5 areas in Bacolod prone to fires
March 4, 2021
Bureau of Fire Protection personnel inspect fire hydrants and pipes in San Carlos City yesterday as part of the Fire Prevention Month observance* San Carlos City PIO photo
Bureau of Fire Protection personnel inspect fire hydrants and pipes in San Carlos City yesterday as part of the Fire Prevention Month observance* San Carlos City PIO photo
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Bacolod government reiterated yesterday its requirement that travelers must register with the city’s BaCTrac system before they are allowed entry. Aside from the BaCTrac app, returning residents and locally stranded individuals are required to
Pope Francis will celebrate with Filipinos in Italy through a Mass the 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines on March 14, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said yesterday. The CBPC said that Fr. Ricky Gente of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Himamaylan City will soon have its own dialysis center to serve residents with kidney problems. Mayor Raymund Tongson, on his social media account, said the construction of the city-owned dialysis center will be sourced from the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged New People’s Army hitman and two others were arrested in joint operations of the police and 94th Infantry Battalion on March 1 and yesterday, respectively, in barangays San Antonio and Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros
The Philippines is scheduled to receive the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines from United Kingdom’s (UK) AstraZeneca today, Malacañang announced yesterday. “This is to confirm that the initial shipment of Astra Zeneca is set to arrive tomorrow, March 4,” Presidential Spokesperson
That’s right! Truth can only be found where charity is. We should bury the myth that we can only be truthful when we manage to cite as foolproof evidence some cold facts and data alone, and use logic, etc. The
A very shocking piece of news from TV Monday was about the surging cases of attacks on Asian-Americans. Now that includes Filipinos now living or working in the United States, where this report came from. It was not, however, clarified
An integrated irrigation development plan is crucial in capitalizing the long term benefits of the country’s irrigation system to ensure an increase in farm productivity and boost socioeconomic progress, state-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies said in its
Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and assistant provincial health officer, Dr. Liland Estacion, will be among the first to receive the vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019, regardless of which brand will arrive first. Estacion, incident commander for Covid-19 and
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
Philippine Foremost Milling Corp. (PFMC), one of the country’s biggest flour companies, is one step closer to securing an Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) for the construction of its modern flour milling facility in Barangay Ingore, Iloilo City, a press release
“Behold, the hour cometh, and it is now come, that you shall be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.” (Jn 16,32) These words
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo
DEVOTION. Vendors selling devotional items across the San Vicente Ferrer Parish-Shrine, also known as “Vito Church” located at Barangay Vito in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.* Andrew Altarejos photo
ASSISTANCE. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed a total of P415,000 cash assistance to 47 families affected by recent fire incidents in Negros Occidental, and 17 Child Development Workers from various local government units, who retired from last year, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo