By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) affirmed yesterday that there is a third local government unit (LGU) in the province that is currently being eyed as an “election hotspot” ahead of the May 2022 National and Local Elections. NOCPPO spokesperson, Police Lt. Abegael Donasco, refused to identify the LGU, …
Monthly Archives: January 2022
DENR Employees Union gives cash aid to ‘Odette’ victims in NegOcc
It’s the season of giving in a different way. After a fierce typhoon which lashed out portions of Negros Occidental, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) quickly responded to the cry for help of its employees, in accord to the Bayanihan spirit. The National Kalipunan ng mga Kawani ng Kagawaran ng Kalikasan (K4) …
Grade 3 pupil electrocuted in Bago
By Shiela G. Gelera A Grade 3 pupil died after allegedly touching a live wire in Purok Masinadyahon, Barangay Lag-asan in Bago City, Negros Occidental at about 3:46 p.m. on Monday, January 24. Two bikers, both aging 14 years old, passed by the area and saw the 8-year-old boy, whose name the Watchmen Daily Journal …
A caveat to the more gifted
This is something we have to be most aware and careful about. The more gifted we are, the more humble and child-like we should be. That way the good things and the blessings God has endowed us with and that would make us better than the others or superior to them in some ways, would …
Mangkukulam and libel
To say that complainant is a witch and sorceress, the Supreme Court said, is to impute to her a vice, condition or status that is dishonorable and contemptible since it accuses her of having employed the black art; of possessing supernatural power by reason of a covenant with evil spirits; and of having trafficked with …
Kaya-Iloilo loses Casas to retirement, signs Diano
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo will have some changes heading into its campaign this year following the retirement of goalkeeper Louie Michael Casas and acquisition of striker Mar Vincent Diano. The Iloilo City-based football club announced the retirement of Casas, who chose to migrate to the United States with his family rather than …
PBA eyes Governors’ Cup restart by early February
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is looking to resume the 2021-2022 Governors’ Cup elimination round matches by early February with cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on a downward trend. The league said in an advisory on Monday afternoon that its Board of Governors has unanimously agreed to resume the matches …
Consumers group urges Ceneco union to postpone planned strike
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga A consumer group in Bacolod City, fearing its dire impact on the city and surrounding areas, wants the Ceneco Union of Responsible Union (CURE) to postpone its planned strike. In a press conference at the Negros Press Club yesterday morning, Wennie Sancho, secretary-general of the General Alliance of Workers Association …
CLMMRH asks for prayers for COVID patients, frontline medical workers
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City yesterday asked the public for prayers for all COVID-19 patients and frontline medical workers after one of their COVID-positive patients took his own life on Monday, January 24. In a statement signed by CLMMRH head, Dr. Julius Drilon, said …
Pag-IBIG Fund finances 22,028 socialized homes in 2021, up 30%
Pag-IBIG Fund financed more homes for low-income earners in 2021 even during the pandemic, top executives said on Monday, January 24. In 2021, the number of socialized homes financed by Pag-IBIG Fund increased 30% to 22,028 compared to the 16,975 socialized units funded in 2020. The amount of socialized housing loans, meanwhile, surged 37% to …