The cooler air of December is here, but this time, people wonder why it is also bringing a lot of rain that hamper the activities of people especially the young ones who are enjoying their extended vacation from school. This
Though there is such a close relationship between the person and his acts, we should try our best just the same to distinguish between the two. True, how the person is somehow determines how he acts. And how a person
An assessment conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund found Filipino students in Grade 5 performing poorly on reading, mathematical and writing literacy among five countries in Southeast Asia in February 2019. Results of the 2019 Southeast Asia Primary Learning
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III A performance-based bonus (PBB) will be given to employees of Bacolod City this Yuletide season for the first time. This was announced in a radio interview by Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia Thursday, who said that
Mayor Evelio Leonardia is urging all Bacolodnons to undergo swab tests, saying there is nothing to fear as “probables” often turn out negative for Covid-19. Data from the Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF) showed that, from Sept. 30 to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental is anticipating an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases during the Yuletide celebration, with the influx of people returning to the province. “I hope, if there is some spike,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is not inclined to recommend ceasefire against the New People’s Army in Western and Central Visayas, its spokesperson, Maj. Cenon Pancito, said yesterday. Stressing that they have not seen a grain
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation has approved the proposed bill of Rep. Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) to establish a Land Transportation district office in EB Magalona, Negros Occidental. House Bill No. 8034
A barangay official in Negros Occidental and his two companions were arrested by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City on Thursday afternoon. The suspects were identified as Jan Michael Astorga,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former head of the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorism Division is now leading the NBI Bacolod District Office. Manuel Fayre Jr. replaced Atty. Renoir Baldovino, who had been assigned in Bacolod City for more than
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About P2.8 million worth of suspected shabu was seized by authorities from two arrested drug suspects, during a buy bust operation on Thursday at South Circumferential Road, in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City. The joint operations of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Trade and Industry reported that a 60-day price freeze was imposed in 31 local government units in Western Visayas, either due to El Niño or Pertussis outbreak. Out of the 31 declarations of
BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo
Farmers in the 5th district of Negros Occidental have availed of P11.8 million in rice and corn agricultural inputs, from the provincial government headed by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. Lacson and Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo, assisted by Mayor Rogelio Raymund
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade strongly condemned the killing spree of innocent civilians carried out and admitted by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. These acts of violence are not only abhorrent, but also a
