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  • Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. (center) meets Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and other officials at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City ahead of his visit to the troops of the 79th Infantry Battalion in Sagay City and the 15th Infantry Battalion in Cauayan town on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Teodoro says the provincial government has a “very good” reintegration program for rebels who return to the fold of the law. Story on page 2. (Negros Occidental provincial government photo)

    Suppress armed threat | Gov’t rejects further peace talks with NPA

    By CESAR JOLITO III Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. said the government will no longer pursue peace negotiations with the ...
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  • Authorities visited the site following an encounter in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on Sunday, April 19, 2026. The Philippine Army questioned claims circulating online that those killed in the clash were civilians, emphasizing that firearms were recovered at the scene and that the individuals involved were engaged in an armed confrontation. (K5 News FM Kabankalan 102.9 photo)

    Captured before executed? | Bullets found in multiple Toboso encounter sites

    By CESAR JOLITO III Investigators recovered spent cartridge cases from several areas identified as encounter sites following a military operation ...
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  • Personnel from the Philippine Army carry a casket bearing the remains of one of the 19 individuals slain during an encounter in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town on April 19, 2026. The Armed Forces of the Philippines earlier maintained that all 19 fatalities were combatants and insisted that a legitimate armed encounter took place. (3rd Infantry Division photo)

    Dead men to tell tales | Exhumation sought to aid CHR probe

    By CESAR JOLITO III Families of three individuals killed in an armed encounter in Negros Occidental’s Toboso town in April ...
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    Extreme weather, fewer school days | NIR schools endure most class suspensions due to storms

    By CESAR JOLITO III Public schools in the Negros Island Region (NIR) lost a total of 19 school days due ...
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Suppress armed threat | Gov’t rejects further peace talks with NPA

May 25, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. said ...

Captured before executed? | Bullets found in multiple Toboso encounter sites

May 23, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III Investigators recovered spent cartridge cases from ...

Dead men to tell tales | Exhumation sought to aid CHR probe

May 22, 2026
By CESAR JOLITO III Families of three individuals killed in ...

TOP STORIES

CERNET not cleared amid terror financing case dismissal: army

By CESAR JOLITO III The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (ID) has backed the position of the National Task Force ...
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May 25, 2026
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‘MOISTURE STRESS’ | Dry spell hits P16.2-M in crop losses

By CESAR JOLITO III Agricultural losses in Negros Occidental have climbed to more than P16 million due to a dry ...
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May 25, 2026
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10 NIR LGUs recognized for advancing gov’t reforms

By CESAR JOLITO III Ten local government units (LGUs) across the Negros Island Region (NIR) have been recognized by the ...
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May 25, 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

Bacolod Masskara's Marjun Wahing pulls up for a shot. (MPBL photo)

Bacolod halts MPBL skid, edges Parañaque

By ADRIAN STEWART CO Chester Ian Melencio knocked down two game-winning free throws as Bacolod Masskara escaped with an 86-85 ...
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May 25, 2026
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SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER (Joshua Gateley / Getty Images / AFP)

Shai leads Thunder past Spurs for 2-1 lead

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder survived an early onslaught to score a 123-108 victory over ...
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May 25, 2026
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Jalen Brunson (right) moves the ball against Donovan Mitchell during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs. (David Richard / Imagn Images / Reuters)

Knicks hammer Cavs again, take 3-0 series lead

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 as the New York Knicks never trailed in a 121-108 ...
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May 25, 2026
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OPINION

Local warrant not needed vs. Bato

By Ade S. Fajardo Alan Peter Cayetano, when he was Foreign Relations secretary, was the “principal architect” of the Philippines’ ...
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May 25, 2026
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IMPULSES

Beyond ‘bobotante’

By Herman M. Lagon A few nights ago, I posted a question online that sounded half-sarcastic, half-exhausted: “What do you ...
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May 25, 2026
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Who will win the Hormuz endurance game?

Deadlocked, dysfunctional and dangerous. That is how the Strait of Hormuz standoff is increasingly being described. Now approaching its fourth ...
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May 25, 2026
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IMPULSES

Gaslighting the public: When narratives stop adding up

By Herman M. Lagon The strangest thing about last week’s Senate hullabaloo was not even the gunshots. Filipinos are no ...
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May 23, 2026
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The breath in Pentecost

By Fr. Roy Cimagala The gospel of the Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost reminds us of that part where ...
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May 23, 2026
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