By Adrian Stewart Co Mark Magsayo scored a massive 10th round stoppage win over Mexican Julio Ceja in their WBC featherweight championship eliminator match on Saturday (Sunday in the Philippines) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. With his unbeaten slate on the brink of being tarnished, Magsayo unloaded a huge right straight to Ceja’s …
Monthly Archives: August 2021
Surviving the pandemic
By Darlene Delgado It was year 2020. The whole world was taken aback. The economy plummeted in just a snap. Millions of lives were lost. It was all because of the novel coronavirus which took the entire world by storm. Our way of living changed entirely following the World Health Organization’s declaration of coronavirus disease …
Man kills self, wife, 2 children in Himamaylan
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A man shot dead his wife and two children before he committed suicide by shooting himself early Saturday morning, August 21, at Greenland Subdivision in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the fatalities as 24-year-old Mary Rose Egca, one-year-old Ruth Esther Diaz, and seven-month-old Job Diaz. Himamaylan City police chief, …
Lacson: ‘Human attitude’ key in fighting COVID-19
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the Department of Health (DOH) confirming the local transmission of the highly-infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 in the Philippines, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said “human attitude” is the key in fighting the deadly illness. Lacson said that the DOH just confirmed it, but it has been the …
PHO: P34-M in SRA paid to NegOcc health workers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Negros Occidental revealed yesterday that more than P34 million in special risk allowance (SRA) coming from the national government have already been paid to healthcare workers in the province this year. PHO head Dr. Ernell Tumimbang said the amount includes P30 million paid to …
2 Negros schools to be used as Bar exam sites
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Two schools in Negros Island were chosen as examination centers for the upcoming 2020/2021 Bar examinations scheduled for November of this year. The two were identified as the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City which will have 1,340 slots and the Silliman University in Dumaguete City which has …
Sum-ag Farm School gets recognition; first 40 enrollees to get tablet
Following its establishment in April this year, the Sum-ag Farm School was recently commended by the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6. The award, signed by DepEd-6 director, Dr. Ramir B. Uytico, CESO IV, granted Sum-ag Farm School to implement activity under Republic Act 10618, or the Rural Farm Schools Act which came into law …
‘Movement’ para sa mga matuwid na kandidato, inilunsad
“May mga tao pa ba na pinananahanan ng Espiritu ng Diyos…” – Genesis 41:38, Ang Tanging Daan Bibliya NAGKAKAISANG BOTO NG MGA KASAPI NG MGA GRUPO NG MGA MANANAMAPALATAYA PARA SA HALALAN 2022, ISINUSULONG: Magsusulong ng iisang boto lamang ang limang grupo ng mga mananampalataya sa Halalan 2022, upang tiyakin na ang mga kandidatong matuwid …
Broad-minded, big-hearted
We too should be big-hearted in the sense of being generous, kind, magnanimous, not shying away from undertaking big endeavors for the good of all without being afraid of the cost, effort and sacrifice involved. If we have to approximate our ideal of being Christ-like as much as possible, I imagine that these are some …
Mark Magsayo faces Ceja for WBO belt in Pacquiao-Ugas undercard
By Adrian Stewart Co Filipino boxer Mark Magsayo will vie for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) International featherweight championship against Julio Ceja of Mexico on Saturday night (Sunday in the Philippines) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be an opportunity for the Tagbilaran, Bohol-native Magsayo to reclaim the WBO featherweight …