Church aids blast victims
October 16, 2020
The Diocese of Dumaguete has sent financial aid to victims of the Beirut, Lebanon explosion through the international Catholic relief confederation, Caritas.
The Diocese of Dumaguete has sent financial aid to victims of the Beirut, Lebanon explosion through the international Catholic relief confederation, Caritas.
A total of 447 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were repatriated and have returned to Negros Oriental amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic with the help of the Dumaguete City help desk.
The province of Negros Oriental yesterday reported more recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) with no new positive infections over the weekend.
The buy-bust operation in Brgy. Magatas, Sibulan, Negros Oriental yesterday led to the killing of a drug suspect and the confiscation of P13.7 million worth of suspected shabu, a report from the provincial police office said.
The remains of a female overseas Filipino worker, who died in a deadly gas leak explosion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last month, arrived at the Dumaguete-Sibulan airport early yesterday morning.
The municipality of Dauin in Negros Oriental has barred the entry of non-residents and tourists to the town, from Sept. 7-11, as it gears up for its annual fiesta on Sept. 10.
Silliman University in Dumaguete City said it continues to yearn for better days, and affirms its hopes and aspirations as it celebrates its 119th Founders’ Day on August 9 to 31, on the theme “Hope Arising from the Solid Rock”, the Rock being Jesus Christ himself, a press release from the SU administration said.
Twenty-six former members of the New People’s Army Militia Ng Bayan, who surrendered to the 62nd Infantry Battalion,received P260,000 worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Wednesday at Camp Tirambulo in Brgy. McKinley, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental.
Army soldiers apprehended two suspected armed Yunit Militia members of the New People’s Army in Brgy. Carol-an, Ayungon town of Negros Oriental, Saturday.
The Police Regional Office 7 has recalled all police escorts of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo as part of its ongoing realignment program of police personnel in line with COVID-19 response to affected areas in Central Visayas.
Cadiz City will officially begin its 52nd Dinagsa Festival today, promising a lot of surprises from day one until the 26th, a press release from Cadiz PIO said. Cadiz Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. said, “Every year, Dinagsa is a festival
DEVOTION. Devotees filled the Kabankalan Public Plaza and surrounding streets as the 50th Sinulog sa Kabankalan officially opened on January 9, with a Novena Mass and the traditional ‘Sad-Sad’ procession in honor of Señor Santo Niño.* Kabankalan PIO photo
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. The city government of Canlaon, with the help of the provincial government of Negros Oriental, has acquired a 5-hectare property for the relocation of victims of Kanlaon Volcano eruption. The site is a 5-hectare property
• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. A 37-year-old construction worker is in critical condition after his neck was slashed by a fellow worker at Sitio Moning, Barangay Cabadiangan, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental, on Monday. Investigation by the Sipalay City Police Station
• THERESA MAE DULMAN The Golden Football Club (Golden FC) is set to represent Bacolod City in the upcoming La Liga International Youth Football Tournament, scheduled to take place at Bangkok Thonburi, Thailand, from February 5 to 8. The Golden
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano has slammed as fake news the statement being attributed to him regarding the encounter between government troops and New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Oriental Mindoro, where he