November 2020

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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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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Balikbayans, kin allowed to enter PH

            Balikbayans or former Filipino citizens, including their spouses and children who are travelling with them, may enter the Philippines starting December 7, Malacañang announced yesterday.             Also permitted is the entry of Filipino citizens’ foreign spouses and children, who

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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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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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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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Investing in fisheries

          The World Bank will extend a $220 million loan to the Philippines next year to enhance the country’s marine resource management by controlling the harvest in some of its fishing grounds while also supporting livelihoods.           The Fisheries and

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Bridges and walls, unity in diversity

          We are meant to love everyone, even including our enemies.           Christ said so. He even offered forgiveness to those who crucified him. And that’s simply because, irrespective of how we are individually and among each other, we are

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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

Grandma shot dead, farmer burned to death

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 58-year-old woman was gunned down, allegedly by a barangay tanod in Victorias City, while a farmer was burned to death in Cadiz City, all in Negros Occidental, on April 16. The woman victim, whose identity

Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center joins BacCHP

Bacolod city officially recognized Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center (MBHMC) as a partner hospital of the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP) yesterday at the Bacolod City Government Center, according to a press release from the Bacolod PIO. Present

7 former rebels get financial aid

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Seven former New People’s Army rebels that surrendered to the 62nd Infantry Battalion and police in December last year, availed of financial assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E CLIP), on April 11 in

State of calamity recommended in Kabankalan

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended the declaration of a state of calamity in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, Mayor Benjie