By Adrian Stewart Co Hard work has paid off for Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson after being named as the winner of the NBA 2020-2021 Season Sixth Man of the Year trophy. The Filipino-American Clarkson edged out Jazz teammate Joe Ingles, New York Knicks’ Derrick Rose and Dallas Mavericks teammates Jalen Brunson and Tim Hardaway …
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Bucks maul Heat, takes 2-0 edge in NBA playoffs
By Adrian Stewart Co Milwaukee Bucks manhandled Miami Heat, 132-98, in Game 2 of their 2020-2021 NBA Season Eastern Conference first round playoffs on Monday night (Tuesday in the Philippines) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 31 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, and three steals, while Bryn Forbes …
Murcia man caught for illegal discharge of firearm
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 33-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly discharged his firearm at Purok Madre, Barangay Santa Cruz in Negros Occidental’s Murcia town Monday morning. Police identified the arrested as Renante Clais, a resident of the said place. Murcia police said they received a phone call from a concerned citizen …
NegOcc gov’t releases over P38.5-M for Special Education Fund projects
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson turned over checks worth a total of P38,350,000 to the Department of Education – Division of Negros Occidental, Negros Occ. High School (NOHS), and Negros Occ. National Science High School (NONSHS) for the implementation of Special Education Fund Projects in public schools in the province. The checks were received by the …
‘2 slain Divinagracia drug group members in Muntinlupa are newbies’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Negros Occidental believes that the two alleged members of the Divinagracia Drug Group who were recently killed in a gun battle with police and PDEA agents in Muntinlupa City over the weekend were only “newbies” in the group. The operation also yielded at …
CLMMRH hits full COVID-19 bed capacity in 2 wards
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) issued an advisory yesterday morning stating that two of their medical wards have already reached full capacity for its COVID-19 allocated beds. Dr. Julius Drilon, CLMMRH medical center chief, identified the medical wards as the OB-Gyne Ward and the Neonatal Intensive Care …
Utilization of vaccines in NegOcc picks up
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday affirmed the utilization of COVID-19 vaccines in the province is starting to pick up. Based on data forwarded by the Provincial Health Office (PHO), Lacson said they have already used over 90 percent of the CoronaVac vaccines made by Chinese biotech firm Sinovac …
Iloilo-Bacolod fastcraft trips suspended
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Fastcraft trips from Bacolod City to Iloilo City and vice versa are temporarily suspended starting today after the National Inter-Agency Task Force placed Iloilo City under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until May 31 due to a significant spike in COVID-19 cases. Based on a sea travel advisory signed by …
Man stabbed to death in Manapla
A misunderstanding over fighting cocks led to the death of a 22-year-old man at Crossing Central, Barangay Purisima in Negros Occidental’s Manapla town past 12:00 a.m. yesterday. Police identified the victim as Emil Carmona Melgar, a resident of the said village. He sustained a stab wound on the back. He was brought to the town’s …
Discerning the spirit
We know, of course, that with our wounded, sinful human condition at present, our spirit is not yet totally that of the spirit of God. In fact, it may somehow be dominated by the spirit of the flesh, of the world, if not, God forbid, of the devil itself. We should be experts in discerning …