Five midwives and a nurse in Iloilo province’s Carles town tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, more than a month after receiving their first dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, confirmed Dr. Ronald Betita, chief of the town’s Rural Health Unit (RHU). Betita said the six health workers were already placed under facility quarantine. …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
We live in an imperfect world
This should be no surprise to us, no breaking news. We just have to acknowledge this very obvious fact and avoid falling into two extremes. One is that of perfectionism, when we think everything will just be rigidly perfect, and anything that stains and distorts it should be rejected at all costs. The other is …
Negrense Maldeguia joins FEU’s athletics team
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense sprinter MJ Maldeguia is set to realize his University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) dream after committing to Far Eastern University’s (FEU) athletics team. The Bata National High School standout was recruited by the FEU Charging Tamaraws following his strong showing at the 2021 Philippines National 3000m Virtual Championships …
Tim Cone: No one will be released from Ginebra
By Adrian Stewart Co Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings head coach Tim Cone assured that no one from their 18 players under contract will be released ahead of their title defense in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup. In an interview with SPIN Zoom In last Thursday, the many-time PBA champion coach said that, while not …
Washington escapes Toronto in OT thriller
By Adrian Stewart Co Washington Wizards pulled off a come-from-behind 131-129 escape over Toronto Raptors in the 2020-2021 NBA Season on Thursday night (Friday in the Philippines) at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Bradley Beal top-scored with 28 points, Raul Neto chipped in career-high 25 markers, while Robin Lopez contributed 24 points as the …
Calatrava man shoots self
A man suffering from nervous breakdown reportedly shot himself around 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, at Sitio Mahusay, Barangay Cambayobo in Negros Occidental’s Calatrava town. Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Arnolfo Sarona Alberio of the said place. His son found him dead inside the room with gunshot wound on the head. Calatrava police …
Capitol to adopt ICT apps developed by prov’l scholars
The Negros Occidental ICT Scholars presented to Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson their ICT outputs, which the provincial government will make use of, as part of employing ICT to spur economic recovery in the province. The scholars are fourth year students taking up BS Information Technology in STI West Negros University (WNU) in Bacolod City. The …
COVID-19 surge shuts down Victorias City hall
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The city hall of Victorias in Negros Occidental was closed yesterday after they recorded a surge in cases of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, among their employees. Victorias City Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca said the closure will last until Friday, May 7, to give way for disinfection of the premises. …
BIR, NBI seize P544-M fake tax stamps, cigarettes
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Fake tax stamps worth around P544 million and suspected fake cigarettes were confiscated in a raid conducted by members of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Region 12 and Revenue District Office 77 Bacolod City and agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the city’s Barangay Tangub yesterday …
Blame sugar, not coffee
On the upside, the polyphenols in coffee make the teeth strong by reducing the acid and plaque output of oral bacteria. Better yet, omitting the sugar, creamer or extra pumps of syrup prevents bacterial formation and decay. While we are in the subject of imbibing, it’s been said that Filipinos drink a lot of coffee. …