August 2021

San Carlos marks Nat’l Heroes’ Day

The San Carlos city government, led by Mayor Renato Gustilo and Vice Mayor Christopher Paul Carmona, commemorated the National Heroes’ Day yesterday at Rizal Square in the city. Gustilo and Carmona, together with members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, department heads,

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‘Up to Ombudsman to release Du30 SALN’

Malacañang is leaving it to the Office of the Ombudsman to release the statement of assets liabilities and net worth (SALN) of President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this statement after Vice President Leni Robredo urged Duterte to

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Covid reproduction rate to slow down

The country will have to deal with as much as 20,000 daily cases of Covid-19 before reproduction rate eventually slows down by the middle of September. OCTA Research fellow, Dr. Guido David, said in the Laging Handa press briefing yesterday

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Fuel prices to go up this week

Fuel prices are set to increase before the month ends. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell will increase gasoline prices by P0.40 per liter and P0.60 per liter on diesel prices starting this morning. Kerosene prices

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Reinstate us immediately, BEU-NAFLU tells BACIWA

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III “We demand for our immediate reinstatement” The call came from the members of the Bacolod City Water District Employee’s Union-National Federation of Labor Union yesterday claiming that, the longer they are denied of their rights

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Agri, manufacturing may boost PH income

The ability of the Philippines to move up to high-income country status hinges on the long-term development of the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, the National Economic and Development Authority, said. In his keynote speech during the Department of Trade and

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DAR beneficiaries sell online

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 6 (Western Visayas) launched on Friday an online platform to showcase the products of its agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) and help them reach a wider market amid the pandemic. The ARBO Merkado Facebook

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4 more Delta cases recorded in Bacolod

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Four more cases of the highly-transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease were detected in Bacolod City, executive director Em Ang of the Emergency Operations Center said yesterday. Ang said they received the report of

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City cop shot dead by riding-in-tandem

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Unidentified men on a motorcycle shot dead a policeman in Brgy. 38, Bacolod City, at about 5:15 p.m. yesterday. P/Staff Sgt. Joseph Nepumuceno, 37, of Brgy. 14, Bacolod, died while being treated at the Corazon

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Fatima, a musical, performed in Bacolod

• AGNES GASTON REYES The world today seems to be tippy toeing toward World War III, God forbid.  Everyday, armaments are unloaded in bombings of one country or the other, unlike the guerrilla warfares of the seventies.  Bombings in countries

Speaker reiterates unwavering support for Armed Forces

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday told soldiers that a grateful nation and its leaders have not overlooked their sacrifices and crucial service, assuring them of his unwavering commitment to see to it that they are well-equipped and taken care

NIR bill for transmittal to Malacañang next month

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR) bill is up for transmittal to Malacañang next month, for signing into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., disclosed Negros Occidental 6th District Rep. Mercedes Alvarez on Saturday. Alvarez, who is

Charter change and agriculture

“We must plant the seeds of change and nurture them daily through our actions and choices.” – Kari Martinez Since the promulgation of the 1987 Philippine constitution, attempts at changing it just never die down. During every dispensation of power

Suspected pertussis infects 2-month-old in Negros

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office is campaigning for the use of face masks, in the wake of the issuance of a health alert against pertussis, commonly known as whooping or violent cough, which is a highly contagious

Power Watch, all praises for NEPC president

Power Watch Negros, a consumer “watchdog,” commended Roel Castro, president and CEO of Negros Electric and Power Corporation (NEPC or Negros Power) for cleansing the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) of anomalous, illegal and anti-consumer practices, a press release from