By Adrian Stewart Co Jovin Bedic’s maiden goal in the 2021 AFC Champions League was not enough as Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of South Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai on Monday night at the Pathum Thani Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo-native Bedic connected a fantastic strike from a …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Negrense coaches split on Milwaukee-Phoenix finale
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental-based basketball coaches were split on who is the favored team among Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns in the 2020-2021 NBA Finals, which will begin today at the Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Bacolodnon basketball coach Dexter Dy picked the Bucks taking home the chip in six games owing …
PACE files complaint against HRMO head
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) filed a formal administrative complaint against Atty. Annabelle Palic, Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) head, before the office of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson for alleged acts of oppression, prejudicial to public interest and grave abuse of discretion. PACE president Renelo Lastierre said the …
Talisay City police mulls filing case vs relative of NODJ escapee
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Talisay City Police Station is currently mulling to file criminal charges against a relative of one of the escapees from the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) for allegedly sheltering the inmates in his home last week. Police Major Jigger Gimeno, Talisay City police chief, identified the said person as …
TLJPH molecular lab scores 100 for RT-PCR quality assurance
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental achieved a score of 100 percent for this year’s external quality assessment on COVID-19 detection via RT-PCR tests. The assessment was made recently by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Based on a copy of the result …
W. Visayas remains free from Delta virus variant
Western Visayas remains free from Delta variant or any new coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, variants, according to the Department of Health 6 (DOH-6) yesterday. But Dr. Marie Jocelyn Te, Medical Officer IV of DOH-6, acknowledged that the Delta variant, which was first identified in India, is now dominant worldwide. She said, based on the …
COVID-19 hits TLJPH frontliners
By Darlene Delgado The provincial government-run Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental is currently battling coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, wherein the number of its frontline staff who contracted the virus is increasing. Dr. Mary Ann P. Maestral, OIC-Chief of Hospital II of TLJPH, yesterday appealed to Governor Eugenio Jose …
DTI-6 urges establishments to secure safety seal certification
By Darlene Delgado The Department of Trade and Industry Region VI (DTI-6) is urging business establishments in Western Visayas to secure a safety seal certification. Safety seal certification is a voluntary certification scheme asserting that an establishment is compliant with the minimum public health standards set by the government, and uses or integrates its contact …
Beware of self-seeking
We just have to make sure that whatever we do, it should always be for the glory of God. Yes, as usually happens, it can be implied that we are actually glorifying God in whatever we are doing even if our immediate motive is something that is human and legitimate. We have to be wary …
A whole-of-nation immunization campaign
Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared that the polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended after the country recorded zero cases for 16 months since a surveillance and an immunization campaign was launched. This recent accomplishment is actually the second time the country was affirmed by the …