BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III / GILBERT P. BAYORAN Fourteen police officers assigned at the Bacolod City Police Office and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office tested positive for Covid-19. Of the 11 in Bacolod, two are organic members of
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia (seated) receives his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine from acting City Health Officer, Dr. Edwin Miraflor, at the Bacolod Government Center Saturday* Bacolod PIO photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Anticipating the lifting of the travel moratorium for inbound travelers to Western Visayas, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is requesting returning Negrenses to have themselves swabbed upon entry to Negros Occidental. The extended travel moratorium to Region
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six suspected members of the New People’s Army shot and killed a civilian, in front of his wife and brother, in Sitio Santa Ana, Brgy. Mabini, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday. The victim, who was
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two suspected New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with Army soldiers in Purok Yuring, Sitio Dash 7 in Brgy. Bulwangan, Hinobaan, Negros Occidental, on Saturday. Soldiers of the 15th Infantry Battalion were on
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The police seized more than P2.7 million worth of suspected shabu from several drug suspects arrested in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental on Friday and Saturday. Combined operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation-Bacolod District Office,
Today’s gospel gives us Luke’s version of the risen Lord’s appearance to his apostles on Easter night. The apostles and some disciples were gathered in a locked room when Jesus stood in their midst and greeted them “Peace”. Thinking they
The Royals are really different from you and me. Were you able to watch the ceremonies for the interment of Prince Philip on TV yesterday? Even if he is the husband of the Queen of England, the rites were so
With the Chinese fishing vessels massed in the West Philippine Sea reportedly taking more than 260 tons of fish daily from our waters, the Philippines is in danger of facing a fish shortage. Citing a report by the National Task
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, led an online meeting with the mayors of 26 cities, who succeeded in contracting for a supply of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccines. The main agenda of
• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Twelve former rebels who surrendered to the 62nd Infantry Battalion and police in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, have availed of financial aid, through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation of the Department of Social Welfare
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The granting of a franchise to the Negros Electric Power Corp., to maintain an electric power distribution in key localities of Negros Occidental, is steadily inching towards approval by the Philippine Senate. The Senate approved on
Farmers in the 5th district of Negros Occidental have availed of P11.8 million in rice and corn agricultural inputs, from the provincial government headed by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. Lacson and Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo, assisted by Mayor Rogelio Raymund
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the largest political party in the country, has forged an alliance with Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to further promote people’s interests under the Bagong Pilipinas program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PrimeWater, with joint venture partner Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), presented their water management initiatives to address the increasing challenges in water supply in Bacolod City, during a recent hearing of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. The partnership
