BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz confirmed yesterday that a Capitol department head, who is the officer-in-charge of the Provincial Budget Office, tested positive for COVID-19. Diaz, however, said the officemates of the OIC, who were immediately
Is Biblical history repeating itself in the Philippines? The massive floods in Cagayan and Isabela provinces seem to indicate so. I am sure I am not the only person who got reminded of the story of Noah and his
The Department of Agriculture virtually launched last week the Cash and Food Subsidy for Marginal Farmers and Fisherfolk program with a P4.5 billion allocation. The program aims to provide direct food and financial assistance, worth P5,000, to eligible
The Visayan DAILY STAR is back after a one-month hiatus. Hopefully, the white knight that wouldn’t allow its closure to become permanent will succeed in the ongoing restructuring of the organization and business model that will allow the institution to
President Rodrigo Duterte has authorized the grant of a Covid-19 special risk allowance (SRA) to private and public health workers directly in contact with coronavirus disease 2019 patients. Duterte on Monday signed Administrative Order No. 36 recognizing the “heroic
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental has asked its national headquarters for an additional 50 personnel to reinforce its present manpower in the province, including Bacolod City. Commander Ludovico Librilla Jr., PCG station commander, said more passengers
Himamaylan, a third class component city of Negros Occidental, is eyeing a sister city relationship with Manila. Mayor Raymund Tongson, in his letter to Mayor Francisco Domagoso, expressed his intention of creating a sister city relationship between Himamaylan and
Local government chief executives in Negros Island have expressed their strong support to the strengthening of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), and endorsed the approval of development projects, worth P19 billion, for insurgency-cleared barangays.
The estimated damage brought by Typhoon Ulysses to infrastructure in eight heavily affected regions is now P8 billion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported yesterday. The department said damage to infrastructures occurred in the Cordillera Administrative
The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging government employees and residents to consider buying local products, visiting local destinations, and dining in local cafés and restaurants to help in the recovery of the tourism industry of the city. The resolution,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An Army general yesterday challenged the Commission on Human Rights to condemn the killing spree of the New People’s Army of innocent civilians, which they have claimed responsibility for. In communicating with Chris Montano of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The granting of a franchise to the Negros Electric Power Corp., to maintain an electric power distribution in key localities of Negros Occidental, is steadily inching towards approval by the Philippine Senate. The Senate approved on
As per monitoring of Power Watch Negros, the application of the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) for a legislative franchise, as embodied in H.B. No. 9805, had already passed the preliminary phase of the complex legislative labyrinth in the
Property giant Megaworld is ramping up its leasing portfolio until 2030 in order to reach 3,000,000 square meters of gross leasable area (GLA) for both Megaworld Premier Offices and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls. This is 52 percent higher than the company’s
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration has recently announced that the worst of the El Niño heat may be over, but with the caveat that Filipinos should now brace themselves for an expected La Niña, which could make
The gospel of the feast of St. Matthias on May 14 tells us about how much God loves us, where we can find that love and how that love gives us also the complete joy. (cfr. Jn 15,9-17) “Jesus said
