Welcome to the new year! Cebu Landmasters chairman and chief executive officer, Joe Soberano III, describes 2021 as “the year of the rebound and abound”. These words not only echo the aspirations of a business community battered by the unexpected
One hundred million vaccinations in his first 100 days. That was the promise of then presidential candidate Joe Biden to the American people who promptly voted for him, rejecting incumbent leader Donald Trump who had not shown much interest in
Advocacy group Philippine Business for Education is pushing for a comprehensive set of reforms to address a learning crisis in the country. “Our students, as reported by three international learning assessments, are ranked among the lowest in the world in
The Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment, said employers have to pay the medical expenses of their kasambahay or house helper, who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019. Dr. Reynaldo Sta.
The San Carlos City government, through Mayor Renato Gustilo, turned over three checks, worth P60,000 each, to registered associations, at the City Mayor’s Office yesterday. The three groups that received the assistance facilitated by the Cooperatives and Livelihood Development Office
The government has readied immediate and medium-term solutions to help tame the increase in the prices of food items, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave the assurance, as prices of agricultural products and other food items remain high
The Social Security System temporarily closed its Bacolod branch located at Lacson Street for two days for sanitation and disinfection as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus disease 2019 (CoVid-19) pandemic, its advisory said yesterday. Normal operations will resume tomorrow,
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios dismissed world number one Novak Djokovic as a “tool” as a backlash grew against tennis players flown in for the Australian Open during a raging pandemic. Kyrgios joined a wave of criticism of the Serb for reportedly
Almost everyone called up to the national team training for three combat sports are now at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba City in Laguna, Philippine Sports Institute national training director Marc Velasco said yesterday. During the Philippine Sportswriters Association
When I look out of my courtyard in Paris, France, it’s easy to get homesick for Bacolod. Although there’s a beautiful garden just across my street in a downtown chateau, it’s not accessible to me night and day. One has
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is leveling up its engagement with the Philippine Government Employees Association (PGEA) in a move to further improve the collaboration of both institutions for the benefit of government employees nationwide. “We are committed to
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez committed the full support of the House of Representatives for initiatives meant to promote health education and improved access to dental care for every Filipino, a press release from the House of Representatives said. Romualdez aired
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About P2.8 million worth of suspected shabu was seized by authorities from two arrested drug suspects, during a buy bust operation on Thursday at South Circumferential Road, in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City. The joint operations of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that the police force in Western VIsayas is a very professional one, PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional police director, yesterday said that there is no need to conduct a loyalty check. For us here, I
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS About 168 newly registered medical technologists took their oath as professionals, presided by Dr. Marilyn Cabal-Barza, chairman, Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Five local government units have issued a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) to the P1.2 billion bulk water project of the Negros Occidental provincial government, with the only exception being Silay City government, Provincial Administrator Atty.
