April 12, 2024

Gun ban set for Panaad sa Negros

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine National Police will enforce a gun ban in Negros Occidental, for the duration of the Panaad sa Negros festival. In an advisory, the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office said the gun ban will start

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Let PBBM decide on NIR – Lacson

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Let President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. decide the fate of the proposed Negros Island Region, Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed, in reaction to the opposition raised by Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortes and some priests in

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Negrense ARBs get P69.17M in support services

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Nineteen agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) in Negros Occidental received P69.17 million worth of services from the national government, according to a statement issued yesterday by Malacañang. “You can count on me and the entire government

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Bacolod filmfest slated for September

The Bacolod City government has launched a film festival which will serve as a platform to showcase the creativity of filmmakers residing in the city, develop film appreciation, and further promote the local film industry. In accordance with the recently

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When God tests us

Actually, our whole life here on earth is a test God gives us, to see if what he wants us to be, that is, to be his image and likeness, sharers of his divine life and nature is also what

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Emergency info

On a recent airplane ride, our daughter forgot her cellphone in the lavatory but it was returned to her by the flight attendant who knew how to access the emergency information in the phone, which contained her name. Armed with

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An ounce of prevention…

If the surge in measles and pertussis cases in the country isn’t enough, the World Health Organization has also sounded the alarm over the rising incidence of viral Hepatitis in the Philippines, as a WHO report placed us 9th among

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P300K cash incentive for San Carlos football champs

CHAMPS. San Carlos City welcomed their little champion footballers who won the Silver Phase U12 Category in Madrid, Spain, last month, with a motorcade along the major streets in the city, along with a P300K cash incentive for the team.* San Carlos City LGU FB photo

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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,

‘Young Guns’ condemn PBBM deepfake

Leaders of the House of Representatives’ “Young Guns” have strongly condemned the emergence of an audio deepfake featuring President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., urging decisive action against misinformation threatening the nation’s integrity. Assistant Majority Leaders Zia Alonto Adiong (Lanao

State of calamity pushed in Negros Oriental

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Negros Oriental has recommended the placing of the province under a state of calamity. Provincial Agriculturist Manuel Caduyac, in an interview with Philippine Information Agency 7,

Army extends help to family of slain rebel

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion extended help to the family of another New People’s Army rebel killed in an encounter on February 21 in Sitio Masulao, Brgy.Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. The 79IB, through its spokesman,

5th district small sugar planters band together

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Agrarian reform beneficiaries in the 5th district of Negros Occidental, who are engaged in planting sugarcane, have banded together to protect their industry, which is the source of their livelihood. Calling themselves the 5th District The

‘Ite, missa est’

That’s “Go forth, the Mass is ended” in Latin. With these words, we are reminded that all of us who attend Mass are being sent forth the way Christ sent his apostles to “go into the whole world and proclaim