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,
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson called on athletes of the province who will be part of the delegation of Western Visayas to the Palarong Pambansa in Cebu on July to “contribute medals” to the cause of the region. Lacson
Yesterday we celebrated the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. The Acts of the Apostles tell us that after his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples, presenting himself alive to them by many proofs and giving them instructions for
“That they may be one, as we also are one.” (Jn 17,11) Words of Christ just before he entered into the culminating act of human redemption, expressing his greatest desire for us. We have to realize that this is the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is now coordinating with the Malacañang on the expected visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to declare Negros Island under a Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status. Brig. Gen. Orlando
That’s what Christ told Peter after telling him what to expect as the rock on which Christ would build his Church. (cfr. Jn 21,19) “Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday requested the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to submit a comprehensive strategic modernization plan to the House of Representatives, which can be used as a basis for allocating funds in annual budget deliberation of Congress.
