By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo kicked off their title-retention bid with a 2-0 victory over returning United City Football Club in the 2024 Philippines Football League (PFL) at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Sunday night, April 7. Eric Esso opened the scoring for the Iloilo City-based football club as he knocked …
Monthly Archives: April 2024
No Stephen Curry, no problem as Warriors rough up Jazz
Klay Thompson scored 25 of his game-high 32 points in the first half. Jonathan Kuminga recorded a double-double and the Golden State Warriors took care of business with a 118-110 victory over the Utah Jazz in San Francisco yesterday (Philippine time). Hitting nine of his 11 shots from the field, Kuminga finished with 21 …
For concurrence: State of calamity recommended in San Enrique due to El Niño agri damage
By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental’s San Enrique town has been considered to be placed under a state of calamity due to severe agricultural damage caused by the El Niño phenomenon. Mayor Jilson Tubillara said the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) will be forwarding their recommendation to the Sangguniang Bayan for approval in …
Quiboloy scared of city jail
By Ade S. Fajardo Detainees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a public trial. But they might as well be guilty. Our detention system is among the most rotten in the world. Jail visitation is difficult for family and lawyers. Even if you don’t get inside the cells, the decay and overcrowding of facilities is …
Never lose hope
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Even if we feel we already are a hopeless case because we have been abusing the goodness and mercy of God countless times, we should never lose hope. God is always ready to forgive and forgive, ready to help us in any way we need. We should banish the fear that …
DAR to distribute over 4,000 land titles to NegOcc farmers
By JEN BAYLON The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will distribute 4,724 Certificates of Land Ownership Award to 2,797 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Negros Occidental on Monday, April 8. Agrarian Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III is expected to distribute the titles, covering 2,550 hectares of land, at the Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and …
Lacson: CNP project will bring power stability in WV
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday that the Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) Backbone project will be a big help towards power stability. “With the completion of a major transmission line, we can expect lesser brownouts,” Lacson said. “Stable power generates development,” he added. The governor pointed out that more transmission lines will be constructed …
F2F class suspension up to school heads, says DepEd
The Department of Education (DepEd) reminded school heads of their authority to decide on class suspension due to the intense heat that many parts of the country have been experiencing. In a statement, the DepEd said school administrators have the discretion to suspend in-person classes and shift to alternative delivery modes (ADM) amid extreme heat …
Preventive measures intensified amid pertussis outbreak in Iloilo City
The Iloilo City Health Office (CHO) has intensified its preventive measures against pertussis or whooping cough following the outbreak declaration for the said respiratory disease in the metro. CHO assistant department head Dr. Roland Jay Fortuna, in a media interview, presented the health department’s response to the outbreak, highlighting the importance of intensified preventive …
DOLE issues pay rules for Araw ng Kagitingan, Eid’l al-Fitr holidays
Workers in the private sector who will be working on April 9 (Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor) and April 10 (Eid’l al-Fitr or the end of Ramadan) are entitled to 200 percent of their salary for each of the twin regular holidays. In Labor Advisory No. 5 issued on Friday, April 5, …