BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday confirmed that he has been tested negative for Covid-19. The results released Sunday afternoon by the Capitol also showed that 16 others, including Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, Provincial Health Officer Dr.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Unidentified gunmen separately shot and killed a former member of the Civilian Armed Force Geographical Unit and a probationer on March 26 and 27 in Negros Occidental, police said. Ex-CAFGU member Gerallie Porre, 57, was on
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod Regional Trial Court Branch 45 Judge Phoebe Gargantiel-Balbin has granted the petition for certiorari filed by Ricardo Yanson Jr. assailing orders issued by Bacolod Municipal Trial Court in Cities Branch 7 Judge Abraham Bayona, finding
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN About 210 villagers in Calatrava and Toboso towns, have strongly denounce the continued violence and atrocities perpetrated by the New People’s Army during two consecutive peace rallies held in Brgy. Cambayobo, Calatrava and Brgy. Bandila in
PALM SUNDAY. Parishioners of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Valladolid, Negros Occidental observe the Palm Sunday tradition outside the church to comply with the social distancing and other health protocols.*NAB Photo
Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday marks the start of Holy Week when we reverently remember the last days of the Lord. Palm Sunday recounts the triumphant entry of Jesus to Jerusalem, as he rides on a colt (traditional royal procession)
Let’s be grateful for small favors. Despite the fears and apprehensions that the COVID has been foisting on us, we can, at least be thankful for the news that there will be oil price rollbacks in the coming days. Perhaps,
International concern has grown in recent days over what the Philippines has described as a “swarming and threatening presence” of more than 200 Chinese vessels believed to be manned by armed militia, moored at the Whitsun Reef that is located
Malacañang said senior citizens and those with comorbidities will soon be vaccinated against Covid-19 at the same time with frontline healthcare workers. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this clarification as he urged private and public hospitals as well as local
Ten were arrested, including a teenager, while P850,000 worth of suspected shabu were seized in two buy-bust operations in Negros Occidental on Saturday afternoon. In San Carlos City, operatives arrested seven persons inside a drug den in Barangay 6 at
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The province of Negros Oriental is now in a state of calamity, as recommended by its Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. In response to the call to action of Governor Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria, the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The 2024 Western Visayas Athletic Association meet kicked off yesterday at the Panaad Sports and Stadium in Bacolod City, with the participation of 5,695 athletes, coaches, officials, and staff of the Department of Education, from the
The readings of the Mass on Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter (cfr. Act 13,26-33; Jn 14,1-6) remind us of our duty to really know who Christ is since he is the very pattern of our humanity, the savior
Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet urged Filipino workers to be vigilant and regularly check if their contribution records are updated as the SSS pursued delinquent employers nationwide. Macasaet led the simultaneous Run After
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The arrest of three suspected remnants of the dismantled New People’s Army Northern Negros Front (NNF), including two minors, on April 25 in Sitio Humayan, Brgy. Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation
The leadership of the House of Representatives will take its cue from the Senate, which will now take the lead on the proposal to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the 37-year-old Constitution, a press release from the House of
