January 2023

NPA killing spree in Negros

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army in Negros Island appears to be on a killing spree, as another civilian tagged as a “military informant” was summarily executed on January 28, in Sitio Tugas, Brgy. Pinggot, Ilog, Negros Occidental,

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Comelec eyes 50K new NegOcc voters

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A day before the voter’s registration ends on January 31, the Commission on Elections logged 47,287 new voters, including 11,640 categorized as Sangguniang Kabataan, or those aged 15 to 17 years old, in Negros Occidental. While

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Province logs 93 dengue cases, 1 fatality

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Health Western Visayas recorded 93 dengue cases, with one related fatality, during the first three weeks of 2023. The fatality was reported to be a 7-year-old female child. Negros Occidental remains in the

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Murcia TESDA center closer to reality

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The establishment of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training center in Murcia, Negros Occidental was approved yesterday by the House committee on Higher and Technical Education. As stipulated in House Bill No. 2333, authored

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8 drug suspects nabbed

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Eight more suspected drug personalities have been accounted for by the police, through their arrests, in separate buy bust operations on January 29 in Negros Occidental. An estimated 26 grams of suspected shabu with a street

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USLS renews partnership with brgys, schools

The University of St. La Salle renewed its partnership for the fourth time with existing barangay and school partners for a three-year continued engagement in the areas of research, community development and student teaching and internship during the Institutional MOA

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Photo of the Day

FISHERS. A kingfisher and a fisherman, separately going about their duties at the coastline of Brgy. Balaring, Silay City.* Francis Villanueva/CCN photo

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Be ready to complicate your life

That gospel episode where Christ had to cross to the other side by boat and then immediately was met with a large crowd eager to listen to him, (cfr. Mk 5,21-43) somehow tells us that if we have to truly

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AACI Transport, Basecom stun respective opponents

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Beyond awareness

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What is true love?

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Province to collaborate with SBP, to mount hoops camp

The Provincial Sports Office has teamed up with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, Inc. (SBP) to conduct a basketball elite camp for young Negrense hoopers in the Province of Negros Occidental this June, an initiative of the Abanse Negrense Sports