January 7, 2023

Kabankalan Sinulog kicks off

Rev. Fr. Sabiniano Pinsoy Jr. blessing Senior Sto. Niño images and the children at the Kabankalan City Public Plaza, during the kick off of its Sinulog Festival last night.*

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Final tranche of gov’t salary increases by July

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Employees of the Negros Occidental provincial government are expected to receive another wave of their salary increases by July this year, Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz disclosed yesterday. After implementing the two phases of Salary Standardization

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WV police chief to heed courtesy resignation call

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez, head of the Association of Chief Executives Negros, expressed his support to the call of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamen Abalos Jr. for the courtesy resignation of all colonels

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Malacañang decision on SO4 lauded

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two planters federations praised Malacañang for absolving the officials involved in the issuance of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Sugar Order No. 4, which authorized the importation of 300,000 metric tons of sugar last year. In

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Gatuslao denies rumors of running against Tongson

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice Mayor Justin Gatuslao yesterday laughed off rumors that he will run against his close ally, Mayor Raymund Tongson, in the 2025 elections. When asked about it, Gatuslao dismissed it as “fanciful nonsense.” Gatuslao was the

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A continuing threat

An infectious disease specialist recommended the continued wearing of masks, especially in high risk areas such as public transportation and crowded areas such as markets and malls. “The face mask is really important to us, not only for the vulnerable

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‘Summer in December’

• ROGER D. BELTRAN Before the year 2022 ended, the Roy Villar Cajilig Event Production (RVCEP), the executive producer of Mr. and Miss Teen MassKara, held a “Handog Pamasko” gift-giving event for the orphaned children housed at the Señor Sto.

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Telco utilizes AI for cybersecurity

As industries continue to adapt to hybrid work structures, the potential grows for cyber threats to spread across multiple digital spaces used by remote workers. Yet with 91 percent of Filipinos favoring the work-from-anywhere setup, more and more businesses practicing hybrid

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NWTF’s road to one million trees

Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF) understands the importance of planting trees and its role in battling climate change; that under the shade of trees, whether upland or along the coastlines, lies both terrestrial and marine life. And for NWTF,

Mission training held in Murcia

Eleven participants graduated in the recently held Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Murcia, Negros Occidental, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by  International Teams Philippines (ITP)

First Bacolod Watersports Festival 2024 makes splash

WATERSPORTS FEST. Manuel Santos and Valerie Ann Anacan, Almana Procurement Manager and AVP for Finance, respectively, Chief of Staff/Mediabox Admin & Operations Manager Yris Mondia, Bacolod Tourism Operations Officer Ma. Teresa Manalili, Almana Property and Development Corp. CEO and President Ritchie Neil Corpus, former Bacolod councilor Ricardo Tan, and Perla Corpus, Almana Corporate Treasurer (l-r) at the opening of the First Bacolod Watersports Festival 2024 at the Bacolod Baywalk Recreational Park Friday*

DA OKs funding for proposed E.B. Magalona abattoir

The proposed abattoir project of the Municipality of E. B. Magalona, which will cost P55 million and will be constructed in its Barangay Gahit, will receive funding from the Department of Agriculture (DA), a press release from E.B. Magalona PIO

The cross is necessary in our life

We have to realize that we need the cross. Whether we like it or not, the cross will be unavoidable in our life due to our wounded human condition. We should, therefore, develop the proper attitude toward it, and that