A man was shot to death while another one was wounded in a shooting incident at Barangay San Isidro in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 15. Police identified the fatality as 53-year-old Rex Gumban while 50-year-old Enrique Hilapon sustained a gunshot wound. Both are residents of the said village. Toboso …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Iloilo City, province placed under ECQ
The quarantine status in the province of Iloilo and its highly-urbanized city has been elevated to the most restrictive enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from the more relaxed modified ECQ (MECQ), Malacañang announced yesterday. The ECQ classification in the province and city of Iloilo will take effect “immediately” until July 31, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. …
Let go of the lettuce in your life
I came across an article about letting go of the lettuce in our lives from a motivational speaker named Catherine Devyries. It is a lettuce story of U.S.-based Delta Airlines. The gist of the story is simple, we hold on to the things which are not meant for us. We carry excess baggages, thus our …
The scourge of impurity
The lesson and insight I learned from those years was that God allows us to get dirty in difficult if not impossible situations in order to purify us, to prod us to really grow in the virtues in their genuine state and not just their appearance or caricature. He never leaves us and is always …
Local food manufacturer assures products are safe
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Bongbong Villan Corporation yesterday assured the public that their products are safe for consumption. The company made a response after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a “public health warning” against two of their products. Based on an FDA Advisory No. 2021-1589 issued on Wednesday, they warned the …
Bacolod sets July 18 as ‘Palanca Day
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order (EO) No. 38 declaring July 18, 2021 as the “Atty. Simplicio A. Palanca Day” in the city. The EO said the city recognizes Palanca’s “invaluable contribution and colossal impact” on the economic landscape of the city as well as his “fearless vision of a highly-developed and competitive” …
UN Climate Fund body taps DBP for climate mitigation and adaptation financing
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has secured the accreditation of a United Nations-backed institution that provides financing support for environment and climate-related programs and advocacies in line with the Paris Agreement and Kyoto Protocol, a top official said. DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said DBP is only the second …
Uplifting community resilience, helping address hunger through various Coca-Cola initiatives
The pandemic continues to bring about challenges across the country—limited mobility, small businesses struggling to keep afloat, precarious job situations, and families rendered vulnerable. With its long history in the Philippines and guided by its company purpose to refresh the world and make a difference, Coca-Cola Philippines is staying true to its dedication of helping …
Merzci donates 5 laptops to Bacolod EOC
Merzci, through its Merzci Cares program, turned over its donation of five units of laptop to Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical data and analysis of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), yesterday. The laptops will be used by the vaccination center to operationalize the Vaccine Administration System developed by the Department of Information and Communications …
Bacolod stays under GCQ but with ‘restrictions’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF), upon the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte, has extended the general community quarantine (GCQ) over Bacolod City until July 31, 2021. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque however noted that this is going to be a GCQ “with heightened restrictions.” Earlier on Wednesday, Mayor Evelio Leonardia …