August 5, 2024

Comelec seeks help to pay 2023 BSKE support staff

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections has sought the help of Kabankalan and Himamaylan city governments for the payment of its 881 support staff who went on poll duty during the October 2023 synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataaan

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Cops recover 401 assorted firearms in July

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported the recovery of 401 assorted firearms in Western Visayas for the month of July. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office has again topped the campaign, in terms of confiscation of

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Buried firearm, ammo unearthed in Escalante

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another high-powered assault rifle and its ammunition that was hidden by remnants of the New People’s Army, were discovered and unearthed by Army soldiers in Sitio Mansulao, Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Lt. Col. Arnel

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Speaker commits to fund soldiers’ barracks

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has committed to allocate funds for the building or improvement of soldiers’ barracks as he commended them for their bravery in defending the nation, a press release from the House of Representatives said. He made the

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Relief boxes distributed in Panay, Negros

The Office of the Vice President conducted simultaneous relief operation in Panay and Negros Island, for those affected by the typhoon Carina on August 2, a press release from the OVP said. The OVP-Panay and Negros Islands Satellite Office has

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DENGUE SEASON. The Provincial Health Office conducted mosquito fogging at the Provincial Capitol grounds and offices in Bacolod City to control mosquito populations and reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.* Capitol PIO photo

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Developing a big, compassionate heart

Since we are patterned after Christ, we should also have the same heart as that of Christ which is full of compassion. This was shown, for example, in that episode where a big crowd followed him in a desert place

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Bread from Heaven

After witnessing the miracle of the multiplication of bread, the crowd wants to make Jesus their king. Aware of their intention, Jesus escapes to the mountain. Later, when they finally find him across the lake, they ask him, “Rabbi, how

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Cyber cafe opens second Bacolod branch

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The TNC Cyber Cafe recently opened its second branch in Bacolod City, along Gatuslao Street (the former StateTheater) which is just across the Bacolod City Public Plaza. It is equipped with the latest high-end technology on

P1M in shabu seized, 6 nabbed

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than P1 million worth of suspected shabu has been seized by the police from six drug suspects who were separately arrested by police on September 11 and 12, in Negros Occidental. According to a report

13 Negros LGUs suspend classes due to enhanced southwest monsoon

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There will be no classes today, Friday, September 13, in 13 local government units of Negros Occidental, due to expected rain from the enhanced southwest monsoon, also known as ‘habagat’. The southwest monsoon is being enhanced

Local, national gov’t bracing for Kanlaon volcano eruption

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Local government units surrounding Kanlaon volcano, along with government agencies, are bracing for a possible magmatic eruption, as reported by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, following the continuing restiveness of the volcano. As of

P144M in supplies ready for Kanlaon response

PREPARED. Personnel of the DSWD Field Office 6 prepare hygiene kits in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, for distribution, in case the restiveness of Kanlaon volcano escalates further.* DRMD photo

McDonald’s releases new glass collection

McDonald’s Philippines released collectible glasses that are a timely tribute to the exciting and unforgettable decades – the 90’s and 2000s, according to a press release from the fast food chain. The glasses feature toy designs from its most iconic