Quarantine meandering
November 28, 2020
One of the saddest scenes I have seen on TV lately was that of a newly built cemetery said to have been set up especially for victims of COVID. The place was very green, very fresh and seemed to
One of the saddest scenes I have seen on TV lately was that of a newly built cemetery said to have been set up especially for victims of COVID. The place was very green, very fresh and seemed to
The Commission on Elections said voter applicants can use its online registration facility to help them register for the May 2022 national and local elections. According to the poll body, applicants may register by accomplishing forms thru iRehistro
The rice sector will remain the priority of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) modernization and industrialization programs next year. This, after the Senate voted 22-0 to approve the proposed P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021 on successive second
Boxing great Mike Tyson says he has learned to protect that “kid always in me” as he prepares to return to the ring for an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday. The 54-year-old former world heavyweight
The four biggest names in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 are set to go to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, Troy Rike, and Santi Santillan are confirmed to be declaring for the top tier 5-on-5
Southeast Asian football officials have delayed the launch of a new flagship regional club competition until 2022, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) said on Thursday, with the prospect of a congested calendar next year prompting the decision. The
The peso again ended the trade to its over four-year high against the US dollar but the main stocks index slipped for the fourth consecutive day partly due to Morgan Stanley Capital International (MCSI) rebalancing. The local currency
Subscribers of both Smart and Sun networks can now submit their complaints or grievances to the government for free by texting the Citizens’ Complaint Center (CCC) at 8888. In a statement Thursday, PLDT, together with its mobile subsidiary
Some 41 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) received land titles and were installed in two separate landholdings in the southern part of Negros Occidental this week. The distribution and installation rites were facilitated by the Department of Agrarian Reform-Negros
Military and police officials said yesterday the conviction of ranking Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) officials Benito and Wilma Tiamzon on charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention is a victory for the victims of the
She was giggling on her way to the stage, excited to perform in front of a jam-packed event center. She was all smiles while waiting for her father to give her the cue to hit the keyboards. That is five-year-old
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Agrarian reform beneficiaries in the 5th district of Negros Occidental, who are engaged in planting sugarcane, have banded together to protect their industry, which is the source of their livelihood. Calling themselves the 5th District The
Contingent No. 8, composed of Barangays 6-A and 21, were victorious in the Malihaw Festival Street Dance and Arena Competition in Victorias City Saturday* Andrew Altarejos photo
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
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is extending the suspension of face-to-face (F2F) classes on May 2 and 3 on all pre-schools up to senior high schools, in all public and private schools in Bacolod City, as
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Power Watch Negros yesterday called for solidarity, amidst regular power outages being experienced by member consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO), which it said is “depriving use the quality of life, that we deserve.” Amid