September 9, 2020

SEC Bacolod adopts new work hours under MECQ

The Securities and Exchange Commission-Bacolod Extension Office will have new working hours starting today following the modified enhanced community quarantine status implemented in the city, its information officer, Clyde Padilla, said yesterday.

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‘Inflation remains manageable’

The Philippine economy contracted by 9 percent in the first half of 2020 due to the pandemic but price pressures continue to be manageable, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Benjamin Diokno said.

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Clippers out-gun Nuggets in Game 3

Paul George scored 32 points and the Los Angeles Clippers turned up the heat defensively yesterday in a 113-107 victory over the Denver Nuggets for a 2-1 lead in the NBA Western Conference semi-finals.

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Fisherman killed

A fisherman, whose boat was allegedly hit by an unidentified vessel, died in the waters of Sitio Pangahuyan 1, Barangay Washington in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, at about 4 a.m. yesterday.

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Another SRA employee Covid-hit

Another employee of the Sugar Regulatory Administration in Bacolod City tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, its administrator, Hermenegildo Serafica, confirmed yesterday.

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MECQ down our throats

We have yet to see the effects of the reinstated use of Home Quarantine Passes (HQP) but overnight and with only half of pass-holders able to use it, we found ourselves on lockdown anew and asking whether those HQPs will still be of use or not.

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Escalante hosts training for basketball coaches, refs

The Abanse Negrense  Sports Programs, spearheaded by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, which has been promoting collaborations with different local government units in the province of Negros Occidental,  recently held a 3-day Refresher and Orientation Course for Basketball Coaches, referees, officiating

NGCP: Red, yellow alert still up in Luzon, Visayas grids

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Some notes on preaching God’s word

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Armed rebel surrenders to PNP

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,

Tibo’s long and winding road

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Photo of the Day

BEAUTIES. The presentation of Lin-ay sang Negros 2024 candidates during the opening ceremony of the Panaad sa Negros Festival.* Capitol PIO photo