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  • The family of slain former student leader Vince Francis Dingding has decided not to claim his remains following the latest armed encounter, according to a handwritten letter posted by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict. (Facebook photo)

    Insurgency tears families apart | Slain student leader’s case highlights activism costs

      By CESAR JOLITO III Many young people eventually become estranged from their families once they start as activists or ...
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  • Philippine Army's 302nd Infantry Brigade commander, Brigadier General Jason Jumawan (second from right), visits the area near the encounter site at Barangay Abaca in Negros Occidental’s Cauayan on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Five alleged New People's Army remnants died during a clash with troops of the 15th Infantry Battalion over the weekend. (Cheng Santillan photo)

    Violence no longer welcome | Cauayan moves to declare NPA persona non grata

    By CESAR JOLITO III The Cauayan municipal government prepares to formally declare the Communist Party of the Philippines – New ...
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  • 5 ‘rebels’ killed in clash anew | Tip leads to firefight in Cauayan; firearms seized

    By CESAR JOLITO III A timely tip from residents led to a series of armed encounters that resulted in the ...
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    ‘Staged’ gunfire to advance interests? | Lacson seeks fair probe into Senate chaos

    By CESAR JOLITO III Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson condemned the chaotic incident and reported gunfire inside the Senate ...
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Insurgency tears families apart | Slain student leader’s case highlights activism costs

May 20, 2026
  By CESAR JOLITO III Many young people eventually become ...

Violence no longer welcome | Cauayan moves to declare NPA persona non grata

May 19, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III The Cauayan municipal government prepares to ...

5 ‘rebels’ killed in clash anew | Tip leads to firefight in Cauayan; firearms seized

May 18, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III A timely tip from residents led ...

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Bacolod SP advances ordinance vs. AI deepfakes, fake content

By CESAR JOLITO III The Bacolod City council has approved on first reading a proposed ordinance seeking to regulate the ...
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May 20, 2026
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The municipality of Moises Padilla in Negros Occidental was placed under a state of calamity after Typhoon “Tino” left an estimated P373 million worth of damage to infrastructure and agriculture in November 2025. (Moises Padilla LDRRMO photo)

Assessment, recovery planning to map ‘Tino’ damage

By CESAR JOLITO III The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in the Negros Island Region (RDRRMC NIR), chaired ...
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May 20, 2026
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Turnout on last registration day logs 7,548 new voters

By CESAR JOLITO III Long queues and a surge of last-minute applicants marked the final day of voter registration in ...
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May 20, 2026
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COMMUNITY

Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide to resume signature door-to-door ministry

On September 1, 2022, Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their well-known door-to-door ministry. A special global campaign will be launched at ...
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August 31, 2022
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Bacolod City holds mass wedding

A total of 20 couples exchanged their vows in a mass wedding officiated by Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez at the ...
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August 30, 2022
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SPORTS

Despite the loss, Negrense tennis standout Alex Eala showed solid consistency on serve, recording a 71 percent first-serve rate compared to Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova’s 76 percent.

Eala exits Strasbourg Open

By ADRIAN STEWART CO Filipino tennis standout Alex Eala suffered an early exit in the Strasbourg Open after falling to ...
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May 20, 2026
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Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya has directed the Public Order and Safety Office to beef up security along the perimeter of the government center.

PSC eyes Bacolod as major hub in grassroots sports program

By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is eyeing Bacolod City as one of the next major hubs ...
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May 20, 2026
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Upbeat Charles Tiu says Phoenix ‘in right direction’ despite QF exit

In his first conference at the helm, Charles Tiu immediately turned the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters’ fortunes around. Often ...
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May 20, 2026
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OPINION

Preserving the ceiling ‘kisame’ art of Bohol churches

By Dennis Gorecho “Linog! Linog!” Those were the words I heard while talking over the phone with Father Victor Bompat ...
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May 20, 2026
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IMPULSES

The viral Senate

By Herman M. Lagon What makes Philippine politics uniquely exhausting is that sometimes the punchline writes itself before critics even ...
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May 20, 2026
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How climate change is driving extreme weather events

Global temperatures in 2024 exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial era for the first time, bringing the world closer ...
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May 20, 2026
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Towards a more inclusive education system

By Sonny Angara The Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the “Inclusive Education” Act, which aims to institutionalize ...
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May 19, 2026
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The temporal aspect of the Church’s mission

By Fr. Roy Cimagala Given the obvious fact that the Church has to carry out its spiritual and supernatural mission ...
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May 19, 2026
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