BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya proposed House Bill 8648, calling for the swift purchase of vaccines against Covid-19. Gasataya, who is the vice chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, also proposed HB 8649 to expedite
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The granting of amnesty to all rebel groups is a welcome development for Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez. Galvez said the granting of amnesty sends a clear and strong message that the government
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The BaCTrac system’s privacy is protected and safe, Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for medical and data analysis of the Bacolod Emergency Operations Center, assured yesterday. Sorongon made the assurance to allay fears of city residents
Explosives Ordnance disposal team members preparing for the detonation of a 800-pound vintage aerial bomb in Brgy. Guimbalaon, Silay City yesterday* PNP photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen and Bantay Dagat members arrested 11 fishermen and five minors for illegal fishing at the Sagay Marine Reserve Area in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday night. Intercepted were six fishing boats with 16 crewmembers, all
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two local government employees in Negros Occidental and four others were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and suspected shabu, the police said yesterday. Policemen arrested Edie Gumban, an employee of the municipal government of Toboso,
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Two farmers from Ilog sold 215 bags of palay to the National Food Authority warehouse in Brgy. Dancalan in the town, and warehouse supervisor Maverick Misajon said more farmers have signified their intention to also
Old habits die hard. A ruling by the Court of Appeals (CA) reversed a lower court decision and granted the annulment of the marriage sought by the wife of an admitted serial womanizer. In an 11-page decision dated Feb. 8,
We have to brace ourselves for the challenges of the world of growing diversity that we are living in. It is not only growing diversity that we have to contend with. It is also a complicated one. That’s because, aside
It has been a week now since the peace in Myanmar was disrupted by a coup, not by civilian politicians but by the military! So now they say that the country is under “Martial law”. Ah, but it is a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported that it arrested 29 drug suspects and recovered P5.1 million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas, during 24-hour police operations on May 10. Of the 29 arrested suspects, seven
Last night I felt like I entered the Twilight Zone when it rained properly, but it was for only about 10 minutes. It felt strange during those few minutes, when the raindrops made that familiar deafening sound on my roof,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following the declaration of a state of calamity in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, the Department of Trade and Industry has approved its request to implement a price freeze on basic commodities. Mayor Benjie Miranda requested
That’s what Christ told Peter after telling him what to expect as the rock on which Christ would build his Church. (cfr. Jn 21,19) “Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is now coordinating with the Malacañang on the expected visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to declare Negros Island under a Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status. Brig. Gen. Orlando
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PrimeWater, with joint venture partner Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), presented their water management initiatives to address the increasing challenges in water supply in Bacolod City, during a recent hearing of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The partnership
