By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) director, Police Colonel Joseph Thomas Martir, has ordered Police Station 2 (PS2) commander, Police Lt. Paul Vincent Pendon, to prioritize solving the murder of Barangay 2 tanod Michael Hugo. According to Martir, he personally went to PS2 to conduct a case conference as well …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
LTO-6 exec relieved from post over traffic violation
A high-ranking official of the Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas (LTO-6) was relieved from his post following his refusal to acknowledge his alleged traffic violation. No less than Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas brought to the attention of Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade the issue about Director 1 Arturo Apolinar, LTO-6 …
NegOcc monitoring travelers who may present fake travel docs
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz yesterday said they are closely monitoring travelers entering the province who may present fake travel documents, especially fake RT-PCR test results or fake vaccination cards. According to Diaz, he noted the S-PaSS system as very effective in countering the threat of travelers who may …
Flower prices hike expected ahead of ‘Undas’
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga With the observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day or “Undas” already drawing near, several flower shops in Bacolod City are expecting a hike in their flower prices in the coming days. As of Monday, the price of flowers is at P200 to P300, although one of …
NegOcc awaits go-ahead for COVID booster shots
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson confirmed yesterday that they are now waiting for the go-ahead of the Department of Health (DOH) if they could begin distributing booster shots for those who have already completed their vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19. According to Lacson, should they begin the …
Iloilo City’s pilot vaxx on minors set Oct. 29
The Department of Health (DOH) is set to launch the pediatric vaccination in Iloilo City on Friday, October 29. According to Mayor Jerry Treñas, the vaccination rollout for minors will be held in St. Paul’s Hospital in compliance with the recommendation of the DOH that it should be hospital-based. “We really welcome this development because …
Tough and strong
While our toughness will always be a fruit, first of all, of God’s grace, it will also depend on our proper attitude, skills and virtues. What we have to do first is to rein in but not suppress our emotions and passions, subjecting them to the tenets of our faith rather than just the impulses …
A new dawn for Marawi City
Last October 23 marked the fourth year since Marawi City was freed from the lawless elements who sought to turn the locality into a wilayat or an “administrative division” of the ISIS caliphate. On that day, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana declared the city’s liberation marking the end of armed hostilities and violence between government troops …
Iloilo splits matches, Negros falters in PCAP
By Adrian Stewart Co Iloilo Kisela Knights settled for another split result in their double-header schedule on Saturday night at the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) San Miguel Corporation-Ayala Land Cup. The Kisela Knights finished the evening with 7-4 win-loss slate after scoring a 12.5-8.5 triumph over Laguna Heroes and suffering a 13-8 …
Magnolia survives TNT in vGame 3, trims PBA finals to 1-2
By Adrian Stewart Co Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots survived an endgame rally by TNT Tropang Giga for a 106-98 win in Game 3 of the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Sunday night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Comfortably ahead at 95-80, the Hotshots were stunned by a huge …