A total of 610 healthcare workers in Iloilo City are now fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. They got their second dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine yesterday during the vaccination activity held at the Ateneo de Iloilo. To recall, these frontliners got their first shot of COVID-19 vaccines last March 14. According to …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Forceful yet gentle
Gentleness is not the contrast of forcefulness. Both can get together quite well. With gentleness, the pursuit for the truth, for what is fair and just, would be greatly facilitated. And unity and charity would be maintained even if the differences remain. In our discussions and exchanges, especially when we have to sort out differences …
Stress on people
Your act of kindness helps you to demonstrate a positive identity and makes you feel proud of yourself. In most cases kindness comes back to you. Someone might remember that you helped them out last time and therefore will be more likely to help you when you need help the most. It is worth sharing …
Ravena, San-En bow to Ryukyu in Japan B.League
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena III and the San-En NeoPhoenix suffered a heartbreaking 85-80 defeat to Ryukyu Golden Kings in the 2020-21 Japan B.League on Wednesday night at the Toyohashi City General Gymnasium in Japan. It was a stinging defeat for the NeoPhoenix as they committed three huge turnovers in the endgame that …
Negrense Landero loses to Indon foe in WBC title bout
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Robert “Toto” Landero failed to clinch the World Boxing Council International light flyweight belt after a unanimous decision loss to Indonesian Tibo Monabesa on Wednesday night at the Balai Sarbini Convention Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Pontevedra, Negros Occidental-native Landero was able to engage the much taller Monabesa into a slugfest …
76ers escape Nets, take solo 1st in the East
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Philadelphia 76ers survived an endgame run by the shorthanded Brooklyn Nets for a 123-117 win in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Wednesday night (Thursday in the Philippines) at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Comfortably ahead at 109-88 after two free throws by Tobias Harris, the 76ers suddenly saw its …
2 drug suspects fall in Silay City
Two drug suspects were arrested during a buy-bust operation at Rizal Highway, Barangay Lantad in Negros Occidental’s Silay City around 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Police Lieutenant Robert Petate, OIC chief of the Silay City Police Station, identified the suspects as 40-year-old Cydee Bajande of Carmela Subdivision in the city’s Barangay Guinhalaran and 40-year-old Michael Detoyato, …
Lacson, PCIC sign MOA for crop insurance program
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) president, Atty. Jovy Bernabe, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the additional fund transfer of P19,239,880 by the province to the PCIC for the implementation of the crop insurance project for crop year 2021 onward. The MOA signing was witnessed …
NegOcc SP urges another study for proposed Negros-Guimaras bridge
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Occidental is urging the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct another feasibility study in order to determine where would be the best site in the province to construct the proposed Negros-Guimaras bridge. The SP has written and presented its position paper …
NegOcc adopts other measures after NIATF denies GCQ request
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga After the request of the provincial government to place Negros Occidental under general community quarantine (GCQ) was denied by the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF), Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said they will adopt other measures in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 cases in the province. Lacson said tourist …