Vaccination is the only way to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, that is why public cooperation with the program is necessary, Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia, national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, said. This was among the major
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson extended yesterday the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status of Negros Occidental until March 31 this year. In Executive Order No. 21-14 he issued yesterday, Lacson noted that Negros Occidental has 6,811
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Himamaylan City Police Station did it again. Under the leadership of P/Maj. Romeo Vargas, the station topped the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office Unit Performance Evaluation Rating (UPER) anew for the month of January. NOCPPO
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A modern police station, worth P10 million, will rise soon in Brgy. Pook, Hinobaan, Negros Occidental. Mayor Ernesto Estrao said yesterday that the budget for the two-storey police station comes from the Philippine National Police, and
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Operatives of the Bacolod City Drug Enforcement Unit seized more than P1.3 million in suspected shabu in two drug buy-bust operations in barangays Tangub and Alijis, yesterday and Thursday. P/Lt. Liberty Indiape, Bacolod police spokesperson,
Police Station 1 personnel, under the supervision of P/Maj. Ramel Sarona, regularly conduct motorcycle patrolling and visibility in downtown Bacolod*
This is the challenge I am having at the moment, what with a surge of people coming with problems of worries, fears, doubts, sadness, and the like eating them up. Yes, the Covid pandemic plays a big part in this
Despite the statistics on the cases as well as mortalities linked to this new virus has been decimating world population, why is it that people are still afraid of undergoing vaccinations against it? I heard on TV one city mayor
After the “misencounter” between police officers and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) where a firefight near a shopping mall left four persons dead Wednesday night, a joint investigation by a board of inquiry with representatives from both
President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law yesterday a measure that aims to fast-track the administration of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines and establish a P500-million indemnification fund. This was confirmed by Senator Christopher Lawrence Go in a press statement. Photos
In the first game, Silver Dragon Transport defeated Huminova Tigers 72-58. The Tigers had the momentum during the first quarter and established their will against the Dragons, grabbing a 20-6 lead at the end of the quarter. However, Silver Dragon
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Remnants of the New People’s Army appear to be on a killing spree, having issued separate statements supposedly claiming responsibility for the death of five civilians they accused as “military informants” in Negros Occidental. The Army’s
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Thirty six anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas from April 20 to 26 led to the neutralization of 42 drug personalities, whose arrests yielded P8.7 million worth of illegal drugs. Of the 42 arrested
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A ranking official of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas yesterday described the reaction of its 10 party members in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, of resigning from PDP, as “uncalled for.” Atty. Jesus Villanueva Hinlo, deputy secretary
The Municipality of E. B. Magalona hosted a coastal cleanup drive, spearheaded by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), to mark this year’s Earth Day celebration on Monday, a press release from E.B. Magalona PIO said. More than 200 participants
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Negros Oriental has recommended the placing of the province under a state of calamity. Provincial Agriculturist Manuel Caduyac, in an interview with Philippine Information Agency 7,
