October 9, 2021

Orola challenges Lacson for gubernatorial post

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Rep. John Orola is challenging reelectionist Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson for the gubernatorial post of Negros Occidental, under the banner of PDP-Laban (Cusi Wing) – Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan. The reason why I decided

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Greg faces 4 challengers; Cano eyes council seat

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO It will be a five-cornered fight for the position of congressman of Bacolod City with three more aspirants filing their Certificates of Candidacy (COC’s) on the last day of filing yesterday. Re-electionist Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya,

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Congress seats unchallenged in 4 out of 6 Negros districts

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The filing of certificates of candidacy for various elected positions ended yesterday with congressional aspirants in four of six Negros Occidental districts, excluding highly urbanized Bacolod City, having no opponents. The unchallenged congressional aspirants are reelectionist

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Teacher slay suspect nabbed

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The police yesterday arrested a suspect in the brutal killing of a teacher at Purok Calong-Calong in Brgy. Singcang Airport, Bacolod City, almost two days after the commission of the crime in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.

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Contact tracing expanded to 12 LGUs

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The roll out and use of rapid antigen testing kits for contact tracing and early detection measures in Negros Occidental has been expanded from 10 to 12 local government units, disclosed Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. Lacson

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Peaceful filing of COCs in Bacolod

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) at the Commission on Elections-Bacolod Satellite Office from October 1 to 8 was peaceful although there were minimal defects in the COCs filed by some of the candidates, Bacolod

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SUPPORT FOR LENI. Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo, who declared she will seek the presidency on October 7, hold motorcades to Bacolod City yesterday.* Nic Ledesma/CCN photo

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Updating the story of Martha and Mary

There’s a great need to update the story of Martha and Mary (cfr. Lk 10,38-42) if only to relish once again the important lesson it imparts to us, especially nowadays when we can do a lot of good things and

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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*

Photo of the Day

WATERSPORTS FEST. Fireworks signal the opening of the First Bacolod Watersports Festival yesterday, at the 800-meter seafront of the Bacolod Baywalk Recreational Park, where various water sports activities such as bancarera, beach volleyball, boat tug-of-war, and paddling, among others, will be held until April* CGSamillano photo

Province vigilant vs water-borne diseases

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid prevailing El Niño phenomenon, the Provincial Health Office is currently focusing on water borne diseases, which could be a threat due to scarcity of water. According to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan, the good

NIR bill almost finished – DILG chief

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following its approval by the Philippine Senate, the Negros Island Region bill is now almost finished, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. disclosed yesterday. Abalos, who attended the series of activities in Victorias

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

GSIS program supports La Castellana school

As part of GSIS’ corporate social responsibility, in partnership with the Department of Education, GSIS Bacolod Branch Manager Glorietta Dublas turned over a computer package – 4 laptops, 5 50-inch Smart TVs, 3 printers, 4 desktop computers – and other