September 14, 2020

‘beadoodles’

“beadoodles” is an art account on social media created by Bea Dolloso around May of last year. It has gained 81 thousand likes in over a year.

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Osaka wins third Grand Slam

Naomi Osaka’s victory in the US Open was hailed yesterday by media and officials in Japan, who broadly welcomed her campaigning for victims of racial injustice and against police brutality.

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Lakers punch ticket to West Finals

LeBron James had 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as the Los Angeles Lakers advanced to their first NBA Western Conference final in a decade with a 119-96 blowout win over the Houston Rockets yesterday.

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Widening of access road nearing completion: exec

The widening of the 1.2-kilometer access road at the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Economic Highway leading to the Bacolod-Silay Airport road in Silay City is nearing completion, District Engineer Jaime Javellana of the Department of Public Works and Highways Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, said.

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Prioritize Bacolodnons, DOLE asked

Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya has requested Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to prioritize affected workers in areas placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine, like Bacolod City, in the distribution of assistance.

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Spare wild plants

The restrictions of movement since the global outbreak of Covid-19 have made a lot of changes in our lives, especially for those who are just staying at home.

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Forgiveness

Today’s readings center on the all-important theme of forgiveness. Forgiveness lies at the very heart of Christian living. It is the acid test of true discipleship. Jesus tells us that if our love does go beyond those who love us and reach our enemies, we are no different from the sinners. And because forgiveness is at the core of discipleship, it is a constant, a default in our daily life.

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Some good news

The weekend brought a lot of good news, thank God. Our cousin, Nonoy, was finally discharged after battling COVID-19 for 10 days. Carla Gomez is still in the hospital with pneumonia but her third confirmatory RT-PCR test came out negative and that’s a relief.

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Bacolod businessman shot dead

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two unidentified gunmen shot a businessman dead on April 18 at Sofia Gonzaga Street in Brgy. Estefania, Bacolod City. The victim, who was identified by the police as Elson Casalan Cepeda, of East Home 2, Brgy.

No state of calamity declaration yet – guv

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reiterated that the province is not yet declaring a state of calamity, despite the damage to crops in Negros Occidental reaching P184.7 million, due to the drought, while also

Albee calls on VP Sara to consider stepping down from DepEd

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN League of Cities of the Philippines national chairman, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Friday called on Vice President Sara Duterte to consider stepping down from her Cabinet post. The call of Benitez came after

Farmer shot dead in Calatrava

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Unidentified armed men shot a farmer dead in front of his wife, on Saturday at Purok 4 in Brgy. Lagaan, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations indicated that the victim, a 54-year-old farmer, whose identity was

Delimondo wins DSB beach volley tourney

Following an intense 2-day competition, Delimondo’s Gelimae Villanueva and Bianca Lizares ruled the 1st Governor Bong Lacson Beach Volleyball Tournament (Women’s Open Category) held at the resthouse of Jose G. Montalbo in Spur 14 Purok Langka, Brgy. Bunga, Don Salvador

2 more Negros LGUs declare state of calamity

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more local government units in Negros Island have placed their respective areas under a state of calamity, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. During its regular session on Thursday, the