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‘Do early Christmas shopping’

            The Department of Trade and Industry is reminding consumers to do their Christmas shopping early to avoid crowding in shopping malls and grocery stores.             Glen Fernando, DTI Antique provincial office trade and industry specialist, said that since most

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Utah Jazz signs Fil-Am Clarkson

            ANKARA – Utah Jazz officially signed Filipino-American Jordan Clarkson.             “The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed guard Jordan Clarkson. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released,” the Jazz said in a statement.

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PH ready as backup SEAG host

            Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino said Tuesday that the Philippines is ready to be a standby host for the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in the future.             Tolentino said during the online Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum that

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Mayor lifts lockdowns in 3 markets

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order No. 68 lifting the Sunday lockdown of the three major markets in Bacolod City – Central Market, Burgos Market and Libertad Market.

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Testing, testing …

What steps has our government taken against that entity who reportedly referred to our country as “the Philippines, Province of China”? Susmariosep! Was it a foreign entity, or someone from China itself? Wasn’t that a diplomatic faux pas that should be responded to with the proper legal steps? It might have been an honest mistake, but, considering present world conditions, a correction or apology should be demanded from whoever used that term. I hope it was only some ignoramus who did that, and other Chinese people do not adopt it, too.

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BCPO seize P4.5M in shabu

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen seized about P4.5 million of suspected shabu from four arrested drug suspects, including three women, within a period of 48 hours of police operations in Bacolod City, from January 17 to 18. A 50-year-old widow,

Plant, eat more fruits – Negros Garden Club prexy

Filipinos should eat more fruits. And farmers should devote more land to fruit trees. That was the message from Lope Nonoy Napao, horticulturist and president of the Negros Occidental Garden Club. Speaking recently at the club’s January general assembly at

La Castellana eyeing other areas for evacuees

The Incident Management Team of TF Kanlaon conducted an ocular inspection and situational awareness assessment within the permanent danger zone in Brgy. Cabagnaan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental, where farmers were harvesting their vegetables.* OCD6 photo

Safe release of 17 Pinoy sailors from Houthi rebels commended

House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and his administration for their successful effort in ensuring the safe release of 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen for more than 429 days, a

Rebel remnants still a concern – Comelec

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Commission on Elections is not downplaying the capability of New People’s Army remnants in Negros to come up with activities during the May 12 polls, amid the assurance of the Philippine Army that the rebel

Cebuano wins big at Dinagsa Visayas-wide painting tilt

Cebu engineer Jayson Droña’s entry titled “Mga Kamay ng Pag-asa” claimed the grand prize at the Dinagsa Festival 2025 Visayas-Wide Painting Competition held at the Cadiz Arena on Wednesday, a press release from Cadiz PIO said. The art contest, an