The country observes its second Holy Week under extreme quarantine conditions, this time due to a catastrophic spike in COVID-19 cases thanks to a woefully inadequate response that has, thus far, failed to address a public health crisis, arrest the
Thirteen electric cooperatives in Negros Island and other Visayas provinces will receive millions of pesos in benefits from the Energy Development Corporation under the Energy Regulations 1-94 program of the Department of Energy. The program is to recompense host communities
Window dressing resulted to mostly negative close in the local bourse yesterday, a day after the recovery of the main index, and this also affected the local currency. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.94 percent, or 62.23 points,
Department of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra yesterday expressed misgivings on proposals by private business groups to consider the suspension of the Data Privacy Act as a stop-gap measure for contact-tracing of Covid-19 positive individuals. Guevarra also explained that an amendment
Busy, busy LGBTQ+ SB Mark Vargas advocates beauty wherever he goes. From personal appearances in Ilog’s Barang-gay friendly activities, he manages to make everybody smile. Now, he discovers male talents from Ilog with an advocacy loving Nature and caring for
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is now an overwhelming call from sugar federations all over the country to terminate the existing seven percent sugar allocation for the United States, Sugar Regulatory Administration Board Member Dino Yulo said. The call, he
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN One of the eight suspects arrested in Brgy. Jonob-Jonob, Escalante City in 2019, days before the celebration of the infamous Escalante massacre, who are presently in jail for illegal possession of firearms and explosives, has executed
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Bacolod recorded 31 new cases of Covid-19 yesterday, the highest number of infection in a day since November last year. Emergency Operations Center Deputy for medical and data analysis Dr. Chris Sorongon said that of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Escalante City Mayor Melecio “Beboy” Yap said yesterday that he is optimistic that Malacañang will listen to reason on why some local chief executives had themselves vaccinated first. Yap, who was the first mayor in Negros
The City of Bago officially began COVID-19 vaccinations yesterday using jabs from the national government with frontline health workers and uniformed personnel first to be inoculated. In the first phase of the vaccine rollout the city was able to secure
“If the economy is growing fast, there is a call for distributing income from the rich to the poor to put in place social safety nets.” – Manmohan Singh Thirty years after the Philippines the General Agreement of Tariffs and
Eight participants of the Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Church in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental have graduated recently, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by International
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PrimeWater and Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) are deploying 24 storage tanks to 12 barangays in Bacolod City that were identified with critical levels of water availability, as part of ongoing initiatives to address the challenges
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Negros Oriental has recommended the placing of the province under a state of calamity. Provincial Agriculturist Manuel Caduyac, in an interview with Philippine Information Agency 7,
The Bacolod Film Festival is now accepting script submissions with the theme “Stories with a Smile,” or those with a “potential to inspire laughter, warmth, and a renewed appreciation for the brighter side of life.” The filmfest, set for September
About 1,000 public utility jeepneys in Bacolod City flooded Araneta Street during the culmination of their 2-day transport strike, seeking extension of the franchise consolidation under the PUV Modernization Program* CGS photo
