There is no such thing as “premature campaigning”, an official of the Commission on Elections said yesterday. Commissioner Antonio Kho Jr. said politicians who appear on television, among others, cannot be considered as doing a political campaign. “It’s like this,
Police aspirants who earlier applied and now meet the new minimum height requirement are included in this year’s recruitment of new police officers. Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, made this announcement yesterday, after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into
The total number of recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 in Negros Oriental since the start of the pandemic last year has reached more than 70 percent of the total positive infections in the province. A report from the Provincial
The full operation of staycation hotels is now allowed amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Malacañang said yesterday. In a press statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious
The government will assist overseas Filipino workers bound for Saudi Arabia, who were stranded following the Department of Labor and Employment’s order temporarily suspending deployment to the host country. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief, Bernard Olalia, said the Overseas Workers
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III “We are a step closer for Bacolod to have its own hospital,” Rep. Greg Gasataya said after the Senate approved on second reading Senate Bill No. 1647, authored by Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, that
The League of Cities of the Philippines conducted a virtual dialog with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on May 26 to improve the coordination and collaboration between the agency and the city mayors in addressing the long-standing issue of illegal
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Fourteen police personnel assigned at the Himamaylan City Police Station and 10 inmates tested positive for Covid-19, the Philippine National Police reported yesterday. The first batch of six Himamaylan City police personnel, including police chief, Lt.
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order 28, allowing hospital supervised home isolation for Covid-19 patients, who are asymptomatic or experiencing mild or moderate symptoms. Leonardia said only medical institutions may apply for accreditation through
The League of Cities of the Philippines has appealed for the inclusion of more areas in the priority recipients of Covid-19 vaccines, following the recent surge of infections in other high-risk cities. In a letter addressed to National Task Force
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Agrarian reform beneficiaries in the 5th district of Negros Occidental, who are engaged in planting sugarcane, have banded together to protect their industry, which is the source of their livelihood. Calling themselves the 5th District The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The bill granting night shift differential to government employees whose work requires them to perform their duties beyond regular working hours, which was already approved by the bicameral committee of Congress, is now up for signing
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez and Councilor Derek Palanca, the son of former Victorias City Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, have both assured the incumbent administration of the Negros Occidental provincial government of their continued support.
Eight participants of the Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Church in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental have graduated recently, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by International
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that they have enough funds to help their drought affected residents, Mayor John Rey Tabujara announced yesterday that they will not declare a state of calamity, amid reports from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist
