September 5, 2022

Sen. Zubiri to lead BCGH groundbreaking

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri is expected to lead the groundbreaking rites for the construction of the Bacolod City General Hospital in Brgy. Vista Alegre, Bacolod City on September 9, Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya said. Gasataya

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Man abducted, found dead in EB Magalona

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A man believed to be a “salvage” victim, discovered by barangay tanods Saturday morning at Bangga Pepe in Hacienda Tinihaban, Brgy. San Jose, EB Magalona, has been identified by the police. The victim was identified by

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DHSUDD, Bacolod sign MOU to build 10K homes

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez and DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar sign the housing MOU, witnessed by Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya and Silay City Mayor Joedith Gallego at the Bacolod City Government Center.*BCD PIO photo

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2,973 students get DWSD educational assistance

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development distributed P8.4 million educational assistance to 2,973 students in Negros Occidental and highly urbanized Bacolod City on its third payout on September 3. Of the recipients, 497 are elementary

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Alleged NPA member nabbed, wanted for murder

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army facing attempted murder charges was briefly detained and released from police custody after posting the recommended bail of P120,000, on September 3 in Hinobaan, Negros Occidental. Dayen Zamora,

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The way to know and love properly

Since God is the creator of all things, and the original and ultimate lawgiver, he should know all things and love them in the proper way. As a corollary to that, we can also say that we can only know

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Maximizing K-12 benefits

Senior high school students who have finished the K-12 program and should be eligible for employment are flooding the job market but prospects remain dim as the country’s employers, disconnected with the government’s goals when it adopted the K-12 program,

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Bacolod SP congratulates taekwondo jin’s bronze medal

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution congratulating Ethan Jervy Dayne Chavez for winning a bronze medal in the recently concluded Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam on August 24, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday. The resolution authored

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Suspected pertussis infects 2-month-old in Negros

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office is campaigning for the use of face masks, in the wake of the issuance of a health alert against pertussis, commonly known as whooping or violent cough, which is a highly contagious

Speaker welcomes positive forecast of WEF

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Himamaylan potable water shortage affects 20,223 persons

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As result of the drought, a potable water shortage has taken its toll on 5,283 families, composed of 20,223 individuals, in 11 of the 19 barangays in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Joeful Sombilon, head of the

Carmeli’s 18th: A theatrical debut

Steeped in tradition, most debut celebrations in the Philippines conjure images of formalities and elaborate ceremonies. However, one debutant from Bacolod City is rewriting the script of the classic Filipino debut. Carmeli Cordero’s 18th birthday celebration commits to being anything

Empowering women and children

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We are all capable of betrayal

While this is something that we should try our best to avoid, we cannot deny that in spite of our best efforts, we are still capable of betrayal, treachery and infidelity. In fact, every sin that we commit, no matter