COVID notwithstanding, people still wished friends, kin and even strangers, a Merry Christmas last Friday! Traditions die hard, and even if it may not have been the merriest Christmas for everyone, everywhere, still the spirit of the season prevailed and
BY ADRIAN P NEMES III A Covid-19 vaccination council was created by the Bacolod City government to oversee and ensure the expeditious and orderly acquisition and distribution of the vaccine in the city. Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who chairs the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental has remained on top of the list among the six provinces and two highly urbanized cities in Western Visayas with the most number of confirmed and actives Covid cases, as of Saturday. The Department
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Inter Agency Task Force reported that 21 persons deprived of liberty in Negros Oriental were infected by coronavirus disease 2019. Dr. Liland Estacion, PIATF chief, said during a virtual briefing on Dec. 26 that
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Apolinario Gatmaitan Command of the New People’s Army in Negros Island marked the 52nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines on Dec. 26, by honoring its former comrades, who offered their lives
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The focused military and police operations and the absence of a yuletide truce led to an encounter that claimed the lives of two suspected New People’s Army rebels and the arrest of a ranking NPA leader
4 DAYS TO 2021. Photographer Terence Philip Nemenzo Talorete captioned this picture “Warp Speed” that he took Dec. 23 in front of the Talisay City Hall in Negros Occidental*
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas distributed P148,236,000 in social pension to 49,412 indigent senior citizens from Negros Occidental and Bacolod City for the second semester. Of the amount, P140,097,000 was
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An estimated P144,000 worth of suspected shabu and assorted paraphernalia were recovered from five drug suspects, including a senior citizen, who were arrested on Christmas day and on Saturday in Negros Occidental. The apprehension of Hilbert
The Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) will discuss travel restrictions following reports of detection of United Kingdom’s new variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in more
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army Mt. Cansermon Command has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the death of a woman it accused as a military informant, on April 21 in Sitio Dug-anon, Brgy. Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros
We should not be too surprised and bothered by this phenomenon. Given our human limitations and weaknesses, this predicament can take place anytime and often. What we need to do is to go immediately to God, ask for pardon and
Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz (right), in behalf of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, receives a plaque of appreciation from PCol. Rainerio de Chavez, during deactivation and recognition rites held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
The secretary general of Power Watch Negros said that the granting of the Negros Electric Power Corp. (NEPC) franchise could provide relief to the sufferings of the consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) brought about by frequent power outages.
The readings of the Mass on Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter (cfr. Act 13,26-33; Jn 14,1-6) remind us of our duty to really know who Christ is since he is the very pattern of our humanity, the savior
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO McDonald’s Philippines launched its Crave & Claim campaign in Bacolod City, featuring exclusive deals and discounts that customers could avail of exclusively on the McDonald’s App until April 30. The campaign was launched by McDonald’s Philippines
