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Freedom of speech

August 24, 2023

One of the things that I’ve noticed is that there are organizations who make loud noises about freedom of expression, claiming that the government and social media conspires to limit theirs. The thing that amazes me, though, is that these same organizations have as their main goal the limitation of the ability of others to freely express themselves. Amazing, too, how many of them have the words “liberty” or ‘patriot’ in their names. Kind of like the countries with “people’s democracy” in their names that don’t help people and don’t have democracy, these organizations espouse liberty for a select few and believe that anyone who disagrees with their warped views is “unpatriotic”.

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Gun ban, filing of COCs start Aug. 28

August 24, 2023

The Commission on Elections and its deputized law enforcement agencies will enforce the gun ban starting on Aug. 28 as the election period for the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections starts.

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UNO-R topnotcher commended

August 24, 2023

Adnan Nillos Balisi, an alumnus of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R), who placed sixth in the Guidance Counselor licensure examination, with an 87.60 rating, was commended by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod this afternoon, Aug. 23.

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SC disbars lawyer over bogus court order of Bacolod judge

August 24, 2023

The Supreme Court, in an en banc session Aug. 22, decided to impose “the supreme penalty of disbarment on Atty. Ariel D. Maglalang for fabricating a supposed order…granting a purported petition for presumptive death of his client’s husband”.

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SRA chief assures sugar farmers of stable prices this milling season

August 24, 2023

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) doused speculations of lower sugar prices this milling season, stressing that it will use its regulatory powers to maintain pricing that is profitable to sugar farmers.

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Yuhum Foundation to handle MassKara Festival anew

August 24, 2023

The Sangguniang Panlungsod has ratified this afternoon, Aug. 23, the memorandum of agreement between the city government and the Bacolod Yuhum Foundation Inc. as overall organizer anew of this year’s MassKara Festival celebration.

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