On April 27, 2017, lawyers from the Commission on Human Rights conducted an inspection of the Manila Police District station after receiving a tip that drug suspects were being held in a cell whose entrance was hidden behind a book
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A back-to-back art exhibit will open at the Brainy Paintworks art gallery at 18th Street-San Agustin Drive in Bacolod City on May 1. The show, organized by Raw Art Bacolod, and titled “Art Evolution”, will feature
All local government units are directed to stop collecting fees and taxes from vehicles transporting goods, under a new joint memorandum circular of the Anti-Red Tape Authority, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Department of Finance. During
The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas is looking forward to more markets for hog raisers in the region with the reopening of the economy. “Hopefully with the opening up of the economy, our usual market which is Boracay and
The Securities and Exchange Commission has revoked the corporate registration of Eco Hatchery and Trading Corp. for soliciting investments from the public through a Ponzi scheme. The SEC Enforcement and Investor Protection Department issued the order on April 23 after
Former world welterweight king Floyd Mayweather said Tuesday he will face off against YouTube personality Logan Paul in an exhibition bout at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on June 6. “Logan Paul and I are going to fight at Hard Rock
The Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates capital of Dubai from May 21 to June 1, 2021. In a news release yesterday, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines said
The Philippine national volleyball team coaches are keen on building tall rosters for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi. Men’s coach Dante Alinsunurin said he is looking at height as one of his major factors in setting up
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN All 31 police stations under the supervision of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office have already established their respective community pantries called BARANGAYanihan, P/Lt. Abegael Donasco, deputy spokesperson, said. Donasco said the BARANGAYanihan initiative was started
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Following the three-day surveillance testing last week, there are now 18 policemen in Bacolod found to be infected with the coronavirus disease, P/Lt. Liberty Indiape, city police spokesperson, said. On Friday and over the weekend,
• 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
• 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
BACK TO BACK. Defending champion Tribu Cubay was awarded the Best Performing Tribe and this year’s over-all champion during the 42nd Pasalamat Festival 2004 in La Carlota City Sunday.* Andrew Altarejos photos
Whose duty is it to modernize the country’s public transportation system? Should it have been the traditional jeepney operators and drivers, who were basically, by default, somehow left in charge of a cultural icon and the undisputed “king of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Power Watch Negros yesterday called for solidarity, amidst regular power outages being experienced by member consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO), which it said is “depriving use the quality of life, that we deserve.” Amid
The Rotary Club of Bacolod inaugurated a median island in Laos Elementary School, Brgy. Binobohan, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Saturday, April 27, with officials describing it as the first of many upgrades and beautification projects by the Rotary Club
