By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Health (DOH) has again issued a reminder to companies yesterday morning, that the “no vaccine, no work” policy is not allowed. Based on the advisory released by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), all employers may encourage their employees to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019, …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Negrense boxing coach’s Olympic feat hailed
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The coach of boxing silver medalist Nesthy Petecio has received praise from Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo following their success in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Nolito “Boy” Velasco, who hails from Bago City, was congratulated by Mayor Nicholas Yulo for his work in coaching Petecio. “As we congratulate Nesthy Petecio …
Bacolod EOC warns against vax mixing
The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) is warning the public against getting COVID-19 vaccine jabs of different brands. Having different vaccine brands for the first and second doses has not been proven to give protection against the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, as there is no scientific data supporting this, the EOC-TF said. …
Bago residents receive shelter assistance
A total of P373,000 were distributed to 109 residents of Barangay Lag-asan, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, August 3, who are recipients of the provincial government’s emergency shelter assistance program through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). The beneficiaries are those residents whose houses were damaged by strong winds that occur in …
San Carlos City police station most outstanding in WV
San Carlos City Police Station was recently hailed as the Most Outstanding City Police Station in Western Visayas by the Police Regional Office 6. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO), meanwhile, recognized the said police station as the best city police station in the province. Said awards cited the local PNP’s Police Community Relations …
Why should executives blog?
In this digital era, anyone and everyone can create and post content online – including CEOs and top executives. A popular means for sharing your thoughts online is through blogging. For companies, blogs are now an important channel for content. It is a means for executives to reach out to clients, employees, and other stakeholders …
Love as gold standard
We have to realize that all the other virtues can only be true virtues if they are inspired by love and if they lead us to grow more in love. Without love, these virtues would at best be apparent virtues only. They can have the appearance and feel of virtues, but they actually are not. …
Curry renews deal with GSW, Melo goes to Lakers
By Adrian Stewart Co Two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Stephen Curry remains with the Golden State Warriors (GSW) after agreeing to a four-year, $215 million deal. The deal was announced by Octagon Basketball’s Jeff Austin on Tuesday (Wednesday in the Philippines) making Curry the first player in history to sign two …
2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS | Pagdanganan starts strong, Saso struggles in women’s golf
By Adrian Stewart Co Filipina golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Yuka Saso had contrasting start in the first round of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics women’s individual stroke play yesterday at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Tokyo, Japan. The 23-year-old Pagdanganan bucked the sweltering temperature that reached as high as 37 degrees Celsius, with a heat index …
Dumaguete prosecutor affirms dismissal of foreigner’s kidnapping case
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Office of the City Prosecutor in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental has affirmed the dismissal of the kidnapping case filed against Australian national Peter Lay and his nanny Edlyn Gelantagaan. Based on a copy of the document signed by Deputy City Prosecutor Alvin Aseniero and City Prosecutor Joseph Arnel Zerna, …