Bacolod City is targeting to inoculate 189,533 Bacolodnons under Group A of the priority sectors in its Covid-19 vaccination program. Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who unveiled the consolidated vaccine plan at a webinar, entitled “Getting Cities Ready for the Vaccines” yesterday
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Even if there has been a spate of unresolved shooting incidents that resulted in the deaths of the victims in Bacolod in the first two months of the year, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he still
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 is deploying 298 new police officers for a six-month Field Training Program in various police stations in Western Visayas, including Bacolod City, in Negros Occidental. Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO 6
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of a former New People’s Army influenced barangay in Ayungon, Negros Oriental, surrendered 40 firearms, including ammunition, to the 94th Infantry Battalion, after almost four months of their immersion program in the community. Lt. Col.
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A united opposition group, called Bunyog-Pagkakaisa, is launching a signature campaign in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental to urge Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in 2022. Bunyog-Bacolod president Thezz Polanco said yesterday that
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of the Interior and Local Government said yesterday that it will vigorously pursue localized peace engagements, rather than support any move to resume the failed peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New
DENR personnel taking water samples near the bioethanol plant in San Carlos City* San Carlos PIO photo
We always have to take some risks in this life. It’s an unavoidable part of our life. And that’s simply because we always have to deal with many unknown variables and even pure mysteries in life, plus the fact that
“Tiger, Tiger, burning bright/ In the forest of the night”. Now I have forgotten the name of the poet who wrote that but I certainly remembered his poem when I saw the news that Tiger Woods, one of the most
Today, we commemorate the climax of the four momentous days in February 1986 when millions of Filipinos, along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue in Metro Manila, and in cities all over the country, showed exemplary courage, stood against, and peacefully overthrew
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An Army general yesterday challenged the Commission on Human Rights to condemn the killing spree of the New People’s Army of innocent civilians, which they have claimed responsibility for. In communicating with Chris Montano of the
Once again, we are made to consider the greatest desire Christ expressed just before his passion, death and resurrection in the gospel reading of the Mass on Thursday of the 7th Week of Easter. (cfr. Jn 17,20-26) His desire was
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Five local government units have issued a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) to the P1.2 billion bulk water project of the Negros Occidental provincial government, with the only exception being Silay City government, Provincial Administrator Atty.
GOVERNORS. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson and Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria at a meeting yesterday at the Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol in Dumaguete City.* NegOcc Capitol PIO photo
• 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
Forty Child Development Workers (formerly called Day Care Workers) from all the 23 barangays of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental, attended yesterday a one-day workshop on reading literacy at the Municipal Building. This was the second leg and expanded training
