January 11, 2023

Vehicle waylaid, occupants shot

Policemen gather evidence at the crime scene where armed men shot occupants of a Toyota Innova vehicle along the highway of Brgy. Robles in La Castellana, Negros Occidental.* PNP photo

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NIR substitute bill approved by House committee

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposed Negros Island Region bill is now up for deliberations in the plenary hall of the House of Representatives. This, after Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez (3rd district, Negros Occ.) announced that the Committee on Local

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Capitol promotions approved

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The promotion of two Capitol executives and other employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental got the approval of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, disclosed Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz yesterday. Promoted were Arnel Argusar to

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NPA rebel killed in renewed skirmishes

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Renewed armed clashes erupted anew in central Negros, following an encounter yesterday between five suspected members of the New People’s Army and soldiers of the 62nd Infantry Battalion, according to 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, Col. Michael

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Be prepared for more responsibilities

It’s quite clear that when we do some good, we should expect that our life can get more complicated. We are reminded of this fact of life in that gospel episode where Christ went to Peter’s house and cured his

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Air traffic brain drain

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines is asking government to raise the salaries of air traffic controllers in CAAP facilities to encourage them to stay in the country, as the salary offered here is no longer competitive with what

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23,000 Bago pupils get school supplies

The City Government of Bago started the distribution of school supplies worth P5.54 million to over 23,000 of the city’s public school children, from Kinder to Grade 6. Vice Mayor Ramon Torres, along with other local officials, led the ceremonial

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Rebel arms cache unearthed in Escalante

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army 79th Infantry Battalion reported yesterday the discovery of firearms, ammunition, and an explosive, believed to have been buried by New People’s Army rebels in Sitio Mocabog, Brgy. Washington, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. In a

Alvarez is new CA member

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 6th district Rep. Mercedes Alvarez is now a member of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA). Alvarez took her oath on March 12, before Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, witnessed by fellow Negrense, retired

Province vigilant vs water-borne diseases

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid prevailing El Niño phenomenon, the Provincial Health Office is currently focusing on water borne diseases, which could be a threat due to scarcity of water. According to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan, the good

Photo of the Day

WATERSPORTS FEST. Fireworks signal the opening of the First Bacolod Watersports Festival yesterday, at the 800-meter seafront of the Bacolod Baywalk Recreational Park, where various water sports activities such as bancarera, beach volleyball, boat tug-of-war, and paddling, among others, will be held until April* CGSamillano photo

SP reso warns against open burning

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting all Punong Barangays of Bacolod City to inform and educate their constituents on the prohibition of open burning under R.A. No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, as a way of