We have to see to it that our efforts to be fruitful and productive are not of the opportunistic type that would take advantage of the weaknesses of the others to bolster our personal interests. Opportunistic fruitfulness is selfish or self-serving productiveness. We are, of course, encouraged to be very fruitful and productive in our …
Monthly Archives: April 2021
A disruption-ready culture
Nikkei Asia reported that “Asian economists have revised upward their growth forecasts for the economies of Singapore and Indonesia, thanks to quicker rollouts of coronavirus vaccines. They revised growth projections for Singapore, Indonesia and India, from the previous survey conducted in December. Singapore is expected to achieve economic growth of 6.1 percent this year, up …
Bacolodnon Orendain leads BaliPure in PVL
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon Patty Jane Orendain will be one of the veteran players when the BaliPure Purest Water Defenders compete in the 2021 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) slated later this year. The former University of St. La Salle-Bacolod standout made her move to the Water Defenders after previously suiting up for the Generika-Ayala …
NorthPort signs rookie picks Malonzo, Rike
By ADRIAN STEWART CO NorthPort Batang Pier has finally locked in on their rookie selections Jamie Malonzo and Troy Rike after signing them to multi-year contracts ahead of the 2021 PBA Season. Batang Pier team manager Bonnie Tan confirmed to Watchmen Daily Journal the signing of the two newcomers with Rike given a two-year contract …
Chicago halts Boston’s winning run
By Adrian Stewart Co Chicago Bulls heated up in the second half to score a 102-96 victory over Boston Celtics in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Monday night (Tuesday in the Philippines) at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Nikola Vucevic led the way with 25 points, Coby White added 16 markers, while Garret Temple …
‘Gunrunner’ arrested in Talisay City
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga An alleged gunrunner was arrested by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Negros Occidental and Talisay City Police Station last Monday afternoon at Hacienda Lopes in the city’s Barangay Matab-ang. Police identified the arrested as 59-year-old Joel Parreño, a resident of the city’s Barangay Zone 16. Police …
NegOcc requires 20K addt’l vaccines for frontliners
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Provincial administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz disclosed yesterday that the vaccine demand for local healthcare workers is within 20,000 doses, with allocation of vaccines for the province at 12,000, with only 6,000 to be inoculated, due to the limited supply given to Negros Occidental. With so many senior citizens already volunteering …
Slain NegOcc provincial consultant laid to rest
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Slain Negros Occidental provincial consultant on hospital operations Mariano Antonio “Marton” Cui III has finally been laid to rest yesterday afternoon at their family’s mausoleum in San Carlos City. Cui’s remains were brought to the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral in the city for a memorial service prior to his burial. …
DUE TO RISING COVID-19 CASES | CLMMRH temporarily bars watchers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City has temporarily banned watchers of the patients from staying in the hospital’s premises due to the recent sharp increase of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, cases both in the city and the province of Negros Occidental. In an advisory …
Amidst virus spike, InLife continues to offer free COVID-19 insurance for essential workers
As coronavirus infections escalate in the country, Insular Life (InLife) is strongly driving the push to offer free COVID-19 insurance to help essential workers cope with the disease. The free insurance cover is under a program called “Chain of Protection” (CHoP), to provide financial protection to 110,000 people who work in vital, non-medical industries. Launched …