October 5, 2021

NegOcc, Bacolod still under Alert Level 4

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental and the highly-urbanized city of Bacolod remained under Alert Level 4 as the two local government units continue to battle increasing number of COVID-19 cases, for almost two months now. This also developed as

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Exclusion petition vs. Albee dismissed

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The petition for exclusion in the voters list of Bacolod Citry, which was filed against former Rep. Alfredo Benitez, who is slated to file his Certificate of Candidacy today at the City COMELEC, was dismissed by

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Gasataya files COC

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya filed his certificate of candidacy as congressional candidate of the Nationalist People’s Coalition at about 11:30 a.m. yesterday at the Commission on Elections-Bacolod Field Office along with lawyer Mark Steven Mayo who

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Bacolod DRRMO on standby

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has ordered the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) – Response Team of Bacolod City to be on standby and be ready to be deployed anytime as Signal No. 1 has been

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Silay farmers denounce NPA atrocities

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Members of four farmer associations, who used to be affiliated with the National Federation of Sugarcane Workers in Brgy. E Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental, strongly denounced violence and atrocities committed by the New People’s Army

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Continuing Christ’s redemptive mission

Christ’s redemptive mission is very much an ongoing affair, and he involves all of us actually in this business. Those words that he addressed to his apostles, giving them their mission, can be considered as addressed to us also. “The

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Nuisance

The filing for the certificate of candidacy for the May 2022 elections started last week and that means the circus is officially in town once more. Well if you come to think of it, a terribly unfunny circus has been

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Cleaning up election season

Environmental groups Ecowaste Coalition, Greenpeace Philippines, Mother Earth Foundation and Zero Waste Philippines have urged the Commission on Elections to pass a resolution that would ensure the conduct of clean and green elections in 2022, citing that previous polls generated

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Lawyers target Bacolod council

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Lawyer Mark Steven Mayo, who is running as an independent candidate for councilor of Bacolod City, yesterday denied having been invited to join the team of former Neg. Occ., 3rd District congressman Albee Benitez, when asked

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First Bacolod Watersports Festival 2024 makes splash

WATERSPORTS FEST. Manuel Santos and Valerie Ann Anacan, Almana Procurement Manager and AVP for Finance, respectively, Chief of Staff/Mediabox Admin & Operations Manager Yris Mondia, Bacolod Tourism Operations Officer Ma. Teresa Manalili, Almana Property and Development Corp. CEO and President Ritchie Neil Corpus, former Bacolod councilor Ricardo Tan, and Perla Corpus, Almana Corporate Treasurer (l-r) at the opening of the First Bacolod Watersports Festival 2024 at the Bacolod Baywalk Recreational Park Friday*

Mission training held in Murcia

Eleven participants graduated in the recently held Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Murcia, Negros Occidental, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by  International Teams Philippines (ITP)

Rain or shine

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain.” – Anonymous The continuing El Niño phenomenon besetting the country, especially on agriculture, has a recorded damage of more than one billion pesos, according

‘Trabaho Para sa Bayan’ IRR signed; focus on high-quality jobs

The country’s labor market is exhibiting signs of steady progress amid domestic and external risks, boosted by a historic low 3.1-percent unemployment rate in December 2023. On Tuesday, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) led the signing of the

NIR to boost 5th district economy – Yulo

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR), once signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is expected to boost the economy of 5th district of Negros Occidental, yesterday disclosed Rep. Emilio “Dino” Yulo. Both House of Representatives

Rebel arms cache unearthed in Escalante

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army 79th Infantry Battalion reported yesterday the discovery of firearms, ammunition, and an explosive, believed to have been buried by New People’s Army rebels in Sitio Mocabog, Brgy. Washington, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. In a