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
Is Biblical history repeating itself in the Philippines? The massive floods in Cagayan and Isabela provinces seem to indicate so. I am sure I
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 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
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
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
Himamaylan, a third class component city of Negros Occidental, is eyeing a sister city relationship with Manila. Mayor Raymund Tongson, in his letter to
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
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
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
As early as possible, we should be clear about what true love is. At the moment, we don’t have to look far to see how
Whose duty is it to modernize the country’s public transportation system? Should it have been the traditional jeepney operators and drivers, who were basically, by
CLEAN UP. San Carlos City Barangay 2 personnel cleaning their premises during the Barangay at Kalinisan Day (BarKaDa) program, a nationwide community-based clean up drive mandated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government geared to maintain and provide a healthy and safe environment.* San Carlos PIO photo
An oil price rollback on Tuesday will snap the six straight weeks of increase in gasoline prices. This, as Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil
VIGIL PROTEST. Lilian Sembrano (inset), president of Kabakod Negros Transport Coalition (KNETCO), with traditional jeepney drivers and operators, during a vigil at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds as part of their 2-day transport strike against the phase out of traditional jeepneys, which will culminate today at the Bacolod City Diamond Jubilee Tower (NGC replica) at Araneta Street, Bacolod City* CGS photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez and Councilor Derek Palanca, the son of former Victorias City Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, have
