March 2023

NegOcc hosts national archery competition

The Abanse Negrense Grassroots Sports Development Programs of Governor Eugenio Jose V. Lacson and the Provincial Sports Office are hosting the 18th Archery Grassroots Development Program Leg 2 at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium on March 31 to April 2.

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Globe, RCBC join forces against fraud

Digital solutions platform Globe and the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), have signed a Memorandum of Agreement signifying their commitment to work together against online fraud. According to the press release from Globe, the agreement allows each party to have

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Priest nabbed for rape

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A Romblon priest was apprehended by the police on March 27 in Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod City, by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by Sagay Regional Trial Court Judge Reginald Fuentebella, for the crime of rape.

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MORE Power set to meet Albee on Ceneco JVA

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN MORE Power executives are set to meet with Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez and members of the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod, to present plans on the proposed Joint Venture Agreement with Central Negros Electric Cooperative (Ceneco). Benitez said

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Coconut hybridization project launched

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and executives of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), yesterday led the launching of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) On-Farm Coconut Hybridization Project in Brgy. Purisima, Manapla, Negros Occidental. In a statement issued by

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4 shot dead in Isabela, Talisay City

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A woman and three male victims were reported yesterday to have died, and a minor was also injured, in two shooting incidents, in Isabela and Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The identities of two victims of a

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Where to find true freedom

Of course, we can find true freedom only in Christ. He said so in very explicit terms. “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set

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Facing gendered misinformation

Researchers say “gendered misinformation,” which is when sexism and misogyny intersect with online falsehoods, has relentlessly targeted women around the world, tarnishing their reputations, undermining their credibility, and in many cases, upending careers. AFP’s global factcheckers have debunked falsehoods targeting

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Bacolod BHWs designated as HEPOs by SP reso

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution authorizing Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to designate barangay health workers of Bacolod City as Barangay-level Health Education and Promotion Officers (HEPOs) for implementation of health promotion policies, programs, and activities in the community, was

Mission training graduation

Eight participants of the Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Church in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental have graduated recently, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by International

Beyond awareness

She was giggling on her way to the stage, excited to perform in front of a jam-packed event center. She was all smiles while waiting for her father to give her the cue to hit the keyboards. That is five-year-old

Deepfakery

When there exists a new and a potentially powerful weapon that can be easily deployed during this golden age of disinformation that we live in, most politicos and their operators would probably prefer to turn a blind eye to it,

Landowner injured in shooting incident

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 57-year-old landowner was injured after a gun attack on Saturday in Brgy. Dolis, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Police investigations showed that the victim, whose identity they withheld, was distributing the salaries of their workers at their

‘Whoever has seen me has seen the Father’

These words of Christ were addressed to Philip, the apostle, who asked Christ to show him the Father after Christ said that he was “the way, the truth and the life” and that no one can go to the Father