BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine National Police reported yesterday the surrender of 19 members of the New People’s Army, who used to operate in Ilog and Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda, regional police director of Western
The bust of Marine junior military officer, 1Lt. Lolinato To-ong Sr., a Medal of Valor awardee, was unveiled in Brgy. Cabacungan, La Castellana, Negros Occidental yesterday, led by AFP chief of staff, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Mayor Rhumyla Mangilimutan, and Lt. Gen. Roberto Ancan, AFP Central Command chief, in the presence of To-ong’s family and other officials* Gilbert Bayoran photo
Manila Archbishop-elect Jose Cardinal Advincula, former bishop of the Diocese of San Carlos in Negros Occidental, will receive his “red hat” this month. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines reported that the ceremony is set to be held at
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, attributed the “winning of peace” to the National Task Force–Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict. Sobejana said yesterday that NTF-ELCAC is a mechanism of convergence among
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III “Short term extension only” was the reaction of newly-elected president Jojit Yap of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative Board, in reply to the appeal of Kepco-Salcon Power Corporation to extend its present agreement with Ceneco
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Stations 6 and 8 policemen arrested two men in buy-bust operations in barangays 31 and Singcang-Airport in Bacolod City yesterday and Wednesday, and seized P38,000 worth of suspected shabu. The police identified the suspects as
One of the discoveries I have made in the past few months is that my home consumes only around 600 watts of energy, even with two kids and the wife staying at home 99.5 percent of the time as they
Has the COVID 19 not affected Israel and Palestine? All that we hear about those countries are about the conflict between them that has been causing the death of their people, among them their young children. What has the United
The Department of Finance will be supporting proposed reforms for the pension system of the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez has directed the department’s Strategy, Economic and Results Group (SERG) that extends technical support to
Micro, small and medium enterprises continue gaining access to credit, partly through the establishment of credit surety funds, with about 15 additional CSFs expected to register until end-2021. In a virtual briefing, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Benjamin Diokno said
ASSISTANCE. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed a total of P415,000 cash assistance to 47 families affected by recent fire incidents in Negros Occidental, and 17 Child Development Workers from various local government units, who retired from last year, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo
GOVERNORS. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson and Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria at a meeting yesterday at the Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol in Dumaguete City.* NegOcc Capitol PIO photo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution congratulating and commending Hanna Joy Sayam for winning the grand prize in the figurative category of the Sining Filipina Art Competition held at Taguig City last March 22, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang
• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division welcomed the probe to be conducted by the Commission on Human Rights on a series of killings perpetrated and claimed by remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. We
