July 2022

Feeling right but actually wrong

The story of Martha complaining to Christ about her sister, Mary, whom she accused of not helping her in some household chores (cfr. Lk 10,38-42) reminds us that there can be this tricky situation when we feel we are right

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Uniformity

The debate over whether school uniforms are beneficial or not has been one long-standing issue among educators, parents and students. It has not been up for discussion because it has been a policy in most Philippine schools to require uniforms

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Unsustainable living

Dubbed “Earth Overshoot Day”, mankind marks a dubious milestone yesterday as the day by which humanity has consumed all earth can sustainably produce for this year, and NGOs warn that the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit.

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Pushing back

(Part 2 of 2) Good thing, academics and scholars were quick to defend the public historian after he became a target of online attacks. The Network in Defense of Historical Truth and Academic Freedom and Tanggol Kasaysayan stand with Ocampo.

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Training for eco-friendly jobs

A group of out-of-school youth, displaced workers and residents of Barangay Buenavista Rizal in the Municipality of Pontevedra are now ready to tackle assignments in the solar power industry. They recently completed an intensive technical training workshop qualifying them to

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20 Sipalaynons accepted to scholarship program

Twenty aspiring Sipalaynons have qualified to the Negrense Dualtech Scholarship Program (NDSP) of the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental. The qualified individuals signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) at the Provincial Capitol with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on July 27.

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Free dog, cat castration mounted

The Kapon Pilipinas, in coordination with San Carlos City Agriculture’s Office, held a Free Kapon Project for cats and dogs at the city auditorium which started July 27 and will end July 30. A total of 27 dogs and cats

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Bacolod livelihood showroom relocation mulled

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod requested Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to allocate and assign the building space below the ABC Office at the Bacolod Arts and Youth Sports (BAYS) Center for a Livelihood Showroom. The resolution authored

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12 former rebels get financial aid

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Twelve former rebels who surrendered to the 62nd Infantry Battalion and police in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, have availed of financial aid, through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation of the Department of Social Welfare

Brgy. Singcang to donate land for police station

The Barangay Council of Singcang-Airport has informed the Philippine National Police Regional Office and Bacolod City Police Office that they are willing to donate a 500 square meter property for the new and permanent location of Police Station 8. The

PFMC closer to securing ECC for Iloilo flour mill

Philippine Foremost Milling Corp. (PFMC), one of the country’s biggest flour companies, is one step closer to securing an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the construction of its modern flour milling facility in Barangay Ingore, Iloilo City, a press release

New medtechs take oaths

• ANDREW ALTAREJOS About 168 newly registered medical technologists took their oath as  professionals, presided by Dr. Marilyn Cabal-Barza, chairman, Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology of the Professional  Regulation Commission (PRC), at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday.

Seasons

Last night I felt like I entered the Twilight Zone when it rained properly, but it was for only about 10 minutes. It felt strange during those few minutes, when the raindrops made that familiar deafening sound on my roof,

Photo of the Day

BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo