May 28, 2022

Hero’s welcome for SEAG silver medalist

EB Magalona Vice Mayor Eric Matulac turns over P100,000 cash incentive to Southeast Asian Games Women’s Judo silver medalist Khrizzie Pabulayan, in behalf of Mayor Marvin Malacon, in the presence of Executive Secretary Debbie Ann Monte and municipal department heads.*

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Bacolod still Alert Level 1, NegOcc AL2

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Highly-urbanized Bacolod City will remain under the most lenient Alert Level 1 classification while Negros Occidental is still alert Level 2 for the period covering June 1 to 15, Malacañang said in a statement issued yesterday.

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Candidates reminded to file SOCE

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO About five out of the 47 local candidates in Bacolod City have filed their Certificates of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) before the Commission on Elections Bacolod Field Office as of yesterday. The Comelec is reminding all

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Lacson congratulates BBM, Sara

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday congratulated President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio on their victory on the May 9 polls, after being proclaimed by Congress. Lacson supported the presidential bid of Vice President

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Ko tops Negros Occ SP votes

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Third District Board Member Manuel Frederick Ko got the highest number of votes among 12 elected members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental during the May 9 elections. Ko, who was re-elected as board member,

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Guns, grenade recovered

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Guns with ammunition and a fragmentation grenade were recovered by the police in the cities of Victorias and Talisay, Negros Occidental, that also led to the arrest of a suspect on May 26, police said. The

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Our Lord’s Ascension and us

With the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, celebrated this year on May 29, we are reminded of our inherent desire for heaven and of how we can actualize that desire mainly through the carrying out of our ordinary

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A better WHO?

The World Health Organization’s member states have agreed to overhaul how they fund the United Nations health agency to give it more money to spend on its own priorities. The budget revamp is aimed at strengthening the organization and making

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NTC OKs registration of Starlink

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) yesterday approved the registration of Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc. (Starlink) – a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX –allowing the satellite internet provider to begin offering its services in the country. In a statement, NTC

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Blitz game, skills challenge usher in All-Star festivities

The Blitz Game and Skills Challenge formally usher in the PBA All-Star festivities, presented by Arena Plus Saturday at the University of St. La Salle gymnasium. The Obstacle Course kicks off the mid-season spectacle at 3 p.m. before the match

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New Sidlak Kadalag-an Queen crowned

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Sinigayan 2024: Celebration and thanksgiving

The “Festival of Many Causes” ended the five-day festivities, highlighted with the opening of two important infrastructures that will ease government service and boost the tourism activities in Sagay City, a press release from Sagay PIO said. On the 28th