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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 yesterday issued a stern warning that it will not spare anybody in the intensified campaign against all forms of illegal gambling, following the recent arrest of a policeman and personnel of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A Sanggunian Kabataan chairperson was declared dead on arrival at a government hospital, after he was electrocuted yesterday at his residence in Brgy. Bandila, Toboso, Negros Occidental. Toboso Councilor Richard Jaojoco identified the victim as Renan
We should never take for granted the crucial role of the Holy Spirit in our life. He is God who continues to guide us, to abidingly intervene in our life, prompting us about what to think, say and do. This
Whose duty is it to modernize the country’s public transportation system? Should it have been the traditional jeepney operators and drivers, who were basically, by default, somehow left in charge of a cultural icon and the undisputed “king of the
The Bacolod Film Festival is now accepting script submissions with the theme “Stories with a Smile,” or those with a “potential to inspire laughter, warmth, and a renewed appreciation for the brighter side of life.” The filmfest, set for September
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