By Herman M. Lagon In a world fixated on the end result, the journey often gets overlooked. Yet, we genuinely evolve in the journey — the process of becoming. Carol S. Dweck’s “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” champions this notion, suggesting that a fixed mindset limits growth by enforcing the idea that one …
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Armyworm infestation affects 7 NegOcc LGUs
By JEN BAYLON The Negros Occidental Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) said the infestation of armyworms on crops has affected 381 farmers in seven local government units (LGUs) in the province. Nilo Basco, coordinator of the OPA’s Crop Protection Coordination Section, said four more LGUs reported armyworm infestations. Armyworms have affected around 178.14 …
Poultry worst-hit by eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental
The Negros Occidental Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) recorded 3,421 heads of various animals in two localities in Negros Occidental affected following the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon on June 3. Of the number, 3,210 were poultry or chicken in the cities of Bago and La Carlota City as of June 19. “This is due to …
Negros Occidental works with DOE to finalize energy roadmap framework
The Negros Occidental Provincial Power Sector Study Group (PPS-SG) has worked with the Department of Energy (DOE) in finalizing the framework for the Provincial Energy Development Roadmap. “The framework will now be fleshed out to reflect specific interventions and measures needed to attain the power security goal of the province,” former Rafael Coscolluela, the …
DILG: Cops seize P13.6-B illegal drugs from Jan. 1 to June 21
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has confiscated a total of P13.6 billion worth of illegal drugs from January 1 to June 21 this year, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. said yesterday. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, Quezon City, Abalos said the amount of narcotics was seized from a total …
PH, Japan, Indonesia vessels arrive in Bacolod for MARPOLEX 2024
Coast Guard representatives from the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia converged in Bacolod City yesterday for the four-day Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024 to showcase their efforts in maritime safety and environmental protection. During the arrival ceremony, Japan Coast Guard’s PLH 02 Tsugaru and Indonesia Directorate General for Sea Transportation’s KN Trisula P.111 docked …
Laptop charger sparks fire at Dumaguete Airport —CAAP
A laptop charger caused a fire at the departure area of the Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport on Sunday night, June 23, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported yesterday. The CAAP said the plugged charger began emitting smoke at around 8:23 p.m. A security personnel used a fire extinguisher and was able to “fully …
College graduate drowns
A fresh college graduate drowned in the river at Barangay Nanca in Negros Occidental’s E.B. Magalona town over the weekend. The victim was identified as 24-year-old Renz Llorente, a resident of Silay City’s Barangay 4. E.B. Magalona police chief, Captain Markelly Laganipa, said Llorente and his friends went swimming in the Malogo River to celebrate his graduation. Llorente drowned due to …
Alas Pilipinas A bows to Aussie squad in BVR on Tour Sipalay leg
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Alas Pilipinas Men’s Beach Volleyball Team A fell short of winning the Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) on Tour Sipalay leg crown, losing to the New South Wales Phoenix of Australia in the finals at Poblacion Beach in Negros Occidental’s Sipalay City on Sunday, June 23. The tandem of Ranran …
Bacolod’s Oro, Iloilo’s Sinfuego eye back-to-back jr golf titles
Hometown bet John Rey Oro will aim for back-to-back wins in the ICTSI-Junior Philippine Golf Tour (JPGT) Visayas Series at Bacolod Golf and Country Club in Binitin, Murcia. Out to stop Oro’s title campaign in the premier boys’ 16-18 category to be contested over 72 holes are Keith Pagalan, Simon Wahing and Coby Langamin …