Knee issues bothering James Yap

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in SPORTS

By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense guard James Yap was being bothered by knee issues as a result of his scoreless outing in Rain or Shine Elasto Painters’ 87-83 upset over San Miguel Beermen in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup. Painters head coach Carlos Garcia said that the Escalante City, Negros Occidental-native forced himself to play …

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Villamonte road crash kills 3

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in HEADLINE

Three persons were killed after a Ford Mustang crashed into the back of a truck along Circumferential Road in Bacolod City’s Barangay Villamonte around 1:00 a.m. yesterday. Aksyon Radyo Bacolod identified the fatalities as 40-year-old Stanley Flores, a resident of Barangay Villamonte and the car’s driver and owner; Mark John Porcel; and Wilton Porcel. According …

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2 NegOcc police chiefs test positive for Covid-19

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in HEADLINE

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga The police chiefs of EB Magalona and La Carlota City tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, or Covid-19. In a press conference held yesterday morning, Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) director, Police Colonel Romy Palgue, confirmed that EB Magalona police chief, Police Captain Wilfredo Benoman, and La Carlota …

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2 arrested in Silay City drug bust

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in TOP STORIES

Two persons were arrested in drug buy-bust operation at Centerville, located in Silay City’s Barangay 5 on Monday afternoon, October 12. Police Major Rollie Pondevilla, acting chief of Silay City Police Station, identified the suspects as 33-year-old Joseph Villones and 35-year-old John Patrick Golez, residents of the city’s Barangay 5. Police confiscated six heat-sealed sachets …

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Qualified theft suspect nabbed

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in TOP STORIES

Police nabbed a woman charged with qualified theft around 9:00 a.m. yesterday in Bacolod City’s Barangay Mandalagan. Authorities identified the suspect as Kharmie Joy Cusya, a resident of the said village. Police Station 3 personnel served the suspect an arrest warrant issued by Judge Juvy Diosodated August 6, 2020. The suspect was detained at the …

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Negrense solon says election of Velasco as speaker was ‘legal’

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in TOP STORIES

By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Abang Lingkod party-list Representative Stephen Paduano said yesterday that the election and installation of Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco as House Speaker was legal. In a statement issued by Paduano, he said it was the majority that decided, including the majority decision on where the plenary session can be held …

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Muntinlupa City qualifies in WWF’s We Love Cities campaign

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Muntinlupa City has been chosen, along with two other Philippine cities, to participate in the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) We Love Cities campaign, a friendly competition among global cities to raise awareness on sustainability.  After qualifying as a finalist in the recent One Planet City Challenge (OPCC), WWF selected Muntinlupa City as one the country’s …

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Homeward

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Funny and unfamiliar feeling – this aptly describes one’s mixed emotions as he draws near the place he had never seen for years. The excitement takes a progressive crescendo as he negotiates the final strides to the doorsteps of the place he missed for years.  Happy faces, hugs and kisses, and the excitement of everyone …

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Restraining our outrage

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in OPINION

Anger and outrage certainly have a place in our life. They are natural reactions to events and situations that are truly horrible. But we have to be most careful with them. They should not be allowed to last long, and much less to dominate us for good.  Christ himself showed anger when he discovered that …

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‘God’s will’ to kill Roe v. Wade?

Posted by watchmen
October 16, 2020
Posted in OPINION

“We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Filipinos must also pay attention to some of the major and controversial issues being tackled and developing in the United States nowadays prior to the November 3 Presidential Election because some …

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