League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) national president, Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, was invited jointly by the Senate and House of Representatives to personally attend the sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte today at the Batasang Pambansa. But Leonardia said he will attend the ceremony virtually …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
DOH-6 appeals to public to get vaccinated
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas is again appealing to the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to the danger posed by the COVID-19 Delta variant. During last Friday’s online townhall meeting with members of the region’s media, Dr. Cynthia Palmes Saloma, executive director of the Philippine …
NegOcc imposes stricter protocols for inbound travel
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental is implementing stricter travel protocols for inbound travel as part of efforts to mitigate the threat posed by the COVID-19 Delta variant. In Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson’s Executive Order (EO) No. 21-38 Series of 2021 issued yesterday afternoon, inbound travelers are again required to …
Bacolod allows OFWs, A2, A3 walk-in vaccinations
Individuals under the priority groups A1.8 (overseas Filipino workers or OFWs), A2 (senior citizens) and A3 (persons with comorbidities) are allowed to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on a walk-in basis in Bacolod City. All they have to do is present proof that they belong to the priority groups: senior citizen’s ID for senior citizens, medical …
DOT-6 OIC tests positive for COVID-19
Three more employees of the Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) including its officer-in-charge (OIC) Christine Mansinares tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, bringing the total cases to 16. Mansinares, who announced this update to the media yesterday, said out of the 36 total employees, 34 were contact traced wherein 16 tested positive for …
Bacolod inaugurates ‘Balay Silangan’
Mayor Evelio Leonardia led the inauguration and blessing of the Balay Silangan Reformation Facility, a drug reformation center that will be operated by the city government and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), on Wednesday, July 21. The two-storey Balay Silangan facility in Bacolod City is the first in the Visayas and the second in …
Honing the sense of communion
I told him that we can never be separated as long as we live with God who in his wisdom and power unites us always whatever our conditions and circumstances may be. No, not distance, not even death can separate us from the others as long as we are with God. We are meant to …
Tricycles, pedicabs and motorized pedicabs banned on national highways
I had taken up this issue several times in my column and this is just to reiterate again considering the importance of this because here in Bacolod City no implementation is in sight. It is a sad fact that like social distancing issue, the banning of tricycles, pedicabs and motorized pedicabs on national highways, which …
Sangalang lifts Magnolia past Alaska in PBA PH Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co Ian Sangalang came up with huge baskets in the endgame as Magnolia Hotshots prevailed over Alaska Aces, 84-82, in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday night at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Trailing 80-82 after a three-pointer by Aces’ Robbie Herndon, Sangalang scored on an inside hit to …
Negros, Iloilo enter PCAP Southern Division semis
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Kingsmen and Iloilo Kisela Knights reached the Southern Division semifinals of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) GM Wesley So Cup after sweeping their quarterfinals foes on Wednesday night, July 21. The Kingsmen barged to the next round of competition following a two-set quarterfinals victory against Zamboanga Sultans—13.5-7.5 …