from over
Last February, in anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8 and National Women’s Month here in the Philippines, Grant Thornton International released its 2021 Women in Business report. 23 The Philippines topped the said study for the second consecutive year with up to 48 percent of Filipinas surveyed holding senior management positions. Such result is …
Iloilo City eyes regular random swab testing in BPO firms
The Iloilo City government plans to conduct regular random COVID-19 testing of employees of the different business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in the city. Francis Cruz, executive assistant of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, said they will meet today with the managers and representatives of different BPO companies in the city to discuss other proactive measures to …
Phoenix’s JC Intal retires after 13 PBA seasons
By Adrian Stewart Co Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters forward John Christopher “JC” Intal has called it a career after playing for 13 seasons in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). In a lengthy Instagram post late Sunday evening, the former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles forward announced his decision to hang his sneakers for …
Red hot Jaylen lifts Celtics past Magic
By Adrian Stewart Co Boston Celtics leaned on Jaylen Brown’s torrid outside shooting to snap its losing run with a 112-96 beating of Orlando Magic in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Sunday (Monday in the Philippines) at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Brown converted career-best 10 triples as he finished with 34 points while Jayson …
Negrense Yee carries Davao Occidental to MPBL crown
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense Mark Yee scored on a game-winner as Davao Occidental Tigers-Cocolife edged San Juan Knights-Go For Gold in overtime, 89-88, to claim the 2019-2020 MPBL Lakan Cup crown on Sunday night at the Subic Bay Gymnasium. Trailing 86-88 with under a minute left, Yee swung the lead for Davao Occidental with …
NegOcc makes preparations in case NIATF denies 2-week travel moratorium
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental is currently making several preparations in case the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) deny their request for a two-week travel moratorium. In an interview with RMN DYHB-Bacolod yesterday morning, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said he doesn’t want the province’s quarantine facilities to be completely …
NOCPPO urges Epogon crime group members to surrender
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) yesterday urged the members of the Epogon crime group to surrender and assured them of their safety. This comes after last week’s murders involving two alleged Epogon crime group members in the cities of Bacolod and Silay. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Lt. Abegael Donasco, …