June 8, 2023

Bacolod City eyes tax on utility poles

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance imposing a Mayor’s Permit fee on electric and/or telecommunication poles/posts owned by public utility companies erected on government/private lots using government streets, roads, highways and/or alleys at the rate of P500 per post per

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2 Capitol employees suspended, face raps

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more Negros Occidental provincial government employees were slapped with 60-day preventive suspensions after being charged with grave misconduct, serious dishonesty, and malversation of public funds, by the Provincial Legal Office, in connection with missing fertilizers

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Bacolod City drug syndicate leader falls

A leader of a drug syndicate being monitored by the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) was arrested in Compostela town in Cebu province on June 2, police confirmed Wednesday. The suspect, Cader Chisno Magondacan, has been identified as a sub-group

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Loving God is loving our neighbor

Christ said it very clearly. When asked what the greatest commandment was, he simply said: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” And

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Simultaneous growth

“Agriculture is not farming, it is feeding” – Reday Sol The national leadership, with other major concerns, must make agriculture an equally urgent one. The “growth and development” the country is experiencing must be directly proportional to the agriculture modernization

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Making Masagana work

Farmers’ group Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) pointed out that government should prioritize the competitiveness of local palay farmers amid the flooding of imported grains, as achieving rice self-sufficiency would be short-lived if it lacks profitability for producers. FFF national

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Inaugural Ben Lo Memorial Cup tips off

The first Ben Lo Memorial Cup kicks off today at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Po Hang Gym with seven teams participating in the basketball competition.  The field is composed of Chiang Kai Shek College, Sacred Heart School-Ateneo De

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AFP Visayas Command gets new head

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1991 joined his classmates in their assignments in the Visayas region, as a commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command. In his assumption of the

Himamaylan provides aid to octogenarian fire victim

An octogenarian who lost her house in a fire at Purok 9, Brgy. Aguisan, Himamaylan City on Tuesday, immediately received aid from Mayor Raymund Tongson and the City Social Welfare and Development Office, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said.

Blue alert raised in Negros, Panay due to El Niño

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Western Visayas is now under blue alert status, in the wake of havoc created by the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in the region. In an

Always listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit

We have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if

Mayor lauds Himamaylan entries to Panaad competitions

Mayor Raymund Tongson congratulated and continued cheering for the contingent of Himamaylan City for the various competitions in the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival this week, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. “I am proud to see Himamaylanons showcase

Silay solar project faces dust problem

DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*