By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A pastor was shot near his home at Sitio Tabangka, Barangay Tan-awan in Negros Occidental’s Kabankalan City early Wednesday morning. Police identified the victim as 58-year-old Abner Navarro, a resident of the said place and pastor of Grace Baptist Church. Based on information given by the victim’s wife Elda to …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Bacolod opens 4th mall-based COVID vaccination site
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City opens its fourth mall-based COVID-19 vaccination site in the city today to further expedite the inoculation of the city’s residents. City Administrator Em Ang, executive director of the city’s Emergency Operations Center, said CityMall Goldenfield is open for categories A1 (healthcare workers/frontliners), A2 (senior citizens), A3 (persons with …
Iloilo City logs first local case of Delta variant
Iloilo City has recorded its first local case of the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus. The City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) reported during a meeting with the city’s COVID Team yesterday that the first Delta variant case is a 30-year-old male resident of Mandurriao district and an employee of a company in …
Himamaylan gov’t, police probe ‘stealing’ of fertilizer
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga At least 10 people are currently being investigated over the theft of 1,495 sacks of fertilizer which were given to the city government of Himamaylan in Negros Occidental. Mayor Raymund Tongson said the probe was made following the formation of the city’s investigation team, although he has asked for another …
Curbing Insurgency, a Duterte Legacy
Lives were lost, properties were destroyed and people were living in fear and uncertainty, because of the acts of terrorism perpetrated by the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), a security problem plaguing the country for decades. But that is no longer the situation today! The eradication of communist terrorism across the …
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is good for your gums. It may heal bleeding gums, according to a study led by the University of Washington. The study, published in the journal Nutrition Reviews, analyzed published studies of 15 clinical trials in six countries that involved 1,140 predominantly healthy participants. It reviewed data from 8,210 United States (US) residents …
Reinvent, recover, move on
We just have to learn to move on, doing whatever is necessary to adapt to the new things that will surely come about. No need to waste time to lament over lost opportunities, quashed dreams and ambitions. To be sure, life still has a lot more to offer us, and it’s up to us to …
Ilongga boxer Magno exits 2020 Tokyo Olympics
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilongga boxer Irish Magno saw her 2020 Tokyo Olympics campaign came to an end after bowing to Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong in the women’s 48-51kg round-of-16 match yesterday at the Kokukigan Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The Janiuay, Iloilo-native was outclassed by Jitpong from start to finish to suffer a unanimous decision defeat …
2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS | Negrense Pagunsan tied for 5th in golf opener
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense golfer Juvic Pagunsan made an impression in the opening round of 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. The Murcia, Negros Occidental-native Pagunsan finished the first round tied at fifth place (seventh in the rankings) with -5 thru 18 holes. Austria’s Sepp Straka leads the …
SEC reminds deadline of filing of required forms to avoid P10K fine
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), through SEC Bacolod Extension Office, is reminding about the filing of required forms or notices to avoid a P10,000 penalty. “Pursuant to the power of the commission to promulgate rules to facilitate and expedite among others the submission of reports, notices and documents under the Revised Corporation Code, corporations, …