Yes, we have to be all things to all men, including those who are very different from us, those whose views, positions, lifestyles, ideologies, beliefs, etc. are incompatible with ours. This is what is to be truly Christian. If we fail in this test, we cannot really consider ourselves as authentically Christian. These are words …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Shooting for 170
BPI Family Savings Bank, the biggest thrift bank in the Philippines, celebrated its 36th year last July 1 – two days ahead of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’s 28th anniversary. BPI Family was established in 1985 following the historic merger between BPI and Family Bank and Trust Company, a universal bank positioned in the consumer banking …
Gilas’ Lebron Lopez goes pro, signs up with OTE in US
By Adrian Stewart Co Gilas Pilipinas guard Francis “LeBron” Lopez has decided to turn professional after agreeing to a deal to play for the Overtime Elite League (OTE) in the United States. In an Instagram post on Tuesday evening, the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eaglet mainstay expressed his gratitude to OTE for giving him …
Negros jins shine in Asian taekwondo tourney
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Taekwondo Union (NTU)-Tigers New Gen had a strong showing during the recent 2021 Smart/MVPSF Asian Open Online Taekwondo Poomsae & Speed Kicking Championships. The Negros Occidental-based taekwondo jins took home a total of 10 golds, 13 silvers and 10 bronze medals—8-7-3 gold-silver-bronze in speed kicking and 2-6-7 in poomsae events. …
Ferrer on Benitez’s voter’s registration protest: ‘Let the people decide’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga “Let the people of Bacolod City decide.” This was the reaction of Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer after reports came out on Tuesday that three residents of Bacolod City have filed petitions opposing the transfer of the voter’s registration of former congressman Alfredo Benitez from Victorias City to Bacolod …
P300K capitol clothing allowance refund now available
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The P300,000 for the refund of the capitol employees clothing allowance is now available, Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) President Renelo Lastierre said yesterday. Lastierre said the refund is for the undelivered uniform of the capitol employees way back in 2016. He said the problem was addressed after their …
NegOcc guv OKs extended GCQ
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday that the provincial government will comply with the recommendation of the National Inter-Agency Task Force (NIATF) to still place the province under a general community quarantine (GCQ) status from July 16 to 31. Diaz’s announcement came amid reports that the NIATF had …
Ma, son die in road mishap
A mother and her one-year-old son died after they were hit by a pickup along the road at Barangay Agboy Sur in Iloilo province’s Leon town on Sunday. The twenty five-year-old Emilyn Cañonero and her son Eizekel, residents of the village, died of body and head injuries at the Aleosan District Hospital, police said. Leon police investigation …
Fear, panic, paranoia
When our fear is of the unhealthy type or, worse, has degenerated into panic and paranoia, we continue to feel helpless and unable to function well as we should. It is kind of obsessive that leaves us feeling insecure and always in the state of fright. It’s a fear that finds no relief. It is …
A learners’ crisis
Recently, news articles came out about a very disconcerting World Bank assessment on Philippine education. Specifically, the report underscored that one in every four Grade 5 students does not have the reading and mathematics skills for Grade 2 or 3, and four in every five 15-yeard-old students do not understand basic mathematical concepts such as …