On September 1, 2022, Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their well-known door-to-door ministry. A special global campaign will be launched at that time to offer members of the public a free interactive Bible course. “We are all excited to go back to doing our door-to-door ministry, an activity for which we are recognized by the community,” …
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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 lobby of Bacolod City Government Center over the weekend. In coordination with the Office of Civil Registrar, Benitez solemnized the civil union of the couples from city’s Barangay Handumanan. During the ceremony, the oldest couple among …
Lacson turns over projects to Cadiz upland farmers
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the turnover of Coffee Depulper Project to Cotcot Upland Farmers and Farmworkers Association (CUFFA) at Barangay Mabini’s Sitio Cotcot in Cadiz City on August 25. The governor was welcomed by Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante, Jr., Barangay Mabini village chief Rosevil Villarin, Department of Education personnel, and other local officials. …
Back on the streets of Iloilo City, Antique, Roxas, Kalibo, Bacolod City, and Dumaguete after pandemic pause
Jehovah’s Witnesses Resume Public Ministry Two Years After Going Virtual Bacolod City – July 7, 2022. If you happen to be in Bacolod Public Plaza or New Government Center (NGC) this week, you may notice that a pre-pandemic fixture is back on the sidewalks: smiling faces standing next to colorful carts featuring a positive message …
Virtual European Higher Education Fair 2021 offers Filipino youth the chance to go higher
Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the quest for learning and the pursue of higher education continues. Together with the EU Member States’ Embassies and education services and Institutes, the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines will be hosting the second Virtual European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) on October 1-2, 2021, …
Farm school favors Brgy. Alangilan in Bacolod City
Barangay Alangilan is considered the “vegetable bowl” in Bacolod City, thus the creation of the Alangilan Farm School is a huge development to the village and its people, said OIC-Principal Veneranda Ortoño. “This is a good program for Brgy. Alangilan since we are known as the ‘vegetable bowl’ of the city. However, because of technology, …
A Moment of Reluctance and Hesitation
By Karyl Dequito The end of every normal school year for us used to be about carefree few months, sunny skies, and sandy beaches. As a student too once, it is hard to deny that every beginning of the academic year also cultivates exciting expectations. But the COVID-19 pandemic changed the scenario into something far …
10 years of fair without fear reporting
By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga Watchmen Daily Journal has made another milestone this year celebrating its 10th anniversary as one of the major print media outlets in Negros Occidental. Established in 2011, Watchmen Daily Journal started out as a weekly to thrice weekly newspaper outlet in Bacolod City and the province with David Dan Elijah …
Surviving the pandemic
By Darlene Delgado It was year 2020. The whole world was taken aback. The economy plummeted in just a snap. Millions of lives were lost. It was all because of the novel coronavirus which took the entire world by storm. Our way of living changed entirely following the World Health Organization’s declaration of coronavirus disease …
Sum-ag Farm School gets recognition; first 40 enrollees to get tablet
Following its establishment in April this year, the Sum-ag Farm School was recently commended by the Department of Education (DepEd) Region 6. The award, signed by DepEd-6 director, Dr. Ramir B. Uytico, CESO IV, granted Sum-ag Farm School to implement activity under Republic Act 10618, or the Rural Farm Schools Act which came into law …