BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four more cases of the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 have been recorded in Negros Occidental. One case each was reported in La Carlota, Silay, Valladolid, and Pulupandan, based on a report from
Rescue personnel rushing P/Staff Sgt. Joseph Nepumoceno to a hospital in Bacolod City Sunday* Randy Colonel photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three Negros Occidental mayors formally endorsed the re-election bid of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer in the 2022 elections. The endorsements were separately announced yesterday by EB Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon, Silay
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 said 12,285 of the more than 13,000 police personnel under its supervision in Western Visayas have already been inoculated, as of Sunday. Of the vaccinated personnel, 1,783 are assigned at the
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Emergency Operations Center deputy director for medical and data analysis, Dr. Chris Sorongon, said yesterday that 13 individuals, including four women who earlier tested for the Delta variant of Covid-19, yielded negative, based on the
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Most employers in Western Visayas are not keen on increasing the salaries of workers, Wennie Sancho, labor representative to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board 6, said yesterday. Sancho said this was the result
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Project Free scholarship program of the provincial government of Negros Occidental will be replicated in Cadiz City, Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. said yesterday. Escalante said the scholarship for teachers and City Hall employees is part
That gospel episode where a demoniac approached Christ who was at that time preaching in the synagogue, asking him, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are,
The Philippines is among only five countries in the world that have not resumed in-person classes since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared last year, and it is the opinion of the United Nations Children’s Fund that the prolonged closure has
Responsible pet ownership and basic animal rights were underscored at the first-ever Animal Welfare Summit in Bacolod City Sunday. The event, on the theme “Making Bacolod a Friendly and Safe Haven for Pets, Strays, and Pet Lovers Alike”, was held
• 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 Two policemen assigned in Negros Occidental are now facing a probe for allegedly receiving protection money from financiers of illegal gambling. PLt. Col. Arnel Solis, spokesman of the Police Regional Office 6, disclosed yesterday that the
• 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
ASSISTANCE. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed a total of P415,000 cash assistance to 47 families affected by recent fire incidents in Negros Occidental, and 17 Child Development Workers from various local government units, who retired from last year, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
DEVOTION. Vendors selling devotional items across the San Vicente Ferrer Parish-Shrine, also known as “Vito Church” located at Barangay Vito in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.* Andrew Altarejos photo
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
