June 6, 2022

Ceneco asked to explain refund basis

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The secretary general of Power Watch Negros is urging the Central Negros Electric Cooperative to explain the formula and mechanisms involved in computing the almost P238 million over-recoveries which it had been ordered by the Energy

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San Carlos City eyes P1B sports complex

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A P1 billion modern sports complex is expected to rise soon in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, under the Public-Private Partnership scheme. Mayor Renato Gustilo yesterday said that a contractor has already expressed his willingness to

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First of 2-day vaxx drives rated ‘very poor’

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday described the results of the first two days of the simultaneous province-wide inoculation on June 2 and 3 as “very poor”, stressing that it only represents 27 percent of their target

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San Carlos City declared ‘insurgency-free’

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Armed Forces of the Philippines has declared San Carlos City in Negros Occidental, which had hinterland barangays that used to be the “hotbed of insurgency” in the late 1980s, as “insurgency-free”. Following its declaration of

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Bacolod cops seize P6.8M in shabu

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen have seized a kilo of suspected shabu with a market value of P6.8 million on Sunday night from a drug suspect who was arrested during a buy-bust operation at Purok Kawayan in Brgy. Banago, Bacolod

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Drug personality, trike driver killed

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged drug personality and a tricycle driver were reported by the police on June 4 to have been separately killed in Pontevedra and Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, respectively. A certain Boylin dela Torre, who was reported

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Why the beatitudes?

I believe we are all familiar with the beatitudes, those Christ-defined formulation of how we can be considered blessed. (cfr. Mt 5,1-12) They intriguingly convert what we usually consider as human disasters or clear disadvantages and inconveniences according to worldly

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Breath of God

For a long time, the Holy Ghost was known as “the forgotten Person of the Trinity.” Thanks to the Second Vatican Council and the movements it inspired (like the charismatic movement), the awareness of the Holy Spirit and his vital

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The root cause

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it will carry out “search and rescue” of trees needing immediate treatment for injuries incurred as a result of being nailed with election campaign materials. Acting Environment Secretary Jim Sampulna said “the

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Hotel presents Wedding and Debut expo

Seda Capitol Central, in partnership with the Negros Event and Wedding Planners Association (NEWPA), will be presenting a gathering of the finest suppliers dedicated to making one’s wedding day or debut truly unforgettable, a press release from Seda said. Dubbed

Negrense poets launch book

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A book of poetry written by local poets from Bacolod City and other cities and municipalities in Negros Occidental, was recently launched at the Art Cove of Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod. Titled “Hut;k” (silent cry),

Troops sustain onslaught vs. CPP-NPA

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command reported that government troops sustained their onslaught against the New People’s Army in the Visayas region. During the Visayas Joint Peace and Security Coordination Center (VJPSCC) meeting held

Power Watch slams notice of strike

Power Watch Negros condemned in the strongest possible terms the intended labor strike initiated by the new president of the CENECO Union of Rational Employees (CURE), a press release from Power Watch said. CURE president Felix Gepilga, Jr. hatched this

Water supply projects action team organized in Bacolod City

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez issued Executive Order No. 014, organizing a coordinating action team to expedite the implementation of vital infrastructure projects aimed at improving the supply of water in Bacolod City. There are reports

P55M Victorias City evacuation center unveiled

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The P55 million Victorias City Command and Evacuation Center in Brgy. XIII, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, is now ready to serve its residents who may be affected by calamities, including those from neighboring local government units.