Bowing out
October 17, 2020
“You can’t win every battle. Sometimes victory comes in form of bowing out gracefully.” – Toni Payne
“You can’t win every battle. Sometimes victory comes in form of bowing out gracefully.” – Toni Payne
It was a weeklong circus that ended with the installation of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as the new Speaker of the House, replacing Alan Peter Cayetano.
A public post of Jonathan Espinosa went viral after it was shared in the news line-up of Digicast Negros over the weekend. He is an LSI who reportedly tested negative and was sent home. That homecoming was short lived though, after he was informed belatedly that he was after all positive and had to return to the quarantine facility.
After so much hullabaloo coupled with the threat of sanction, the city government appears to be backtracking on its implementation of the Bacolod City Tracking System (BaCTrac) and now, instead of mandatory, it will be voluntary.
Thousands were glued to the live virtual funeral mass of Gov. Freddie Marañon. Some viewed it from Hong Kong, Japan and the United States but most were locals who would have loved to bring him to his final resting place if not for the pandemic.
We woke up to sad news yesterday that Governor Freddie Marañon had passed on to the next life, just before midnight Thursday.
I told myself days ago to endure an hour of ranting from the nation’s leader in order to hear the announcement of what our new community quarantine status will be. However, with an earlier announcement that the city government appealed to downgrade us to GCQ, it was not worth staying up late.
Thousands went to the government center last Saturday, hoping to get lucky and avail financial assistance from the Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD).
In five days, maybe even less, we will know whether our quarantine status will be downgraded or not. Though I have grown tired of listening to the musings of a manic leader, I will make an effort come Monday to listen to the announcement of the NIATF.
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Local athletes, sports standouts, coaches and school heads from twelve private universities and colleges in Negros island will converge at STI West Negros University in Bacolod City, to compete in various sports and cultural events in the 1st Negros Island
DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*
The secretary general of Power Watch Negros said that the granting of the Negros Electric Power Corp. (NEPC) franchise could provide relief to the sufferings of the consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) brought about by frequent power outages.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sales of vendors at the Panaad sa Negros Festival hit P16,359,940.50 within six days of the event at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City, from April 15 to 20. The LGU Pavilions remained