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This is NDB's Golden Year 50th
February 8, 2010
POPE IN BACOLOD. The late Pope John Paul II (2nd left) on his first ever
Pastoral Visit in Bacolod City on February 21, 1981. With him are the late Jaime
Cardinal Sin of the Archdiocese of Manila and the late Bacolod Bishop Antonio Y.
Fortich ( 2nd right).*
Truck vs Trike
10 KIDS, BABIES, 6 OTHERS HURT
By Ritzy Robles Malo-oy
A total of 10 children, the youngest of whom were 2-month old babies and 6 other adults were brought to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) yesterday afternoon after they were hit by an Isuzu Ref Van along Lacson Street, Bacolod City.
Ms. Gretchen Cojuangco in behalf of her husband, Ambassador Dr. Eduardo
Cojuangco Jr.-Commencement Speaker, delivers her inspirational message at the
COPS Graduation Rites -Master in Public Management, Major in National Security
and Law Enforcement ( Project COPS) at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum
last Saturday.*(Jun de los Reyes/NDB photo)
‘Order to Import Sugar Issued by Palace’
By Edgar Cadagat
The government has given the go-signal to government agencies and private traders to import sugar, both to stabilize supply and prices of the commodity, as well as to provide a buffer stock by next crop-year when production is expected to decline due to the effects of climate change from the dreaded global warming phenomenon which has already taken its toll on rice and corn crops in several areas of different provinces.
30K Worth of Facility Lost at Brgy. Hall
An estimated P30,000 worth of computer set was believed to be stolen by unidentified suspects inside Brgy. 2 Hall in Purok Cagaycay, Saturday morning.
Deormy Rivas, 19, and Sangguniang Kabataan chair told police probers that they discovered the village hall being forcibly entered by muggers who took the barangay’s Acer flat-screen monitor, Central Processing Unit (CPU), keyboard, speaker system and power supply unit, among others.
Freddie Marañon’s ‘Negros 1st’ A Replica of ‘Sagay’s Best’
By Carla N. Cañet
Environment Czar United Negros Alliance gubernatorial candidate Mayor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. will replicate the many successful projects and programs that he has implemented in this city to the province of Negros Occidental, once he becomes the next Governor of the province.
Roberto "Dot" Soliven, Vice-Chairman Bantay Banwa Group in a short talk with
Madam Gretchen O. Cojuangco and Eli Tajanlangit at the Univeristy of St. La
Salle Saturday.*(Jun de los Reyes/NDB photo)
Gamboa Vows Jobs and Restore Moral Ascendancy of the SP
By Gil Alfredo B. Severino
In a vice mayoralty forum held last Thursday, February 4, at West Negros University covered court, Vice Mayorable Wilson Gamboa, Jr. exposed what is perceived as a graft-ridden Bacolod Sangguniang Panglunsod (SP) but at the same time offered "hope" in the form of more jobs to Bacolodnons.
Pope John Paul II Memorial Tower Slated for Turn Over on Feb. 18
After months of construction, the seven-storey Pope John Paul II Memorial Tower near SM City at the Bacolod Reclamation Area, will be formally turned over to the Catholic Church and the Bacolod Diocese, through Bacolod Bishop Vicente M. Navarra, D.D.
L’Fisher Hotel Girds for 2 Weekends of Fun, Romance and Jazzy Activities
By W. Henry O. Streegan
L’Fisher Hotel, the ultimate success story in fine dining and cosmopolitan comfort is going all out to ensure the success of three festive activities which will further enhance its reputation as the premier hotel and restaurant in Western Visayas.
Church Ministers to Hold Meet on Biblical and Theological Implications of
Politics
By Edgar Cadagat
About 200 church ministers in an ecumenical grouping, will meet today in the Madeline Academy in the Hinigaran parish headed by Fr. Gregorio Patiño to reflect on the biblio theologico aspect and meaning of politics, the parish priest said in an interview yesterday.
PNP Recruits for Communications and Electronics Service
By Edith B. Colmo
Iloilo City- Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 has alloted 4 police officers 1 to recruit for its communication and electronics service.
PO3 Francisco Lindero, Jr. of PRO 6 PIO said, to be given priority for recruitment are graduates of courses in the field of communications and electronics in line with the recruitment program of the Philippine National Police.
Dr. Marie Therese V. Jochico - Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ms.
Gretchen Cojuangco, Dr. Raymundo B. Suplico, FCS, PhD, President and Chancellor,
USLS members of the Board of Trustees sing the USLS Alma Mater Song.* (Jun de
los Reyes/NDB photo)
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Pedaling the Ocean
By Robert Harland
In July Canadian adventurer, Greg Kolodziejzyk, will attempt to become the first person in history to navigate a notorious stretch of ocean from Canada to Hawaii under his own power.
‘SIKAT’ Solar Powered Car on Exhibit at SM City
By Owen S. Bayog
SIKAT solar car’s emergence was undertaken by a dedicated group of faculty and students from the Mechanical Engineering and the Electronics and Communications Engineering Departments of De La Salle University-Manila, in partnership with the Philippine Solar Car Challenge Society, Inc.
