July 2021

Negros to push for booster shots vs. Delta

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental will press for booster shots if the Covid-19 Delta variant endangers healthcare workers, provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday. This also developed as the Iloilo City government announced yesterday that

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79th IB gets commendation

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command has conferred the Gawad Kalinaw plaque and campaign streamer on the 79th Infantry Battalion for the dismantling of the New People’s Army Northern Negros Front recently. Lt. Gen.

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Janssen jabs in demand in NegOcc

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The single dose Johnson and Johnson’s Janssen vaccine appears to be more popular in Negros Occidental, as more local government units have requested for additional supplies, on top of their daily allocations, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz

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Two suspects in shooting of pastor named

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two suspects in the shooting of a pastor on July 28 in Sitio Tabangka, Brgy. Tan-awan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, have been identified. The two suspects in the shooting of Abner Navarro, 58, pastor of the

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PH vaccine demand at 25M monthly

The government needs to scale up the monthly deliveries of up to 25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to meet the demand for the country’s inoculation program. National Task Force Against Covid-19 Chief Implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said they

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Bacolod ERB resolves 10,199 voters applications

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Bacolod Election Registration Board resolved 10,199 voters’ applications, as of July 19, city Commission on Elections officer Kathrina Trinio-Caña said yesterday. Of the number, 222 were facing opposition but the complaints for 145 had

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Photo of the Day

SCHOOLS. San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, and Rep. Gerardo Valmayor Jr. led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of two schools, worth P22.4 million, in the city Wednesday* San Carlos PIO photo

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Gold

From gratuitous applause to genuine inspiration. That was how Monday felt, when a president’s rambling state of the nation address was followed by the news of the gold medal victory of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz in the Tokyo Olympics. I had

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Again, the giants and the pygmies

How I wish I was born with the skills of Hidilyn Diaz! Just because she could lift 347 pounds, she is now, not only a millionaire, but a multimillionaire, with P35 million in her pockets, and probably more coming, signs

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Investing in gold

After earning the country’s first Olympic gold medal, Hidilyn Diaz is suddenly being showered with millions of pesos worth of prizes from almost every Tom, Dick and Harry, who is either truly appreciative of her efforts, or simply capitalizing on

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Himamaylan potable water shortage affects 20,223 persons

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As result of the drought, a potable water shortage has taken its toll on 5,283 families, composed of 20,223 individuals, in 11 of the 19 barangays in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Joeful Sombilon, head of the

Sinigayan 2024: Celebration and thanksgiving

The “Festival of Many Causes” ended the five-day festivities, highlighted with the opening of two important infrastructures that will ease government service and boost the tourism activities in Sagay City, a press release from Sagay PIO said. On the 28th

Be ready for the worst scenario in our life

The readings of the Mass of Holy Wednesday (cfr. Is 50,4-9 / Mt 26,14025) somehow remind us that while Christ assured us that everything has been taken care of by him, we should not be so naïve as to think

Why only now? – Lacson on opposition to NIR

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With the anticipated signing on creation of Negros Island Region into a law, opposition against it has been raised by Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortes. While they may come up with a position, I’m just wondering why

Sugar mill, sugar-ill

“Sugar is the sociopath of foods, it acts sweet but it is really poison” – Karen Salmansohn Some sugar mills close earlier than expected. Why do some sugar mills close their milling operations for the year 2023-24 by the end

Participating in Christ’s Passion

Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday marks the start of Holy Week when we reverently remember the last days of the Lord. Palm Sunday recounts the triumphant entry of Jesus to Jerusalem, as he rides on a colt (traditional royal procession)