The group called United Negrenses Yearning for the Truth is drafting an appeal to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines to review its pastoral letter that it said just stopped short of calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Fr. Anecito Buenafe, director of the Social Action Center of the Diocese of Bacolod, said yesterday.

The appeal is being made in the light of the Supreme Court order allowing former National Economic Development Authority chief Romulo Neri to invoke executive privilege at a Senate hearing on the national broadband network deal, he said.

The CBCP, in its Feb. 26, 2008 pastoral letter “Seeking the Truth, Restoring Integrity”, had called on Arroyo to abolish Executive Order 464 so that those who might have knowledge of any corruption in branches of government, may be free to testify before the appropriate investigating bodies.

However, Buenafe said that, with the SC ruling, UNYT wants to ask the CBCP if its call for the truth has been answered.*CPG

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Church to hold Bacolod concert

The oldest Baptist church established in the Philippines, the Jaro Evangelical Church, will hold a Summer Night of Praise and Music concert, in cooperation with Bacolod Caring Circle and Fellowship, April 18 at 6 p.m. at the Benjamin Hall, 4th Street, Bacolod City, a press release from organizers said.

It will feature Iloilo’s finest, the JEC Singers, composed of young performers mainly from this church and the Central Philippine University.

The JEC singers had staged a number of performances in the country. Individually, they have received a number of awards, the press release said.

The event is co-presented by the Office of the Governor, Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and other corporate sponsors and those interested may call the BCCF office at Tel. No. 476-2004, the press release added.*

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Alumni reunion slated

The Bacolod City National High School will hold its annual general alumni homecoming April 19 and 20, with the Silver, Ruby and Golden or Classes ‘83, ‘68 and ‘58, as hosts, a press release from the alumni association said.

Registration, feeding, free blood pressure check-up and a job fair will be held in the morning of April 19, followed by lunch and videoke at the school horseshoe area, and a jam session to be hosted by the Ruby Jubilarians in the evening, at the Bacolod Arts Center Gym.

Activities on the second day are the general alumni association business meeting at the school library at 9 a.m., motorcade at 1:30 p.m., mass at 3 p.m., and the “Safari” homecoming program from 4 to 10 p.m., the press release added.*

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