By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the city is expected to receive an additional shipment of 15,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines today. In a statement issued by the mayor, he thanked Department of Health 6 (DOH-6) Director Emilia Monicimpo for responding to their request for additional vaccines. “This is good …
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Bacolod man yields over P183K ‘shabu’
A 25-year-old man tagged as street-level drug target was arrested in a buy-bust operation at Purok Kaingin in Bacolod City’s Barangay Singcang-Airport around 3:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 20. Police Lieutenant Edward O. Bolivar, chief of the Bacolod City Police Office’s City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU), identified the suspect as Ronnel Balaquit alias “Beboy Buang,” …
3 jail officers hurt in collision
Three members of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and a civilian were injured when a BJMP truck crashed against a private car in Barangay Amamaros, Pototan, Iloilo yesterday morning. Police said the four identified as Jail Officer 3 Criselde Agdalipe, 40, of Barangay Bolo, Roxas City; Jail Officers 1 Giovani Cabusbusan, 34, of …
‘No evidence that Sinovac vaccine is ineffective’
As far as Western Visayas is concerned, there is no evidence that the CoronaVac vaccine by Chinese pharmaceutical Sinovac Biotech is ineffective. This is the Department of Health 6’s (DOH-6) reaction amid report that more than 350 doctors and medical workers in Indonesia have contracted COVID-19 despite being vaccinated with Sinovac vaccine. “Wala kita enough …
Mary’s Immaculate Conception and us
Of course, this is the biggest privilege given to a human person. Mary, of all people, was exempted from original sin from her conception in the womb of her mother, St. Anne, and remained immaculate, unstained by any sin all throughout her earthly life. The basis for this dogma is, first of all, the general …
Unspent Bayanihan 2 Funds
Bayanihan 2 was signed into law in September last year and expired on Dec. 19. This apparently was too short a period for the different implementing agencies to utilize the funds allocated to them and so upon the request of the Executive Branch, Congress extended the availability of the appropriations under Bayanihan 2 until June …
Gilas Pilipinas shifts focus to Olympic qualifiers
By Adrian Stewart Co After sweeping their three matches in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers, Gilas Pilipinas is shifting its focus to the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be held later this month at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade, Serbia. Gilas head coach Thomas “Tab” Baldwin said the team will immediately go back …
Pinoy shooter Valdez realizes Olympic dream with Tokyo qualification
By Adrian Stewart Co Filipino shooter Jayson Valdez has realized his dream of suiting up in the Olympics following his qualification via International Shooting Sports Federation’s (ISSF) quota system. Valdez, a bronze medalist in the 2015 Singapore Southeast Asian Games, admitted his inclusion in the Philippine athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came as …
San Carlos City expands vaccination to Brgy. Buluangan
The COVID-19 vaccination for Priority Group A1 to A3 in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental through the City Health Office (CHO) continued with the expansion of its vaccination site to Barangay Buluangan yesterday morning. Dr. Jessa Tiapon said that the purpose of the relocation of the vaccination site is to cater to the vaccine recipients …
10 nabbed for illegal cockfighting in Escalante, La Castellana
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Ten people were arrested after they were caught engaging in an illegal cockfight at Escalante City’s Barangay Pinapugasan and in Barangay Robles, La Castellana town Sunday afternoon. Escalante police identified the arrested as Lloyd Aguilar, 49; Federico Gellamac, 66; Ronald Andaya, 37; Fernando Destura, 57; Rogelio Baclayon, 34; Rednan Coniendo, …