By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A couple from Sagay City in Negros Occidental miraculously survived after their van fell into a 12-foot high dike along Sitio Lag-asan Bridge in Barangay Tinam-paan, Cadiz City yesterday morning. Police identified the victims as Danilo and Jeraldine Hedriana, residents of Barangay Rizal in Sagay City. Based on an initial …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
NegOcc expects delivery of AstraZeneca vax this month
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines procured by the provincial government of Negros Occidental is set to arrive this month. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said they are expecting the arrival of 3,500 doses of British-made AstraZeneca vaccine possibly around July 15. Diaz said they have been promised by the …
‘Bag snatcher’ arrested
A 22-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly snatched the bag of a woman in Bacolod City’s Barangay 7 around 8:00 p.m. on Monday, July 5. Police identified the suspect as Allan Antiquera, a resident of the city’s Barangay Mansilingan. He was detained at the Police Station 2. Police investigation showed that Antiquera grabbed the …
2 nabbed in Silay City drug bust
Twelve sachets of suspected shabu weighing 13 grams and valued at around P88,400 were seized from two drug suspects in a buy-bust operation at Sitio Barra located in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental. Silay City Police Station OIC chief Lieutenant Colonel Robert Petate identified the suspects as 28-year-old Joey Atienza and 18-year-old Alex Martin …
Western Visayas on alert in case Kanlaon erupts
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Region 6 said a plan has been devised in case Kanlaon volcano, an active stratovolcano in Negros Island, erupts. Following the eruption of Taal volcano in Batangas last January 2020, the OCD-6 headed by Director Jose Roberto Nuñez, various agencies and local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental …
What A Big Pity If…
No, we are not meant to suffer, and suffering is not God’s will for us. Our suffering is always self-inflicted which God allows to happen because he respects our freedom, no matter how much we abuse it. Indeed, we have to admit that we practically are all cowering in fear and anxiety, and suffering from …
Farewell, PNoy
PNoy passed away on June 24 at the age of 61. Like any man and like any President, he had his share of flaws. But I wish to remember him for his better qualities. He was humble, dignified, straightforward in manner and speech, and most important for me as a Filipino, he defended our patrimony. …
VISMIN SUPER CUP-MINDANAO LEG | Dionson signs with Iligan
By Adrian Stewart Co Arben Dionson is set to bolster the Iligan Archangels in the Mindanao leg of the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup that began yesterday at the Ipil Provincial Gymnasium in Zamboanga Sibugay. The Bacolod City-native Dionson was signed up by the Archangels after taking his talents to Manila, where he suited …
Bacolodnon Belangel honored to play for Gilas
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolodnon guard Samjosef Belangel of Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles said it was a dream come true for him to be called up to play for the national men’s basketball team. The 21-year-old Belangel admitted he never expected before that he will be able to play for Gilas and is …
Complaint against PHRMO head has form, substance –Diaz
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said the complaint against Provincial Human Resource Management Office (PHRMO) head, Atty. Annabelle Palic, has form and substance. “The nature of the complaint is grave and we don’t know the direction but the possible sanction is dismissal because it’s a grave offense,” Diaz said. …