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
• 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 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 Stressing that the police force in Western VIsayas is a very professional one, PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional police director, yesterday said that there is no need to conduct a loyalty check. For us here, I
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
Kabataan Partylist-Negros vehemently condemned the intimidation, psychological harassment, and constant illegal surveillance by the state forces to Florence Guzon, KPL-Negros’ Secretary General, a press release from the group said. Last April 25, state elements went to Guzon’s residence in Talisay
• 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.
