By JEN BAYLON Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez ordered an investigation into the bus accident that killed a public school teacher and injured 34 others in Negros Occidental’s Don Salvador Benedicto town on Friday, June 14. “It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce a tragic vehicular accident involving a bus owned …
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Divorce for equality and empathy?
By Ade Fajardo Should the Philippines finally pass a law on divorce? Part of the ongoing debate is the question of whether such a law would contradict the 1987 Constitution which describes marriage as an inviolable social institution that must be protected by the State. Simply put: Does the Constitution prohibit the enactment of a …
The quest to become contemplative
By Fr. Roy Cimagala This is what we should aspire for. This is what we are meant to be. Unless we become contemplative souls, there’s no way we can be with God who is everything to us. Without him, we can only be at best a joke, no matter how impressive our life and work …
Mt. Kanlaon eruption to impact June inflation in W. Visayas
The headline inflation in Western Visayas in May accelerated to 4.3 percent from 4.1 percent in April, and the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on Negros Island is expected to impact the prices of goods in June. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Western Visayas, in a press conference on Friday, June 14, said food …
P13.2-M in properties damaged in Bacolod fire
By JEN BAYLON A devastating fire engulfed five business establishments on 23rd Lacson Street in Bacolod City’s Barangay 5 on Saturday afternoon, June 15, causing damage worth P13.2 million. Acting city fire marshal, Fire Superintendent Jenny Mae Cardinal Masip said three establishments were destroyed, while two were partially damaged. Masip said the fire started in Exporia Restobar’s kitchen …
‘Watch out for lahar,’ Phivolcs warns Negrenses
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs) is urging residents in La Castellana living near rivers, creeks, waterfalls, and other water passages to continue to be on the look-out for lahar. Residents of Sitio Tamburong, Barangay Biak na Bato in La Castellana town were surprised to see …
Timor-Leste court orders house arrest for Arnie Teves
The Court of Appeals in Dili, Timor-Leste ordered former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. to be placed on house arrest, saying that he remains a “flight risk.” According to data provided by Timor-Leste media agency Hatutan.com, the court noted that Teves is facing multiple murder charges in the country and that he came to …
Social workers receive ‘thank you’ cards from Kanlaon displaced kids
For helping displaced families cope with the impact of the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon, government social workers received “thank you” letters from children staying in one of the evacuation centers in La Castellana, Negros Occidental. Since the active volcano in Negros Island erupted on June 3, more than 4,000 individuals have been evacuated in …
Kaya-Iloilo mauls Manila in PFL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo cruised to a dominant 14-0 beating of cellar-dweller Manila Montet Football Club to remain perfect in the 2024 Philippines Football League (PFL) at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Saturday night, June 15. Ilonggo Martini Rey and Lee Do-kyung anchored the Iloilo City-based booters with four goals …
Negrense coach joins Lithuania coaching training
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense basketball coach Tata Belangel bannered the Philippine delegation that participated in the International Basketball University’s (IBU) coaching and basketball training in Lithuania. Belangel said their group was invited for a five-day basketball and coaching clinic, five-day competitive basketball with a select group, and to watch an Olympic Qualifying Tournament …