The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) called on job seekers to avail of the online pre-registration for the Labor Day job fair, where over 12,000 vacancies are up for grabs in Western Visayas. DOLE-6 regional director lawyer Sixto Rodriguez, Jr. said to mark the 122nd celebration of Labor Day, they have a directive …
Monthly Archives: April 2024
Negros Occidental guv not declaring state of calamity
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday he is still not declaring a state of calamity amid the damage to agriculture due to drought caused by El Niño in the majority of the local government units (LGUs) in the province. Lacson reiterated that the provincial government has available funds to assist the farming …
Iloilo City declares state of calamity due to water scarcity
Iloilo City is again under a state of calamity due to water scarcity brought about by the El Niño phenomenon. It was the second to be declared in almost a month. The city was first placed under a state of calamity on March 26 following the pertussis outbreak. During a special session yesterday, the …
16 arrested, P2.6-M ‘shabu’ seized in weekend ops
Anti-drug operatives seized more than P2.6 million suspected shabu and arrested 16 drug personalities during a three-day operation in Negros Oriental. Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson and information officer of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said yesterday the accomplishment is part of the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation of the police stations and other …
Converge notches 1st PBA win at Meralco’s expense
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bryan Santos heated up from the three-point area as the Converge FiberXers scored their breakthrough win in the PBA Philippine Cup, taking down the Meralco Bolts, 104-99, at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Sunday afternoon, April 21. The former University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers gunner connected on …
DLSU overpowers Ateneo in UAAP women’s volley
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers hardly broke a sweat against arch-rival Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles with a dominant 25-12, 25-12, 25-18 victory in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night, April 21. Thea Gagate led the way …
Thunder hold on for Game 1 victory over Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a thrilling 94-92 win in Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference playoff series in Oklahoma City yesterday (Philippine time). In the Thunder’s first playoff game since 2020, Gilgeous-Alexander made a pair of key baskets in the final two minutes to give Oklahoma City the series …
More RE projects; Lacson: We cannot depend on power generators amid outages
By JEN BAYLON Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson expressed the need for more investments in renewable energy (RE) projects in the province after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued yellow and red alerts on possible rotating brownouts and load dropping last week. “This is also a warning that we cannot depend …
Word war over Ayungin
By Ade S. Fajardo What is EEZ? EEZ stands for “exclusive economic zone.” Under the Unclos, or the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the EEZ is an area of the ocean extending up to 200 nautical miles, or 370 kilometers from a country’s coastal baseline. What can a country do in …
The little things as a way to God
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Make no mistake about this. The little, ordinary things of our daily life can and should be pathways to reach and be with God. This truth of our Christian faith has been amply proclaimed by Christ in many of the parables he used to describe how the kingdom of God is. …