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Royal Star Trading wins championship game

Number two seed Royal Star Trading pulled away in the 2nd half to defeat top seed University of St. La Salle Bacolod – Fyr Fyter, 87-71, Sunday at the Tay Tung High School Po Hang Gymnasium.  Witnessed by a packed crowd, RST took the first

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Gasoline prices up, kerosene down

Oil firms will adjust prices of gasoline and kerosene effective today.  In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they will increase gasoline prices by P1 per liter. On the other hand, Caltex, Seaoil, and Shell

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More Negrense centenarians receive P100K in financial aid

            Thirteen more Negrense centenarians received P100,000 each in a door-to-door distribution of cash assistance, led by Gov. Eugenio Lacson in the cities of Bago, Himamaylan, and Kabankalan, and the municipalities of Hinigaran and Ilog on Nov. 25.             The

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4 soldiers awarded gallantry medals

            Four enlisted personnel of the 11th Infantry Battalion were awarded with Gold Cross Medals for gallantry in action Thursday, in connection with the campaign against the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental.             Negrense Lt. Gen. Roberto Ancan, commanding

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SSS releases P25.2 billion for pensions

            The Social Security System (SSS), through Development Bank of the Philippines, has already released its December pension and 13th month bonus amounting to P23.1 billion to Philippine Electronic Fund Transfer System and Operations Network (PESONet) participating banks and other

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Special kids get educational aid

            Forty-eight school children of the Special Education Program (SPED) in Bago City were given educational assistance by the city government, through the City Social Services and Development Office.             They are the first batch of children with disabilities, who

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Do not withhold Covid info, residents told

            Persons withholding information that could help prevent the spread of Covid-19 will face fines and jail terms in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.             The warning was issued by Dr. Wilmer Yap, Emergency Operations Center incident commander, in response

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PNP to tighten watch during holiday season

            The Philippine National Police will strictly implement minimum health protocols in public places and other areas of convergence for the holiday season, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).             PNP spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi

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Sagay policeman dies in ‘accidental firing’

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN             An intelligence police operative died due to an alleged “accidental firing” in Barangay Zone 4, Cadiz City in Negros Occidental on Thursday night.             Lt. Col. Robert Mansueto, Cadiz City police chief, yesterday identified the

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Global Changemaker’s parents accept SP’s congrats

Archie and Elenita Arigorat accepted a copy of the resolution unanimously passed by the city council congratulating their daughter Ellen Joy Arigorat for being awarded Global Changemaker in Health IT, from Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran during the regular session

Wangwangless society?

It looks like the happy days of the proverbial wangwang, which has lately been becoming more and more a thing among public officials and other people who see themselves as big shots, have come to a surprising end once more,

Despite contradictions, just do a lot of good

That’s what we can gather from the readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter. (Acts 8,1-8; Jn 6,35-40) Whatever negative things we can encounter along the way, the good, which is a matter of believing

Ferrer declines naming UNegA vice governor bet

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN United Negros Alliance president, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer, yesterday said that they have already made their choice on their vice gubernatorial bet, the running mate of Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, that UNegA will field during the

Drought destroys P173.5M worth of crops

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The drought brought about by El Niño phenomenon continues to wreak havoc on rice and corn crops in Negros Occidental, where as of April 12, the value of the damage has been pegged by the Office