March 6, 2021

Capitol HR officer re-assigned

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz yesterday announced the re-assignment of Atty. Anabelle Palic, who is the Human Resource Management Officer of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, to the Office of the Governor effective March 5. This

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NPA slams Himamaylan raids

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Apolinario Gatmaitan Command of the New People’s Army slammed the series of raids initiated by the police and Army soldiers in three houses in Brgy. San Antonio, Himamaylan City, that led to the arrest on

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La Castellana ARBs installed

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) – Negros Occidental has installed 72 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Brgy. Robles in La Castellana town, on March 3. Chief Agrarian Reform Program Officer Marilou Tubesa  said the 19

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The beatitudes as antidote

Many people have asked me why the beatitudes would consider blessed those who, according to our human standards, are not fortunate in life, who suffer in one thing or another, who live a rather restricted kind of life, etc. Why

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How about it, Mr. President?

Wanna fly to the moon? A Japanese billionaire is planning to go on a trip there and is inviting eight persons to go with him. But they must apply before March 14, be interviewed and checked for their qualifications to

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‘Lapses’

The initial delivery of 487,200 COVID-9 vaccine doses of the British-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca arrived in the country on Thursday night. That shipment is part of the 4.58 million doses of AstraZeneca and 117,000 doses of Pfizer allocated for the

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EDC marks 45th anniversary

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) marked its 45th year of harnessing indigenous power, with geothermal energy derived from Negros Oriental, accounting for more than 25.1 percent, which is equivalent to 955 megawatts of the Visayas region’s

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Watami bets on Bacolod food scene

• 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

Photo of the Day

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

Police chiefs warned on ‘one strike, no take policy’

• 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

Damage to agricultural crops in province now P.5B

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The havoc created by the ongoing drought on Negros Occidental continues, as the value of the damage to agricultural crops has been reported at more than P502 million, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration and Office

Kabataan Partylist-Negros condemn harassment of student leader

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