By Fr. Roy Cimagala That’s what Christ told those Jews who could not believe that he was the Son of God. “We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy,” those Jews said. “You, a man, are making yourself God.” (John 10:33) That’s when Christ told them directly, “Is it not written …
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Negrense leaders pay homage to late Gov. Daniel Lacson Jr.
Top leaders of Negros Occidental paid homage to former Governor Daniel “Bitay” Lacson Jr., who passed away due to a lingering illness at his family home in Bacolod City on Friday night, September 6. Lacson, 77, was appointed by then-President Corazon Aquino as the post-EDSA governor and went on to lead the province from 1986 …
W. Visayas police ops net P72.8-M drugs, arrest 307 in August
The month-long anti-drug operations conducted by various units of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 (Western Visayas) last month yielded P72.8 million worth of suspected shabu and P1,680 worth of marijuana, according to a police report on Friday, September 6. The regionwide campaign confiscated approximately 10,707 grams of shabu and 14 grams of marijuana during …
Man holds family hostage in Bacolod
A man was arrested after holding his family hostage in Bacolod City’s Barangay Estefania on Saturday afternoon, September 7. Police Station 4 chief Captain Francis Depasucat said the 38-year-old suspect entered inside his sister’s house by climbing an adjacent wall. Depasucat said the suspect, armed with two knives and a hammer, entered the living room and …
Teves’ extradition to begin after papal visit in Timor-Leste: DOJ
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday, September 7, said “it will not be too long” before expelled lawmaker Arnolfo Teves, Jr. would return to the Philippines, noting that the government of Timor-Leste does not want the fugitive “to stay longer” in their country. Teves fled the Philippines last year after he was tagged as the …
P6.8-M shabu seized in Negros Occidental
Police officers intercepted a kilogram of shabu worth P6.8 million from a man on a motorcycle going to Bacolod City during an operation in adjacent Murcia town in Negros Occidental on Saturday night, September 7. Suspect “John,” 29, is a resident of Purok 42 Bayanihan, Barangay Villamonte in Bacolod. According to the police report, John …
Red tide warning up in Bais Bay in Negros Oriental
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a red tide warning to the public following positive laboratory results of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) in shellfish collected from Bais Bay in Bais City, Negros Oriental. In its warning dated September 6 and posted on its Facebook page on Saturday, September 7, the BFAR-Negros …
Negrense Alarcon misfires as UP dominates Ateneo in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Harold Alarcon struggled with his shots as the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons opened the UAAP Season 87 men’s basketball with a 77-61 rout of the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night, September 7. The Negros Occidental’s Silay City-native guard …
Gania finishes runner-up in MPBL Slam Dunk tilt
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negros Muscovados’ CJ Gania fell short of defending his crown after finishing runner-up in the Slam Dunk competition of the 2024 MPBL All-Star in Zamboanga City on Saturday night, September 7. Gania settled for second place after accumulating just 79 points (47 in the first round and 32 in the second …
Meralco hangs on to beat import-less Magnolia in PBA
The Meralco Bolts did enough in the end game to fend off the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, 82-74, in their out-of-town showdown in the 2024 PBA Governors’ Cup on Saturday night, September 7. Chris Newsome had 21 points and Bong Quinto added 16, while Allen Durham had a 15-point, 15-rebound double-double as the Bolts averted …