We have a golden opportunity to know the true value of our earthly things and conditions— that they only have a relative value. What is of absolute value is our eternal life that can be reached through faith, hope and charity. Because of our abnormal times, we are asked to submit ourselves to certain …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Ilonggo Thirdy Ravena, San-En gets back at Paras, Niigata
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena and the San-En NeoPhoenix got back at Kobe Paras and Niigata Albirex BB with an 85-82 triumph in the 2021-22 Japan B.League season on Sunday at Hamamatsu Arena. Ravena had an all-around showing with 13 points, nine rebounds and two assists as the NeoPhoenix recovered from a …
Magnolia one win away from PBA Finals stint
By Adrian Stewart Co Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots moved closer to 2021 PBA Philippine Cup finals after an 81-69 win over Meralco Bolts in Game 4 of the semifinals on Sunday night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Calvin Abueva tallied double-double 17 points and 12 rebounds, Ian Sangalang added …
Capitol records 4th COVID-19 death among employees
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Another Negros Occidental provincial government employee succumbed to COVID-19 on Sunday. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said the employee is from the Provincial Treasurer’s Office and assigned as a cashier at the Valeriano Gatuslao District Hospital in Himamaylan City. The employee passed away at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional …
NegOcc COVID-19 risk level downgraded
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Department of Health in Western Visayas (DOH-6) has downgraded the risk level classification of Negros Occidental to Alert Level 3 while the highly-urbanized Bacolod City remains at Alert Level 4. Areas under Alert Level 3 are those with high case count of COVID-19, with increasing health care utilization, regardless …
PNP chief lauds NegOcc, Bacolod police
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Police General Guillermo Eleazar, arrived in Negros Occidental over the weekend for a command visit to the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) and the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO). Eleazar arrived via helicopter from Guimaras last Saturday, October 9, and immediately proceeded to visit …
W. Visayas braces for ‘Maring’
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 6 has prepared for Tropical Storm (TS) “Maring” and low pressure area (LPA), formerly Tropical Depression “Nando.” “Maring” and “Nando” merged over the weekend, although the latter weakened into an LPA as it started to be absorbed by the stronger “Maring” over the Philippine Sea on …
Leonardia honored of PNP chief’s visit to gov’t center
Mayor Evelio Leonardia expressed his elation yesterday that for the first time the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has set foot at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). “This is an honor and, for the record, this is the first time ever that an incumbent PNP chief visited the Bacolod City Government Center,” …
A lesson to all dictators
“Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship.” – Bruce Coville No dictator or political leader with a reputation of “strongman” in history will remain a strongman forever. Not even Magellan, Caesar, Napoleon, Atahualpa, Franco, Mussolini, Hitler, Amin, Suharto, Peron, Marcos, Ceausescu, Kim, Saddam, …
Awash in cash
The question remains – did Michael Yang himself have ready access to at least P7 Billion to pay manufacturers in China at the drop of a hat? Or, given the jumbling of dates and inspection reports uncovered by the Senate, is it more likely that cash advances were made by the government? The Senate …