The San Carlos City Hall in Negros Occidental has been Safety Seal-certified by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Mayor Renato Gustilo received the Safety Seal certificate from the DILG team at the city hall lobby on Tuesday, September 21. DILG City Local Government Operations Officer Danille Marie Osorio said the seal served …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
What the quarantine exposes
Whatever weaknesses in ourselves that we can notice these days, let us learn to convert them into an occasion to craft the pertinent virtues. Let’s develop the appropriate attitudes and practices. Now is the time to put our spiritual house in order! In a sense, we have to be thankful for this quarantine time since …
RIP, Ding Wenceslao
As I was about to write this piece, I was shocked and saddened to hear from our perpetual Ateneo alumni group president Jojo Buñag that one of our own – Delfin “Ding” Wenceslao, Jr. – just passed on moments earlier. Heart failure, we were told. So let me take this opportunity to offer my sincerest …
PH Football League mulls cancelling 2021 season
By Adrian Stewart Co With the uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation in the country, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) mulls cancelling the 2021 season of the Philippines Football League (PFL). PFL commissioner Coco Torre said that there will be a meeting among the league officials on September 30 to determine whether the 2021 season will still push …
Meralco beats NLEX, clinches twice-to-beat edge
By Adrian Stewart Co Meralco Bolts survived a late rally by sister team NLEX Road Warriors for a 104-101 victory in the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup yesterday at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Comfortably ahead at 101-82 on a layup by Kier John Quinto, the Bolts were threatened by a …
Participants in Love Negros meeting to undergo swab tests
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and capitol consultant Alfredo Benitez along with 13 mayors allied with Love Negros will undergo swab tests at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City tomorrow, five days after they were exposed to Kabankalan City Mayor Pedro Zayco at a party luncheon …
San Carlos City evaluates homestays in Sipaway Island
The City Environment Management Office (CEMO) of the San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental started Monday, September 20, its 4-day Search for Sipaway Environment Friendly Homestay evaluation of the 17 homestays in Sipaway Island. Factors of the evaluation focus on the environmental component (solid waste management program, water conservation and sustainability program); structural component …
Another man shot dead in Bacolod
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 31-year-old man was declared dead on the spot after he was shot by unidentified individuals yesterday afternoon in Purok Boulevard, Barangay 13 in Bacolod City. Police identified the fatality as Lito Barbon, a resident of the said place. According to the victim’s neighbor who has requested not to be …
Pregnant, breastfeeding mothers get COVID vax
The first batch of pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City yesterday. The free vaccination drive dubbed “Buntis Day” is slated for two days, September 22 and 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central. It …
Filipino artists shine anew at 2021 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence
The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) recognized this year’s Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) awardees through a virtual Awarding Ceremony & Exhibit Opening held on September 16, 2021. MBFI president Aniceto Sobrepeña, together with MBFI officers, led the awarding ceremonies. Fourth District of Pangasinan Representative and House Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts chairperson …