By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga San Carlos City Mayor Rene Gustilo yesterday warned the city’s residents that he would request for the city to be placed under the stricter general community quarantine (GCQ) or the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) if the number of COVID-19 cases in the city continues to surge. In an interview with …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Bacolod starts implementing S-PaSS for travelers
CHO stops issuing medical certificates for travel Because of the new guidelines under the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) Resolution 101 eliminating the COVID Shield, the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) will no longer issue medical certificates for travel purposes. According to Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) executive director, City Administrator Em Ang, this …
Bacolod Tay Tung’s Bertolano, Bedonia rule Pontevedra beach volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts’ Alyssa Bertolano and Kiesha Bedonia clinched the crown in the 1st Invitational Royal Villa Resort Open Beach Volleyball last Sunday in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental. Bertolano and Bedonia, who both hailed from Talisay City, Negros Occidental, ruled the competition after defeating the tandem of Melody Pons …
Dallas wins 5th straight, dominates Utah
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Dallas Mavericks caught Utah Jazz flatfooted as they scored a 111-103 victory in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Monday night (Tuesday in the Philippines) at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Luka Doncic fell short of triple-double with 31 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, while Dorian Finney-Smith added 23 …
Negros Muscovados to uphold Slashers’ winning tradition
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Muscovados are looking to uphold the winning tradition of the Negros Slashers of the defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) when it competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) later this year. According to Muscovados co-owner John Gilbor, the Slashers’ MBA feat might be a tough act to follow but …
Mental case or demonic possession?
But we should never forget that the psychological and mental mechanism of a person is steeped in his spiritual dimension that can lead him either to the supernatural or infranatural world. It cannot be studied from the point of view of empirical science alone. It has to input the truths of faith to enable it …
Symptoms of a failed leadership, Part 2
But a company is as good or bad as its leaders so the real fault lies on those who run them. It was clear that the senior management team also overlooked business fundamentals. Either they were complacent or shortsighted or both. You can get away with a great deal when times are good, but a …
AI and teledentistry
New AI technology is emerging in the form of “self-monitoring” mobile applications, said Webb. Teledentistry or distant dentistry provides affordable, effective, and efficient ways to bring oral health care. “If you can take a selfie, you can start a consultation.’’ This is from Alicia Webb, a registered Dental Hygienist with a Master of Science in …
Connecting with the people
We should not forget that for preachers, for example, the challenge to transmit the living word of God is an overwhelming task, what with all the mysteries and other supernatural things that it contains. Yes, only God’s grace can connect the preacher and the preached effectively. This is a big challenge to public speakers, especially …
Who defines orthodoxy?
There are many issues to be taken up in this Amazonian Synod, and one of them is the possibility of ordaining married men to the priesthood to fill the dire need for priests in that region of the world. This brings to the fore the question of whether there can be exception to the priestly …