By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A 36-year-old police officer was killed after he got trapped inside the house owned by his mother at Purok Jacinto, Barangay San Fernando in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day. Authorities identified the fatality as Police Corporal Joebert Diasanta, assigned under the Silay City Police Station. In a radio …
Monthly Archives: December 2021
NegOcc allots P50-M fund for ‘Odette’ rehab
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The provincial government of Negros Occidental has allocated a supplemental budget of P50 million which would be used for the rehabilitation of houses destroyed by super typhoon “Odette.” Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, provincial administrator, said the decision came after mayors from the affected areas asked the provincial government to help them …
Ceneco Dec. residential rates down P1.2859/kwh
Central Negros Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ceneco) informs its electricity consumers that the average residential rate for the billing month of December 2021 is P8.7761/kWh, a decrease of P1.2859/kWh from last month’s rate of P10.0620/kWh. The P1.2859/kWh rate decrease can be attributed to the reduction in generation, transmission and system loss charges, implementation of July 2021 …
Ex-NPA officer claims some religious groups infiltrated by insurgents
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Former communist rebel Jeffrey Celiz confirmed earlier reports that some churches and religious organizations in the country are already infiltrated by communist insurgents. In a virtual transparency forum on December 23 sponsored by the Janiuay Evangelical Church in Iloilo, Celiz even identified high-ranking officials of an umbrella organization of Baptist …
Gum disease is not as simple as it sounds
Gum disease may start with gingivitis, a mild form of the disease characterized by redness and swelling of the gums. Periodontitis is the more serious version: inflammation that causes the gums to pull away from the tooth and form pockets that are prone to infection. We came across an interesting article from the Wall Street …
Dreams beautiful and ugly
Dreams can also channel things that we have not considered in our conscious state. That’s why we sometimes wonder why we were dreaming of something purely fictional, something we do not know where they come from. This again is due to our spiritual and psychological nature that is open to all kinds of things and …
Ilonggas Gonzaga, Bautista rule Sindangan beach volley
By Adrian Stewart Co Philippine Army’s Jovelyn Gonzaga and Nerissa Bautista stamped their class in the 2nd Linggo ng Sindangan Open Women Invitational Beach Volleyball Championship held recently in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte. The Guimaras-native Gonzaga and Iloilo City’s Bautista banked on their wide experience to defeat BabyLove Barbon and Merry Rose Jauculan of LGU …
Magnolia dismantles Ginebra on Christmas Day
By Adrian Stewart Co Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots dominated Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings from start to finish for a 117-94 win in the 2021 PBA Governors’ Cup on Christmas Day at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. Reinforcement Mike Harris tallied double-double 29 points and 15 rebounds, while Paul Lee added 20 points, including four three-point conversions, …
More Banago residents get over P2-M in assistance
An additional 438 Banago residents received medical, burial and educational assistance from the Department of Interior and the Local Government (DILG), through the agency’s ELCAC-Local Government Support Fund-Support to Barangay Development Program at the Banago Elementary School Gym on Friday, December 24. Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran and Banago Punong Barangay Ricky …
Iloilo City to offer booster shots to vaccinees from provinces
Vaccinees from other provinces in Western Visayas may avail themselves of COVID-19 booster shots in Iloilo City. The city government will open its mega-vaccination sites to all should there be enough available vaccines for booster shots, Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said during blocktime program Kauswagan sang Banwa over Aksyon Radyo Iloilo. He added that the vaccines …