November 29, 2022

Marañon also for one Siquijor, Negros Region

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Be it called Siquijor, Negros Region, or Negros Island Region plus Siquijor, Negros Occidental 2nd District Rep. Alfredo Marañon III is bent on pursuing the one island region, rather than creating two sub-regions for Negros. “We

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2 rebels killed in Moises Padilla gun battle

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more suspected New People’s Army rebels yesterday died in renewed armed clashes with Army soldiers in Sitio Binataan, Brgy. Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, disclosed that

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Rebel nabbed in Isabela faces murder charges

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the Regional Strike Force of the Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor, was captured by police and military personnel during a joint manhunt operation in Brgy. San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental, on November 27. Nabbed

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SP urges barangays to have sanitary inspectors

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to enjoin all barangay captains in Bacolod City to designate a barangay sanitary inspector (BSI) tasked on raising health and sanitation standards in their areas of

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San Carlos anti-drug abuse program launched

The local government of San Carlos through the San Carlos City Anti-Drug Abuse Council and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) kicked off “Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA)” program at Brgy. Guadalupe covered court in the city

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Water-related workers undergo training

The Negros Occidental Tourism Division (NOTD) and the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PRRMO), in partnership with the Philippine Life Saving (PLS), started the five-day Basic Water Safety Rescue and Lifeguarding training at the People’s Park, Brgy. 3 in

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It always pays to be simple, humble, child-like

Those intriguing words of Christ, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to the childlike,” (Lk 10,21) should clearly reassure

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Holiday zone

The first regular Christmas season is fast approaching and we are just getting used to how pre-pandemic life was during this time of year. With December quickly coming up, parties, gatherings, reunions, monito-monita, something-somethings, preparations for Christmas parties and presentations

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Rudderless?

Second-generation COVID-19 vaccines are already expected to arrive in the country next month, but the Department of Health that still has no Health Secretary also has no guidelines on a vaccination program using the bivalent vaccine. Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin,

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