The League of Cities of the Philippines, headed by Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia as national president, is appealing to the Office of President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an executive order to authorize city mayors to make advance payments for
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assured local government units, especially lower class municipalities, yesterday on the availment of Covid-19 vaccines, stressing that the three million doses he asked from the national government is enough to cover “everybody”,
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar posted this perspective design on his FB page on Feb. 13, and said they already completed the prefeasibility study for the 32.47km Panay Guimaras Negros Bridge*
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Despite the ongoing pandemic, business registration in Bacolod City is already 70.3 percent of last year’s record. Permits and Licensing Division head Stela Rose Rayos told the DAILY STAR that, as of Feb. 13, there
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Prime Water Infrastructure Corp. will impose a 12 percent value-added tax by November this year that Bacolod City Water District general manager Michael Soliva said “is part of business”. The Villar-owned company and Baciwa have
A total of 753 police personnel will be deployed in Negros Occidental to ensure the safety of Covid-19 mass vaccination, regional police spokesperson, Lt. Col. Joem Malong, said yesterday. Malong said the policemen will provide security to personnel of the
One of the highlights of the academic year for most high school students is ironically the sportsfest or intramurals week. This is one thing that has never changed, from my time a generation ago, up to now and it is
Surprise! Or is it one? The team from the World Health Organization, or W.H.O. has found out in its latest study on the origin of the coronavirus, a.k.a. COVID 19, that it really came from China and they have early
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that the rise in screen time among children as their worlds have shrunk to just their homes and the screens of their computers, laptops, mobile phones or other devices, has increased the threat
This year’s Ash Wednesday would make use of cotton balls for the faithful, who wish to have ashes on their forehead, the guidelines issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ Episcopal Commission on Liturgy showed. Roman Catholics worldwide
The province is hosting the U-19 National Football Group Stage Championship on May 20-25, at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium. This tournament is part of the Abanse Negrense Sports Programs. Following the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet (WVRAA) hosting,
In a bid to enhance public transportation and promote eco-friendly travel options, the City of Bacolod, with the initiative of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, will launch a green route dry run featuring electric jeeps (e-jeeps) starting May 15 until May
In the gospel reading of the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, (Jn 19,25-34) we see how Christ entrusts his mother to St. John. “Woman, behold, your son,” Christ told his mother to St. John who
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two policemen assigned in Negros Occidental are now facing a probe for allegedly receiving protection money from financiers of illegal gambling. PLt. Col. Arnel Solis, spokesman of the Police Regional Office 6, disclosed yesterday that the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police chiefs in Negros Occidental have been warned of a “one strike policy and no take policy” in the campaign against illegal gambling, in their respective areas. This was after PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional police
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas has resulted in the apprehension of 98 drug suspects and the recovery of almost two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P13,226,000.
