May 16, 2022

NIR tops Lacson’s wish list

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The revival of the Negros Island Region (NIR) tops the list of a wish list of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson under the incoming administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer earlier said that presumptive

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Zayco concedes defeat

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Pedro Zayco has called for support for the new administration of Kabankalan City as he conceded defeat in the Kabankalan City mayoralty race in the May 9 elections. Zayco, who garnered 36,611 votes, lost to

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Leonardia heads Bacolod transition team

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Outgoing Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has created a transition team in compliance to a memorandum circular issued by the Bacolod Department of Interior and Local Government, City Administrator Edward Joseph Cuansing said. Cuansing said Leonardia will

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Retired generals win elected posts

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Retired Army and police generals, who previously assigned in Negros Occidental, also won in the May 9 elections. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jon Aying, was reelected as municipal mayor of Sara in Iloilo. Aying, previously assigned

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Mansilingan fire

Smoke obscures the area as firemen respond to a fire call in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, Saturday.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo

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Christ’s word and the Holy Spirit

We need to see the intimate relation and connection between Christ’s word and our need to be with God. Also we need to realize the role of the Holy Spirit in this business of how to understand, obey and live

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As I have loved you

Today’s short gospel reading begins the lengthy farewell discourse of Jesus given at the last supper. He tells his apostles, “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one

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Critical thinking in education

While there is no surprise to a study by the Far Eastern University Public Policy Center that found a need for critical thinking given the large amounts of information Filipinos encounter every day, it is worth nothing that the same

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Mom-inspired art exhibit

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO About 43 Negrense visual artists held a group exhibit with a cause titled “Nanay, Salamat sa Pagpaĺangga,” at the third floor of the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City which opened during the celebration of

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Mountainous DSB hosts beach volleyball tourney

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Shortened class hours eyed in Himamaylan

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amidst the high heat index in Negros Occidental, the Department of Education – Division of Himamaylan City is finalizing plans to shorten class hours in the different schools under its jurisdiction, Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson disclosed.

Developing a great love for the Eucharist

We need time and effort to develop a great love for the Eucharist. More than that. We need to rev up our faith so we can truly take seriously these words of Christ that refer to the Eucharist: “Except you