September 2, 2022

10 Victorias City Hall employees fail drug test

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Ten of the 1,100 City hall employees of Victorias City, Negros Occidental tested positive for illegal drug use, following an unannounced drug testing on August 30 at the Don Alejandro Acuña Yap Quiña Arts and Cultural

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Guv backs Patag-Cadiz-Calatrava road

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday expressed his support to the road development traversing the Silay-Patag-Cadiz-Calatrava areas, stressing that it will spur development, especially the countryside. For as long as we do not break any environmental laws,

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Tempers flare at Ceneco press conference

Power Watch Negros secretary general Wennie Sancho (center) engaged in a confrontation with Ceneco director Eugenio Velasco (inset) during an open forum at the Ceneco press conference in Bacolod City yesterday.*

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Baciwa asked to explain poor service

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting Farah Jenny Monteclaro, branch manager of Baciwa-Primewater through Mona Dia Jardin, general manager of Baciwa-Primewater Infrastructure Corporation, to provide the SP a written explanation as to its poor water services

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8 focus crimes increase in NegOcc

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The eight focus crimes, composed of murder, homicide, physical injuries, rape, robbery, theft, carnapping and motorcycle thefts, in Negros Occidental have risen by 50 incidents in the past eight months of the year, compared to the

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Yuhum Village model unit ready

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Councilor Vladimir Gonzalez said the mock-up model unit of the Yuhum Village at the Bacolod City Government Center will be formally opened to the public on Saturday with the arrival of the Secretary of the

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Adapting all the way

We are somehow reminded of this need of ours to adapt all the way to all kinds of persons and situations in life in that gospel episode where Christ was asked why the disciples of John the Baptist fast, while

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Quiet quitting

It is a new term for a mindset that has recently come up in social media. Despite the misleading name, quiet quitting apparently has nothing to do with quitting your job. Instead, it means doing only what your job demands

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Privacy and cybersecurity threats

Many Filipinos have been surprised that the latest text message scam being sent to their mobile phones now contain their names, which means data providers have either leaked or sold our information and the security breach poses a cybersecurity threat

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Provincial management confab held

The 3rd Provincial Management Conference of DENR-PENRO Negros Occidental was spearheaded by OIC-PENRO Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya. Josephine Maguad from the Provincial Environment Management Unit (PEMU) presented updates regarding solid waste management and EMB related concerns in Negros Occidental. Updates and

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Silay solar project faces dust problem

DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*

Bacolod businessman shot dead

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two unidentified gunmen shot a businessman dead on April 18 at Sofia Gonzaga Street in Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod City. The victim, who was identified by the police as Elson Casalan Cepeda, of East Home 2, Brgy.

To be truly Christian

To be truly Christian, we should really have the very heart of Christ. We should have his attitude toward all possible conditions our life can find itself in, irrespective of whether these conditions are favorable to us or not. This

When we fail to practice what we preach

We should not be too surprised and bothered by this phenomenon. Given our human limitations and weaknesses, this predicament can take place anytime and often. What we need to do is to go immediately to God, ask for pardon and

P16.3M logged in Panaad sales

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sales of vendors at the Panaad sa Negros Festival hit P16,359,940.50 within six days of the event at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City, from April 15 to 20. The LGU Pavilions remained

House to focus on national security, economic development

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said the House of Representatives would focus on strengthening national security and enhancing economic development in the remaining session of the 19th Congress, said a press release from the House of Representatives. “As we