From giving users in Metro Manila access to seamless payment solutions using their GCash app, the country’s leading e-wallet is now extending its reach to the Visayas and Mindanao (VisMin) region by building partnerships and ecosystems with LGUs through GCash Pay Bills. True to its mission of providing “financial inclusion for all,” GCash has enabled …
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Lacson backs GCQ status for NegOcc
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson backs the decision made by the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) to place the province under a stricter general community quarantine (GCQ) status and won’t appeal for the more lenient modified GCQ (MGCQ). In a phone interview yesterday morning, Lacson said even though the …
5 inmates bolt out of NegOcc jail
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Five inmates, one of whom is a notorious crime group leader, bolted out of their cells at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City early yesterday morning. Authorities identified the escapees as Francisco Epogon, leader of the notorious Epogon robbery hold-up group; Alejandro Montoya; Daniel Tamon; …
San Carlos City acquires vehicles for police, CEMO
The city government of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has acquired brand new vehicles for the use of the San Carlos City Police Station and the City Environment Management Office (CEMO). The city government purchased one unit 4×2 and one unit 4×4 Toyota Hilux Double Cab as PNP patrol cars with fabricated housing, police signal …
No more border curbs in Iloilo | Defensor imposes no dine-in policy
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. will issue an executive order (EO) today regarding the lifting of the border control points in the province. Defensor said his previous EO No. 175, or “An order imposing restrictions on non-essential travel within and into the province of Iloilo,” will expire today and there is no more extension despite …
When we feel helpless in our prayer
We should avoid allowing ourselves to drift away from God when we feel empty in our prayer because without him, our condition would just go from bad to worse. We should never waver from our belief that we are meant to be with God always. Feeling helpless in our prayer can come to us anytime. …
Dad did not die in vain, Last Part
One of the major takeaways that the founder superbly handled was that he never forced succession upon his children. He knew his time was up but he also realized that any major change had to be conveyed early and nurtured by the entire family. Now that George, the founder of a 50-year-old business, has been …
Golfers Saso, Pagdanganan qualify for Tokyo Olympics
By Adrian Stewart Co Golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan joined the growing list of Filipino athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics slated next month in Tokyo, Japan. The Philippine Olympic Committee confirmed the qualification of Saso and Pagdanganan yesterday after making it to top 60 in the women’s Olympic golf rankings. Saso, who …
No Dwight Ramos for Gilas Pilipinas in Olympic qualifiers
By Adrian Stewart Co Already a heavy underdog, Gilas Pilipinas was decimated even further with Dwight Ramos unlikely to play in their two matches in the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Gilas head coach Thomas “Tab” Baldwin said the groin injury sustained by Ramos in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers two …
Public elementary, high school classes in NegOcc to close 2nd week of July
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Classes in Negros Occidental’s public elementary and high schools are closing second week of July. Arnold Ian Arnaiz, spokesperson of the Negros Occidental Schools Division of the Department of Education, said yesterday that graduation and moving up ceremonies are scheduled from July 12 to 16. This means that submission of …