By Adrian Stewart Co New York Knicks stretched its winning run further after a 120-103 victory over Toronto Raptors in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Saturday night (Sunday in the Philippines) at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Julius Randle tallied double-double 31 points and 10 rebounds, while RJ Barrett also …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Gov’t forces, LGU provide decent burial to abandoned NPA cadavers
The Army’s 15th Infantry (Molave Warrior) Battalion (15IB), together with the Philippine National Police and the local government unit of Hinoba-an provided a decent burial to New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who died during the recent encounter in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental. On Tuesday, April 20, alias Michael/Nonoy and alias Ken-Ken were laid to rest at …
Bacolod capable of handling Sputnik V
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center deputy for medical, Dr. Chris Sorongon, said the city is capable of handling the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Russian biotech company, Gamaleya Institute. The Department of Health (DOH) had earlier stated that they will only send Sputnik V vaccines to local government units …
Excursion activities resume in DSB
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Excursion activities in the town of Don Salvador Benedicto (DSB) in Negros Occidental resumed on Monday, April 26, after a one-week moratorium in the acceptance of tourists expires. In a radio program hosted by Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer over Aksyon Radyo-Bacolod, Don Salvador Benedicto Mayor Marxlene Dela Cruz …
BRIDGESTONE PHILIPPINES’ SAFER ROAD FOR ALL: ALWAYS IN ALL WAYS 2021 CAMPAIGN
A year later into the pandemic, we are still struggling from the ravages brought by the crisis of COVID-19. And just when we are getting back on our feet, cases rose rapidly again. Now, we are back to quarantine and many of us feel helpless. The pandemic has disrupted our economy, communities, and lives for …
Mansilingan man killed, buried over ‘love triangle’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 73-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly hacked to death a 44-year-old man and tried to bury him at an empty lot in CarmenVille Subdivision in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mansilingan yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as Branel Casas, a resident of Hyacinth Street, Purok Paghidaet in the said …
Lacson likens 2022 elections in Bacolod into a ‘battle royale’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has likened the upcoming 2022 elections in Bacolod City into a “battle royale” after his Love Negros party-mate former 3rd district congressman Alfredo “Albee” Benitez transferred his voter’s registration to Bacolod City yesterday afternoon. According to Lacson, he will fully support whatever decision Benitez …
Pag-IBIG Fund grants 5,074 socialized home loans to low-wage earners in Q1 2021, up by 25%
Pag-IBIG Fund granted socialized home loans to 5,074 members from the minimum wage and low-income sectors totaling P2.2 billion in the first three months of 2021 despite the continuing pandemic, according to the top executives of the agency. Socialized home loans make up about 25% of the 20,712 total number of loans financed by the …
Treñas, vulnerable sectors get jabs vs COVID-19
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas had his first dose of Sinovac vaccine as a protection against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, yesterday. Already a senior citizen and an immunocompromised, the city mayor was administered with COVID-19 vaccine at the West Visayas State University Medical Center (WVSU-MC) in the presence of his doctors for diabetes, heart, allergy, …
The fullness of our humanity
We have to see to it that everyday, we somehow should be aware that we are progressing toward that goal of the fullness of our humanity, because we are consciously corresponding to God’s continuous interventions in our life. We need to understand this point very well. Our humanity is not just a matter of biology, …