Retired Maj. Gen. Melquiades Feliciano, Inter-Agency Task Force chief implementer for Visayas, urged barangay captains to intensify their monitoring of houses of COVID-19 patients in their barangays, during the launching of the One Hospital Command Center and the BacTrac Contact Tracing System at the Bacolod City Government Center lobby, yesterday.
About 2.4 kilos of suspected shabu, worth P24 million, were seized from three suspects during a buy-bust operation in Purok Datiles, Phase 4, in Barangay Handumanan, Bacolod City, at about 9 a.m. yesterday.
President Rodrigo Duterte Monday night placed Bacolod City under General Community Quarantine, while Negros Occidental and Oriental will remain under Modified GCQ in October.
John Riel Casimero remains the WBO bantamweight champion after knocking out Ghanian opponent Duke Micah on Sunday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
It will be a compact tournament for the PBA Clark bubble with daily double-headers in the eliminations before shifting to the league’s regular Wednesday/Friday/Sunday schedule for the playoffs.
Rafael Nadal began his pursuit of a record-tying 20th men’s Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory at the French Open while Serena Williams made a slow but successful start in her latest bid to equal Margaret Court’s all-time mark.
The inter-cropping of sugarcane and rice in Hinigaran town, the pilot area in Negros Occidental, yielded its first harvest in three months.
Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena warned online sellers of pork products in Negros Occidental and Bacolod City against the spread of the African swine fever.
The Department of Agriculture yesterday said local government units (LGUs) bought some P2.6 billion worth of local farmers’ produce from the start of the community quarantine in March until September.
Tourism enterprises can now apply for accreditation online after the Department of Tourism yesterday launched its digital accreditation system.
The local bourse extended its losses for the third straight day, while the peso closed the week almost flat yesterday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went down by 0.47 percent to 6,615.55, with All Shares also losing 0.18 percent,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The El Niño-induced drought continues to wreak havoc on rice and corn crops in Negros Occidental, as damage reported by the Office of the Provincial Agriculture has been placed at P214,150,252.20, as of May 3. In
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former Toboso Mayor Richard Jaojoco yesterday denied speculations that he is aspiring for a higher elected position, with regards to claims that in the elections next year, he will be running either for municipal vice mayor
A Negrense artist did a live painting of Jarry and Yvette Nombres at their wedding at The Ruins, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on April 16. Kyle Jocson, a contemporary realist artist, sculptor, and a plein air painter created an 18×24
Tribu NANAQUI composed of barangays Nanunga, Narauis, and Quiwi were declared the champion in the 46th Hinugyaw Festival street dance and arena competition held April 30.* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Patrolling Army soldiers yesterday figured in two armed clashes with suspected remnants of the dismantled Central Negros 2 guerilla front in Brgy. Carol-an, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Initial military reports indicated that soldiers of the 94th
