Possible suspect in Murcia murder identified

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July 21, 2018
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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   Murcia Municipal Police Station investigators have a possible suspect in the murder of 39-year-old Eden Depino, whose body was found in a sugarcane field at Hacienda Granciana in the town’s Barangay Santa Cruz, Thursday morning. Based on eyewitness accounts, around 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, an unidentified man visited a …

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Jail officials discuss the dangers of smoking, drugs with Bacolod City students

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July 21, 2018
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Metro Bacolod District Jail warden, Chief Inspector Ruth Estales, recently spoke before students at the Crispino V. Ramos Elementary School, in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing, and discussed the dangers of smoking and illegal drugs. “I urge all you young people to never start smoking and never use illegal drugs,” she stressed. Jail Officer 1 Ramel …

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NPA calls Isabela clash a ‘misencounter’

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July 21, 2018
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By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga   The New People’s Army (NPA) Leonardo Panaligan Command yesterday claimed the recent clash that erupted against the Philippine Army 94th Infantry Battalion in Barangay San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental was a “misencounter.” In a statement by spokesperson Ka JB Regalado, he said there was no legitimate encounter, claiming, the …

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Youth farmers group visits the Provincial Capitol

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July 21, 2018
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  The Myrianne Young Farmers Organization, a group of young farmers from Barangay San Pablo, Manapla, paid a courtesy visit on Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon, Jr. at the Provincial Capitol on Wednesday, where they presented him with their organic produce. The farmers are between the ages of seven and 18 years old. Their products …

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Iloilo museum to highlight city’s industries

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July 21, 2018
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The Iloilo City government is offering to collaborate with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in maintaining the rehabilitated Elizalde building in the city that will be converted into a Museum of Economic History. In an interview Friday, Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said he broached the proposal to NHCP executive director …

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Bible teaches about acquiring wealth and health, too

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July 21, 2018
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“…You may say to yourself, `My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me’.  But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth…” –Deuteronomy 8:17-18   According to La Civiltà Cattolica, a bimonthly publication put out by Roman Catholic Jesuits based …

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I prefer hell over federalism

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July 21, 2018
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“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.” –Thomas Jefferson   I salute the 67 percent of Filipinos who reject the proposed shift to federalism, according to a recent Social Weather Station survey. The country is waking up, thinking logically, and aware – …

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AFF Suzuki Cup 2018

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July 21, 2018
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Panaad to host matches in November   By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.   The AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, scheduled to run from November 8 to December 15, will hold two group stage matches at the Panaad Park and Stadium. The Philippine men’s national football team, the Azkals, will play at the Bacolod City venue on …

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Local taekwondo athlete recognized

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July 21, 2018
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By Paulo Loreto Lim   The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod recently passed a resolution recognizing local taekwondo athlete Jerik Joseph Paiwas, who won gold at the World Taekwondo Culture Expo, which took place in South Korea from July 12 to 17. Paiwas, an Education Training Center School-1 Grade 5 student, won gold in both kyorugi …

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Local taekwondo athlete recognized

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July 21, 2018
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By Paulo Loreto Lim   The Bacolod City Sangguniang Panlungsod recently passed a resolution recognizing local taekwondo athlete Jerik Joseph Paiwas, who won gold at the World Taekwondo Culture Expo, which took place in South Korea from July 12 to 17. Paiwas, an Education Training Center School-1 Grade 5 student, won gold in both kyorugi …

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