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Peso ends P53.51 on Friday
2 hours ago
MANILA -- The peso ended the week at 53.51 from Thursday’s 53.53, which a trader said is as expected given its fluctuation due to ongoing economic developments.It opened the day slightly weak at 53.54 from day-ago’s 53.47 as investors digested the recent statement of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...
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3 hours ago Merlinda A. Pedrosa
Tan’s request now with DILG-Western Visayas JOY Maredith Madayag, director of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Bacolod, confirmed on Friday, that she already forwarded the request for an opinion of Councilor Ricardo Tan to the DILG in Western Visayas in Iloilo City.Madayag said she received the letter on Wednesday and it... Full story
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2 most wanted persons nabbed  TWO most wanted persons were arrested for attempted murder at a housing relocation site of Barangay Banquerohan in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental Friday, July 20.Police identified the suspects as Ramil Flores, 38, the third most wanted person; and Gerald Parochel, 36, the sixth most wanted person.The... Full story
3 hours ago Teresa D. Ellera
Delayed probe of Isabela village officials hit JOHN Chiong, national commander of Task Force Kasanag, is complaining about the alleged delayed implementation of the order of the provincial office of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to investigate the 11 barangay captains of Isabela town.Chiong said the national office... Full story
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BACOLOD. Personnel of San Enrique Municipal Police Station check the Olive Ridley sea turtle that was accidentally caught by a fisherman at Barangay Poblacion in the said town Friday, July 20. (Photo courtesy of San Enrique Municipal Police Station)
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Bacolod Ex-cafgu, farmer shot dead
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Bacolod Militant groups give Digong 'zero’ grade
Manila 31% of Filipinos okay with BBL
BACOLOD. Public school teachers troop to the Fountain of Justice in Bacolod City Friday to demand a salary increase and stop the tax reform law. (Merlinda A. Pedrosa)
Bacolod 2,000 teachers demand salary hike
BACOLOD. Triangular bowlfest champions gather for a souvenir photo during the awarding ceremony at Negros Super Lanes. (Henry G. Doble)
Bacolod N94/90, B84, N85 champions in Triangular Bowlfest
BACOLOD. Negrenses Kent Jane Pastrana and Lina Goto together with Iloilo’s Karl Ann Pingol suit up for Batang Perlas in the upcoming 2018 Asean School Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Henry G. Doble)
Bacolod 2 Negrenses, 1 Ilongga cagebelles off to Asean School Games
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Pacete: Senyora castigadora I WAS on board a fast craft from Iloilo to Bacolod when I met Felizardo, a retired bookkeeper once...
Editorial: Salary increase CLAD in black shirts, public school teachers from Bacolod City and neighboring localities trooped to...
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Editorial: Friday killings UST a little more than a week ago, Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Chief...
Libre: Bloody week THE past few days can be described as bloody. Three inmates were killed while on board a Bureau of...
Nalzaro: ‘Bidding’ in ABC polls WHILE I believe that the election of Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) officials in Cebu City...
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Bacolod Ex-cafgu, farmer shot dead
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A FORMER member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) and a farmer were shot to death in separate incidents in Negros Occidental Friday, July 20.In Toboso town, former Cafgu Egan Carbajosa, 52, of Barangay Bandila was gunned down by two unidentified men believed to be suspected... Full story
Bacolod Village councilor injured in shooting
4 hours ago Glazyl Y. Masculino
A NEWLY-elected barangay official was injured after he was shot by two unidentified men on a motorcycle in front of Victorias North Elementary School at Barangay 5 in Victorias City, Negros Occidental Friday morning.Wounded was Kagawad Jebert Flores, 30, of Barangay 14. He is also a farm supervisor... Full story
Bacolod Militant groups give Digong 'zero’ grade
4 hours ago Glazyl Y. Masculino
SOME progressive groups in Negros Occidental gave President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte a “zero rating" in his two years of office.Members of Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP), Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM), Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralitang Lungsod (KPML), and Aniban ng Manggagawa sa... Full story
Manila 31% of Filipinos okay with BBL
4 hours ago Ruth Abbey Gita
MAJORITY of the Filipino people were "neutral" towards the Duterte administration's plan to create a new Bangsamoro region through the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).The SWS poll, conducted from June 7... Full story
Bacolod 2,000 teachers demand salary hike
4 hours ago Merlinda A. Pedrosa
“PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is really unfair.”This was the pronouncement of Gualberto Dajao, president of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)-Negros, yesterday who led the pre-State of the Nation Address (Sona) rally at the Fountain of Justice.At least 2,000 teachers, wearing black shirts,... Full story
Manila SWS: 87% Pinoys want to regain control of West Philippine Sea
4 hours ago Ruth Abbey Gita
ABOUT 87 percent of Filipinos wanted the Philippines to regain control of the disputed West Philippine Sea, including the islands being occupied by China, according to June 27 to 30 poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).Of the 87 percent, 69 percent said it was "very... Full story
Cebu 1 wounded in Mandaue shooting incident
7 hours ago
POLICE are now looking for a certain Al Tango after shooting his neighbor for unknown reason, Friday night, while on a drinking spree in Mandaue City.Rocky Custiniani, 27, is undergoing medical operation at a public hospital in Cebu City following a chest wound caused by a bullet from a still... Full story
Cebu Village councilor, 3 inmates killed in Talisay attacks
15 hours ago
FOUR men—a neophyte barangay councilman and three inmates—were killed in separate brazen attacks yesterday morning in Talisay City.Around 8 a.m., newly elected Lagtang Barangay Councilor Art Stephen Bas, 23, was ambushed by three men on two motorcycles on the Cebu South Coastal Road in Barangay... Full story
Cebu Tighter security in Talisay City Jail as BJMP investigates attack
15 hours ago
THE Talisay City Jail was placed on red alert following the ambush that killed three inmates yesterday morning.Chief Supt. Arnold Buenacosa, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) 7 director, said an internal investigation will be done to determine if there were lapses in following the... Full story
Cebu BIR to Ong Kin King: Produce machines, records
15 hours ago
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 13 has asked Ong Kin King and Co. Inc. to produce its cash register machines and inventory records to allow the agency to determine how much it owes the government in taxes.Following the closure of the corporation’s five warehouses and three restaurants last... Full story
Cebu Mandaue residents split P1.8M from City
15 hours ago
SOME P1.8 million in assistance went from the Mandaue City Social Welfare Services Office (CSWS) to some residents in need of help with different bills.About 300 persons from 27 barangays went to the City Cultural and Sports Complex on Friday morning for the program.Jessie Perez, who heads the CSWS,... Full story
Cebu Petition calls for review of ‘Chiong 7’ case
15 hours ago
AN online signature campaign seeking to review the kidnapping and murder cases against the “Chiong Seven” was launched and has so far gotten some 70,000 signatures.The petition posted on change.org, which aims to get 75,000 signatures, wants President Rodrigo Duterte to reopen or review what... Full story