Seven more corporate entities were issued Certificates of Safety Seal by the Bacolod City government Friday. Mayor Evelio Leonardia commended the companies that are compliant with the requirements of the Safety Seal Certification Program, a press release from the city
The Bureau of Internal Revenue is accepting the Philippine Identification card as valid proof of identity for all transactions. The BIR is among the national government agencies which endorsed the PhilID, the others being official delivery partner Philippine Postal Corporation,
The Department of Labor and Employment is continuously assessing the possible increase in the annual deployment cap of health care workers abroad, including nurses. Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Saturday that the regular assessment is in response to countries that
Two stakeholders, Teleperformance Bacolod for the business sector, and Trinity Christian School for the academe, extended their gratitude to Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia following the conduct of vaccination drives for their workers and personnel. “Your generous support through the years
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The number of health protocol violators in Bacolod City reached 34,151, as of Monday, P/Lt. Col. Lester Leada, head of the City Police Office Operations Branch, said yesterday. Leada said improper or failure to wear
Bacolod City will hold the “Bigjab Weekend” at the SMX Convention Center and at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central today and tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The weekend vaccination drive aims to prioritize city residents belonging to A1
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The United Negros Alliance commits to ensure safe, peaceful and meaningful elections in Toboso and Isabela, Negros Occidental, even as its members and those of Love Negros are expected to clash in these areas in the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another incumbent councilor of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, who is facing murder charges in connection with the death of former councilor Jolomar Hilario in 2019, surrendered yesterday to the town police. This was confirmed by P/Maj.
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III A former drug surrenderer was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle at about 8:50 p.m. Thursday at Palanca Street in Brgy. 10, Bacolod City. Various angles are still being looked into on why
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Army Major Cenon Pancito III said that communist rebels cannot be “Cardo Dalisay”, the fictional police officer in a television series. “First of all, they are not immortal, they can be killed in the battlefield, and
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution urging the Baciwa-Primewater to either reduce proportionately the minimum water rate charges to consumers affected by frequent water shortages, or to refrain from collecting minimum water charge on consumers affected by a month of
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday afternoon (United States time) sought the expansion of joint military exercises in the Philippines, appealed for an increased United States (US) foreign military financing (FMF), and welcomed the Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act of 2024
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said the follow-up meeting of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. with US proponents of nuclear energy is a step forward in realizing his dream for adequate, reliable, and cheaper electricity for all Filipinos. Hours before his historic
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental logged its first pertussis related fatality, along with 11 confirmed cases, as of April 15. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan disclosed that the fatality is a one-month-old infant who died last week at
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN PrimeWater, together with Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA), recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for their upcoming water source interconnection, pipe laying project, and source activation. These initiatives are expected to significantly improve water pressure and availability
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more local government units in Negros Island have placed their respective areas under a state of calamity, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. During its regular session on Thursday, the
