BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force has ordered the retention of status quo on the requirements of local government units in Western Visayas for locally stranded individuals returning to the region. In Resolution No. 3, the
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The week-long campaign of the Bacolod City Police Office resulted in the confiscation of P1.7 million worth of illegal drugs, its spokesperson, P/Lt Liberty Indiape, said yesterday. Indiape said that around 258.977 grams of suspected
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The campaigns to push Vice-President Leni Robredo and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to run for president in next year’s elections show that there are many Filipino women who are believed capable of running for public
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN House Minority Leader Joseph Stephen Paduano said yesterday that he will call for an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the budget circular of the Department of Budget and Management on the pay grade of nurses.
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The renovation of Rizal Park in Bacolod has started and is expected to be completed within the year, City Engineer’s Office acting head, Alan Agbones, said. Agbones said the project has an approved budget for
The Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development will try to reach at least 95 percent coverage in its measles-rubella and oral polio vaccine supplemental immunization activity or MR-OPV SIA. Negros Occidental has the highest numbers of unvaccinated
ARTISTIC. The Art District at Lopue’s Mandalagan in Bacolod City is becoming an attraction due to these murals* Chrysee Samillano photo
Last of 2 parts In my last column, I expounded on the first three laws of wealth. I hope it has provided some enlightenment or stimulated discussion among you, dear readers. Let me now cover the rest of this topic.
Well, well! Now it is only one dynasty we can expect to confront. In the next elections, there may be two. That is, if Inday Sara, the daughter of President Duterte, takes the bait and bearkens to the calls for
The country facing one of Southeast Asia’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks finally launched its much-awaited vaccination campaign on Monday after receiving 600,000 doses of the Sinovac Biotech vaccine donated by China. The Philippines is among the last Southeast Asian countries to
About four tons of trash were collected along the coastal barangay of Punta Taytay following the coastal cleanup drive initiated by Abomar Equipment Sales Corporation with student volunteers on Friday, May 3. More than 200 volunteers from Sum-ag National High
• 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
As per monitoring of Power Watch Negros, the application of the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) for a legislative franchise, as embodied in H.B. No. 9805, had already passed the preliminary phase of the complex legislative labyrinth in the
“That they may be one, as we also are one.” (Jn 17,11) Words of Christ just before he entered into the culminating act of human redemption, expressing his greatest desire for us. We have to realize that this is the
The gospel of the feast of St. Matthias on May 14 tells us about how much God loves us, where we can find that love and how that love gives us also the complete joy. (cfr. Jn 15,9-17) “Jesus said
In a heartwarming display of community spirit and appreciation for motherhood, McDonald’s The Upper East and Megaworld Bacolod recently organized a special event to celebrate Mother’s Day, a press release from the organizers said. The event titled “Celebrating Motherhood: A
