Insular Life (InLife), the country’s largest life insurance company, reported strong growth in gross written premiums (GWP) and New Business Annual Premium Equivalent (NBAPE) for the first quarter of 2021. InLife President and CEO Raoul E. Littaua said the company’s GWP totaled ₱3.5 billion, while NBAPE totaled ₱422.2 million for the first quarter of the year. …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
How to benefit from the global recovery
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that things are not always going south, especially when you are in the middle of a pandemic. The reality is, there’s reason to hope that things are turning around for the better. We just need to focus our lens to the right direction. Take for example the Standard & Poor’s …
Go higher with EU in 2021 virtual European Higher Education Fair PH
Planning to take graduate or post-graduate studies in the European Union (EU)? Let the European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) 2021 guide you to “Go Higher with the EU.” The biggest of its kind in the Philippines, EHEF will give Filipino students, academicians, researchers and university officials the opportunity to connect directly with world-class higher education …
Negros fishing boat death toll climbs to 7
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The death toll from a fishing vessel that sank off Iloilo’s coast has climbed to seven after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered two additional bodies yesterday morning. Based on information released by the PCG station in Negros Occidental, five of the dead crewmen have now been identified as Norberto …
6 arrested for ‘illegal cockfighting’
Six persons were arrested after they were caught engaging in illegal cockfight around 2:02 p.m. on Sunday, September 26, at Sitio Camangnawan in Barangay Bagonbon, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Police identified the arrested as Rodolfo Abadilla, Sr., 72; Ryan Cañedo, 25; Francis Fuertes, 29; Larry Villarde, 50; Jose Esogan, 69; and Alexander Jacinto, 50. …
Iloilo strengthens measures vs ASF Capitol distributes disinfectants, other supplies
The Iloilo provincial government distributed disinfectants and other supplies to small hold farmers to tighten up biosecurity measures against the African Swine Fever (ASF) at the backyard farm level. The province purchased 1,600 hand sprays, jute sacks, and disinfectants worth P3 million which were sourced from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) fund. …
Bago City inmates, jail personnel get COVID-19 vax
A total of 146 inmates and one personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Bago City, Negros Occidental got their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last September 25. The vaccination was initiated by the Bago City government in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross-Negros Occidental Chapter. The team led by Dr. …
No time to waste
With the somehow foreseeable new landscape of the post-COVID world, we can tell that we have no time to waste as we face new and, most likely, formidable challenges. It’s very likely that we have to do some innovations, reinventions and up-skilling, if we want not only to survive but rather to prosper and contribute …
A fitting tribute for our seafarers
Even throughout the pandemic, seafarers have remained critical as they power the shipping industry that links countries to critical medical supplies and keeps the global economy running. And yet, despite the crucial role these sea-based workers play, they sometimes go without any support to handle the unique challenges they face in the new normal. …
SMB beats NorthPort on Cabagnot’s game-winner
By Adrian Stewart Co Alex Cabagnot made a triumphant return as San Miguel Beermen (SMB) edged NorthPort Batang Pier, 88-87, in Game 1 of the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Sunday night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Trailing 87-86 after a long three-pointer from Batang Pier’s Robert Bolick …