Napolcom 6 regional director Joseph Celis (right) waiting in front of the EB Magalona Police Station for the assigned policemen to wake up, during a surprise inspection Friday night* Napolcom 6 photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A week-long travel moratorium, covering Panay to Negros Occidental and Bacolod City, may soon be implemented once the National Inter-Agency Task Force approves the endorsement of the regional IATF, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said. The RIATF
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The League of Cities of the Philippines committed to implement a more active and responsive vaccination efforts against Covid-19 in their localities. The statement was issued after the LCP, headed by Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III About 14,000 individuals in Bacolod City have been caught violating various health protocols, as of May 9. Of the number, P/Lt. Col. Lester Leada, deputy city director for Operations of the Bacolod City Police Office,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A manhunt is underway for suspected members of the communist New People’s Army, who allegedly killed five civilians in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Friday, Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, said yesterday. Eleazar assured
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Covid-19 infections among police personnel of Negros Occidental and the highly-urbanized Bacolod City have significantly dropped, as of yesterday, compared to a week before, the PNP Health Service said. The active cases among personnel of the
The theme of the Lord’s Ascension into heaven offers us a rich fount for spiritual and theological reflection. In this homily, I wish to share just two simple personal thoughts on ascension as homecoming and mission. The Lord’s ascension marks
Is it “Bye, bye Olympics” after all? From the international news coming, there seems to be a lot going against the possibility of the international games, famed for generations and participated in by so many countries, to be cancelled or
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is pushing for amendments to Republic Act 10000, or the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009, as part of its reform agenda in the 18th Congress. Amendments to the mandated loan threshold for the agricultural
The country logged a seven-day average of 6,191 new Covid-19 cases — 10 percent lower than the previous week. The latest monitoring report by OCTA Research released Saturday night said the figures covered the period May 9 to 15. The
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance mandating the barangay councils of the City of Bacolod to establish an animal welfare desk on its premises to cater to animal abuse cases and reports, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The seventh victim of summary executions by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental, was a barangay tanod chief in Brgy. Camindangan, Sipalay City. A statement issued on May 6 by the NPA Armando Sumayang Command,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Army soldiers have seized high powered guns and explosives, following two encounters with New People’s Army rebel remnants on May 6 in Sitio Tagok, Brgy. Carol-an, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental Lt. Col. J-Jay Javines, 3rd Infantry
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Patrolling Army soldiers yesterday figured in two armed clashes with suspected remnants of the dismantled Central Negros 2 guerilla front in Brgy. Carol-an, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Initial military reports indicated that soldiers of the 94th
“The sun does not apologize for being hot and the rain does not apologize for falling” – Anonymous The weather bureau PAGASA predicted that the month of May would bring the highest heat index under the lingering El Niño phenomenon.
• 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
