A security guard of the Iloilo Fish Port Complex survived an assassination attempt by riding-in-tandem gunmen in Barangay Buray, Oton, Iloilo on Monday night. The 55-year-old Erwin Jordan, a resident of Barangay Bakhaw in Iloilo City’s Mandurriao district, sustained gunshot wound on his left shoulder. He was confined at the Western Visayas Medical Center. Oton …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
PhilHealth chief assures action on unpaid hospital claims
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) President Dante Gierran assured the city government and different city hospitals that the agency would act on the unpaid claims. According to Treñas, Gierran attended the virtual meeting yesterday and listened to the hospital directors and promised to immediately find solutions to the …
Collaborate, coordinate, interact, etc.
We are and should be interested in progress, growth and development in all aspects of our life that in the end should lead us to our final and eternal common good who is God. Thus, everything should be done to achieve this goal. In any social environment where we always find ourselves, be it the …
Death by COVID-19, Part 2
Any untimely death of a founder or a business owner can leave a business in shambles and family enterprises at any stage may struggle in the absence of their key business leader. The first 100 days is critical as estate or intestate proceedings take centerstage. When you die or become permanently disabled, your business may …
MPBL MUMBAKI CUP | Negrense Celiz joins Davao Occidental
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense Robby Celiz will be among the new additions for Cocolife-Davao Occidental Tigers ahead of their title defense in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Mumbaki Cup. Tigers head coach Donald Dulay confirmed the acquisition of the Cadiz City, Negros Occidental-native forward as the team went on a massive roster …
Magnolia signs Ahanmisi, 3 other rookies
By Adrian Stewart Co Two months after selecting him during the PBA Season 46 Rookie Draft, Magnolia Hotshots finally came to terms with three-point gunner Jerrick Ahanmisi last Monday. Hotshots head coach Chito Victolero confirmed that the former Adamson University Falcons shooting guard has agreed to a two-year rookie contract but terms of the deal …
Portland gains playoff seat, LAL relegated to play-in tourney
By Adrian Stewart Co Portland Trail Blazers formalized its entry to the Western Conference playoffs after a 132-116 beating of Denver Nuggets in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Monday (Tuesday in the Philippines) at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. CJ McCollum drained five triples and finished with 24 points, Damian Lillard ended with double-double …
CGS NegOcc, PCGA lead mangrove planting activity in Victorias City
Coast Guard Station (CGS)-Negros Occidental led by its commander, Capt. Ludovico D. Librilla Jr., along with the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) 1305th Squadron conducted mangrove planting and coastal clean-up yesterday morning at the mangrove conservation area of Barangay VI-A Villa Miranda, Victorias City, Negros Occidental. The local government unit of Victorias City and Fisherfolk …
Hinigaran man found dead in Murcia
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man believed to be a victim of summary execution was found dead yesterday morning at a sugarcane plantation at Hacienda Rojas, Barangay Blumentritt in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town. Police identified the victim as 31-year-old Archie Aguirre, a resident of Crossing Cambaug in the province’s Hinigaran town. Police Captain Jerald …
Omani nat’l found dead in Bredco port
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 34-year-old Omani national was found dead at the Bredco Port area, part of Barangay 8 in Bacolod City, yesterday morning. Police identified the fatality as Ahmed Haj, a native of Oman and a resident of Regent Pearl Homes Subdivision in the city’s Barangay Alijis. Based on initial investigation of …