October 1, 2021

Acting prov’l Comelec supervisor relieved

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Lawyer Ian Lee Ananoria is back in Negros Occidental as the new acting provincial Comelec supervisor effective September 30. Ananoria yesterday replaced Atty. Maria Fatima Aspan, who returned to her previous position as Election Officer of

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Albee not worried by petition

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Rep. Alfredo Benitez said he is confident that the petition for his exclusion in the voters list of Bacolod City, will be rejected by the court. Benitez, who declared his intention to run for mayor

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Be wary of bitter zeal

Yes, we have to be most careful with our tendency to fall into bitter zeal. It’s that zeal that was rebuked by Christ in that gospel episode where his disciples suggested that fire rains on those who did not welcome

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Grid tied 2

So it was right smack in the middle of this pandemic that the PV stars aligned and the opportunity to shift my hybrid-off-grid system to a grid-tied one presented itself. Our home’s second set of lead acid, deep discharge batteries

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Bottom dweller

The Philippines has been declared the worst place to be in a pandemic among 53 countries in Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience ranking this month. To be fair to our unfortunate country, other Southeast Asian countries also slid to the bottom of

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Negros-based Sara supporters still hopeful

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Supporters of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in Negros Occidental are still hopeful that the lady mayor will eventually decide to run for president in the May 2022 elections, after she topped again a survey for

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P843K in assistance distributed

Financial assistance from the City Mayor’s Office worth P843,000 was distributed to 143 beneficiaries at the Bacolod City Government Center Wednesday and Thursday. Mayor Evelio Leonardia led the Sept. 29-30 distribution of medical help worth P688,000 to 127 recipients, burial

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Blind rage

The other day I was in the area of a local mall, having dropped by for a regular errand. It was early, the mall was still closed, and it was relatively peaceful. I noticed a father and son who were

USLS named Bacolod’s best university

The University of St. La Salle (USLS) has once again been recognized as the top university in Bacolod City by EduRank, a website that ranks universities based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence, as per its latest release

Senate approves NIR bill on third, final reading

NIR POSITIVE. Senate president Juan Miguel Zubiri with Senator JV Ejercito in a meeting with Negros Island Representatives Emilio Dino Yulo, Greg Gasataya, Alfredo Marañon III, Gerardo Valmayor, Mercedes Alvarez, Manuel Sagarbarria, and Jocelyn Limkaichong, on Monday in Metro Manila.*

Magayon Hinuptanan Festival marked, despite threat of hog diseases

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The municipality of Moises Padilla, dubbed as the livestock capital of Negros Occidental, yesterday started to celebrate its weeklong Magayon Hinuptanan Festival, while at the same time strengthening its border controls against the entry of hogs

P17M infra projects turned over to EB Magalona

Third District Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez turned over three priority infrastructure projects to the Municipality of E. B. Magalona, costing a total of P17 million, in two separate ceremonies on March 17, a press release from E.B. Magalona said.