BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Covid-19 recovery rate in Bacolod City hit 90.11 percent, as of Saturday, its Emergency Operations Center records show. Of the 15,324 confirmed cases logged in Bacolod, 13,870 have recuperated and 363 have died since
City Health Office personnel store the additional 25,000 doses of Sinovac and 585 vials of Pfizer vaccines received by Bacolod City Saturday* City PIO photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Ten job order employees of the San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental were dismissed after they tested positive for illegal drug use, Mayor Renato Gustilo said yesterday. Gustilo said the 10 JOs were among the
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III An investigation is underway to identify the culprits behind the robbery with rape case in Brgy. Villamonte, Bacolod City recently, Station 4 chief, P/Major Jun Ray Batadlan said yesterday. Batadlan said they hope to find
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Lt. Gen. Roberto Ancan, a Negrense, is also retiring from the military service on Aug. 21 this year, after 38 years of serving the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Ancan, of Victorias City in Negros Occidental,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two Negros Occidental solons hailed the House of Representatives for its approval on third and final reading of a bill regulating the manufacture, sale and utilization of single-use plastic products. 3rd District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez,
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An additional 3,000 Bacolodnons are set to avail of the cash-for-work program, or the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Worker (Tupad) program of the Department of Labor and Employment in Bacolod City for the third quarter.
Today, we continue to read from Chapter 6 of John’s gospel. Last Sunday, we have seen how Jesus feeds 6,000 people by multiplying five loaves of bread and two fish, which so astonishes the crowd that they want to make
Was that only what they call a “flash in the pan”? I am referring to the lone medal that our country, through weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, gifted us on the first days of the Olympics. But since that was the best
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is planning to add Braille functionality to banknotes to benefit around 2.5 million visually impaired Filipinos as it continues to support the welfare of persons with disabilities. In July last year, the BSP also introduced
The Barangay Council of Singcang-Airport has informed the Philippine National Police Regional Office and Bacolod City Police Office that they are willing to donate a 500 square meter property for the new and permanent location of Police Station 8. The
Various farm equipment were turned over to the members of two farmers’ associations in Barangay San Isidro E. B. Magalona yesterday by E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon’s consultant Ramie Babac and Municipal Agriculturist Efren Garcia Jr., according to a press
• 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
In its commitment to continue delivering quality education and exceptional service, STI West Negros University inaugurated its new School of Basic Education (SBE) building along Hilado Street, Barangay 18, Bacolod City, yesterday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of the building
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An Army general has reiterated that the 3rd Infantry Division does not engage in “red tagging,” which he stressed is not a government policy. Maj. Gen. Marion Sison, 3ID commander, disclosed that the information presented to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Trade and Industry reported that a 60-day price freeze was imposed in 31 local government units in Western Visayas, either due to El Niño or Pertussis outbreak. Out of the 31 declarations of
