By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two siblings died after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a pickup truck along Barangay Mansalanao in Negros Occidental’s La Castellana town on Monday, May 10. Police identified the fatalities as Reggie Bingaan, the driver of the motorcycle; and Norla Bingaan, both residents of Barangay Mani-ak, Guihulngan City, …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
P7-M worth of ‘ukay- ukay’ seized in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Iloilo office has seized an estimated P7 million worth of “ukay-ukay” products following a raid at a warehouse located in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte. In a statement released by the BOC-Port of Iloilo yesterday morning, a composite team from their Customs Intelligence and …
NegOcc to strictly impose S-Pass requirement for travelers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Instead of asking for a travel moratorium, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that they will strictly impose the S-Pass requirement instead for travelers entering the province. According to Lacson, they can still deny entry for travelers via the S-Pass system instead without necessarily asking for a travel …
Megaworld dominates Iloilo office market with 70% market share
Company achieves 100% occupancy in its 100,000-sq.m. PEZA-accredited office spaces in Iloilo Business Park even during the pandemic Megaworld, the largest office lessor in the country, reports that it is now dominating the office leasing market in Iloilo City, with a remarkable 70% market share based on an internal study conducted in April. As of end-April …
Compliance team to follow city ordinance vs facemask violators
The Iloilo City’s compliance team will still follow the city ordinance in apprehending violators who do not wear or improperly wear their facemasks. Executive assistant Jose “Boyet” Rico, who also head the city’ compliance team, said their team will continue their job but they will still follow the city’s “Facemask Ordinance.” “We are on the …
PRO-6 seizes over P55-M illegal drugs in 4 months
Various police units of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) were able to confiscate a total of P55,073,404.56 worth of illegal drugs in four months of antidrug operations across Western Visayas. The operations – a total of 662 were carried out – were from January to April 2021. Negros Occidental recorded the highest value in …
When it’s easier to get children to do homework
Most of the parents (78 percent) in the survey confess that their child’s oral health isn’t as good as it could be, with 64 percent disclosing that their child currently has oral health issues, including cavities (31 percent). So you think getting children to do their homework is difficult? Try getting them to brush their …
Reaching out
We should try our best to adapt this same attitude of Christ. Like him we should be willing to make sacrifices just to reach out to those who are lost. We should not be afraid to get dirty, and more importantly, we should find new ways to be able to reach out to them. If …
Mandaue City upsets Talisay City, bags VisMin Super Cup crown
By Adrian Stewart Co KCS Computer Specialist-Mandaue City ruled the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Visayas leg after an 89-75 beating of MJAS Zenith-Talisay City AquasStars in do-or-die Game 3 on Sunday at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu. Chris Exciminiano was adjudged as the Finals MVP after leading the way for Mandaue City in …
Knicks halt losing skid, prevail over Clippers
By Adrian Stewart Co New York Knicks showed steadiness in the endgame as they prevailed over Los Angeles Clippers, 106-100, in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Sunday night (Monday in the Philippines) at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Derrick Rose spearheaded the attack with 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds, while Reggie Bullock …