For us to overcome any adversity, it is important that we challenge the status quo and try different approaches to the problems that we confront in our lives. So yes, the phrase widely credited to Einstein holds true not just for our government leaders but for all of us. The country is once again being …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Kaya-Iloilo tabs Japanese-Korean midfielder Fujii
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo added strength to its midfielder position ahead of the preliminary round of the AFC Champions League after securing the services of Japanese-Korean Ryo Fujii. The Iloilo City-based football club on Thursday evening announced the arrival of the dynamic 24-year-old midfielder, who had experienced playing in the United States …
Chicago on a roll, defeats Toronto
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Chicago Bulls surged to its third straight victory in the 2020-2021 NBA Season after a 122-113 triumph over Toronto Raptors on Thursday night (Friday in the Philippines) at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Zach LaVine finished with 22 points, 13 assists, five rebounds, and three steals, while Nikola Vucevic added …
BCPO receives support from business sector
The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) on Thursday received monetary assistance from the Northern Negros Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) headed by its chief executive officer, Mr. Frank Carbon. The assistance, in the form of gas coupons worth P10,000, was delivered by Chamber representative Crispin Chua and …
Comelec-Bacolod: Voter registration resumes on April 13
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bacolod City will resume the voters’ registration on Tuesday, April 13. Comelec-Bacolod is currently closed after seven of its employees tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Despite the closure, Comelec officer Kathrina Trinio-Caña said they will continue to operate through a work-from-home scheme. She added that disinfection …
Himamaylan mayor, vice mayor test positive for COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The mayor and vice mayor of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental became the latest local chief executives to fall ill to coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Mayor Raymund Tongson said he and Vice Mayor Justin Gatuslao have received the results of their swab tests yesterday morning and both of them …
BUSINESS INNOVATION DURING A PANDEMIC
If there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is that things will never be the same again. Working from home will continue to be the norm. Children will continue with online learning and people will try as much as possible to stay at home and see what kind of services they …
Tangub massacre drug-related?
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Investigators from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) now believe that the brutal massacre of four family members in the city’s Barangay Tangub was drug-related. In a press conference yesterday morning, Police Station 8 commander, Police Major Joery Puerto, said Christian “Dondon” Tulot has made an extrajudicial confession that he …
Lacson to San Carlos City residents: ‘Stay at home’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has made an appeal to residents of San Carlos City to stay at home as the city’s coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases continue to rise. According to Lacson, as of Wednesday, April 7, San Carlos City has a total of 179 active COVID-19 …
Murcia mayor, 3 others positive for COVID-19
Town hall on lockdown since Tuesday By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Murcia Mayor Gerry Rojas, two Sangguniang Bayan (SB) members and a former SB member tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. Provincial administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, said the results were released Wednesday afternoon by the Provincial Molecular Laboratory at the Teresita Jalandoni …