BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Mayor Evelio Leonardia is “firmly and vigorously” requesting the National Inter-Agency Task Force to reconsider its recommendation to escalate the risk classification of Bacolod City, from the General Community Quarantine to the stricter Modified Enhanced
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Western Visayas will get one of the biggest shares of Covid-19 vaccines this month of 741,566 doses, Negros Occidental Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday. Diaz, however, said it was not known yet how many will
The National Federation of Sugarcane Planters commended yesterday Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III for directing the Bureau of Customs to step up the drive against sugar smuggling. Dominguez issued the order recently amidst reports from the Bureau of Internal Revenue
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a muscovado mill plant in Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, yesterday* Capitol PIO photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental joins Bacolod City officials in praying for the best possible scenario that the province and the highly-urbanized city will have the same classification, which is General Community Quarantine. “In case
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Election Registration Board will convene on July 19 to hear a petition filed before the Commission on Elections in Bacolod City, questioning the transfer of the voter registration of former congressman Alfredo Benitez from Victorias
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Philippine National Police temporarily deployed 103 new graduates in Bacolod to help in keeping peace and order in the city, P/Major Sherlock Gabana said. Gabana, the spokesperson of the Bacolod City Police Office, said
There should be no doubt as to who gives us our proper rest, or what our true rest really is, etc. Christ said it very clearly. There are, of course, different ways and kinds of rest. But we should try
Don’t un-cross your fingers yet, there doesn’t seem to be a strong assurance yet that Olympic Games will proceed as scheduled next Friday, July 23. And if ever it does take place, what kind of activity will it be when
Five years ago, the Philippines won its case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration that awarded the Philippines sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea. “The Tribunal concluded that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) claims that accusations of “red tagging” are only meant to deflect underground organizations’ “terrorist-grooming” efforts where select individual victims are systematically recruited and radicalized through
With the celebration of Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded that the Holy Spirit is always with us, always intervening and directing our life toward its proper end and its fullness or perfection. He is leading us toward how we should
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas has resulted in the apprehension of 98 drug suspects and the recovery of almost two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P13,226,000.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez committed the full support of the House of Representatives for initiatives meant to promote health education and improved access to dental care for every Filipino, a press release from the House of Representatives said. Romualdez aired
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported the distribution of P68,572,529 worth of humanitarian assistance to 325,469 families affected by the El Niño phenomenon in 2,360 barangays in Western Visayas, as of May 7. The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no stopping from the provincial government of Negros Occidental as it pursues its bulk water project, amid opposition from members of the Silay City Sangguniang Panlungsod and sugar planters, as confirmed by Mayor Joedith
