BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Losses in agro-fisheries and livestock products due to severe flooding in various areas of Negros Occidental over the weekend and on Jan. 1 had reached P53.6 million, as of yesterday. The agriculture sector incurred the
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Bacolod City is getting 650,000 doses of coronavirus 19 vaccines from AstraZeneca pharmaceutical firm, Mayor Evelio Leonardia confirmed yesterday. Leonardia said he asked the consent of AstraZeneca before disclosing the number of doses that Bacolod
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The League of Municipalities of the Philippines Negros Occidental chapter has been urged by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson to strongly suggest to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez that the national government provides a big percentage of free
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Local chief executives are against a proposal to reopen the borders of Negros Occidental and Oriental, following the rising number in active coronavirus cases in the two provinces. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial consultant for Hospital Operations Mariano Antonio Cui III yesterday justified the transfer of operations of the Vicente Gustilo District Hospital and Calatrava Municipal Hospital to the local government units of Escalante City and Calatrava, respectively,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayors of Negros Occidental unanimously approved yesterday the transfer to Talisay City of the seat of power of the province, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said. But nobody among the mayors dared to propose the transfer of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 2-month-old baby was reportedly abandoned by her mother, who fled with a group of suspected New People’s Army rebels yesterday, in a shanty in Hacienda Ambulong, Brgy. San Fernando, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, and she
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES A money lender was shot and killed in his house in Brgy. Alijis, Bacolod City, Tuesday night. P/Col. Ariel Pico, Bacolod City Police Office spokesperson, identified the fatality as Joeffrey Parandas, 54, of Phase 1, Regent
MAKING DO. Two residents have been using a boat and a rope to cross this river in Sitio Lemoncito, Brgy. Quintin Remo in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, and on Tuesday, town officials, led by Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a hanging steel footbridge in the area, under the Assistance to Municipalities project* Moises Padilla PIO photo
An official of the Bank of the Philippine Islands said the country needs to improve its risk management standards and sustainability measures so hog raisers can survive and thrive amid the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak. “ASF has already taken
It’s amazing how St. Paul and his companions weathered all kinds of trials and challenges just to proclaim the Good News about Christ and our salvation. Even when he was mocked by non-believers, he just persisted in preaching, trying his
Sine Negrense: Negros Island Film Festival is pleased to announce its call for entries for the 2024 edition. Scheduled for the last week of November 2024, the festival aims to spotlight the finest independent films from Negros Island, Philippines. The
SCENIC. Locals take in a scenic view of the sunset from the Bantayan Park in Bago City, Negros Occidental.* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen have seized about P100,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes on Monday night at a checkpoint in Brgy. 1 Poblacion, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. The confiscation was triggered after the police flagged down a black
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office has logged 14 confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in Negros Occidental, as of May 6. Of the probable cases in the province, 33 others turned out negative, while 17 others
The leadership of the House of Representatives will take its cue from the Senate, which will now take the lead on the proposal to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the 37-year-old Constitution, a press release from the House of
