The ongoing satellite registration of the Commission on Elections at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City is a super spreader activity with the hundreds, if not thousands, of prospective out-of-town transferee-voters being unloaded from trucks, buses and
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Former Bacolod Councilor Caesar Distrito yesterday said he was asked by former 3rd District congressman Albee Benitez, who has declared his intention to run for mayor of Bacolod City, to be his running mate. Distrito said
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz yesterday said that the provincial government of Negros Occidental is ready to ease travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion reported earlier that
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN There are now 73 medical frontliners assigned in the different hospitals and molecular laboratories managed by the provincial government of Negros Occidental, that tested positive for COVID-19, Provincial Inter Agency Task Force Rayfrando Diaz disclosed yesterday.
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The chairman of the Committee on Environment and Ecology of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City will be calling for a public hearing on the resolution passed by the Felisa Barangay Council requesting the mayor not
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senate Majority Floor Leader yesterday lauded the Commission on Election for extending the voter registration period by three weeks, starting from October 9 to 31 this year. This was after both the Philippine Senate and House
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution expressing the profound appreciation and gratitude of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City for the philanthropy and selflessness of all the corporate officers and owners of South Hills Academy, Inc. (SHAI) headed by its
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN P/Col. Roderick Alba is the new spokesperson of the Philippine National Police. Alba, who formerly served as officer-in-charge of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, will replace PBrig. Gen. Rolando Olay, who has been designated by
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The permit to operate of the Sum-ag Floating Restaurant, which is the project of the City of Bacolod, is presently being worked out by the contractor Stoneworks Specialist Int’l. Corp. with the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina)
A rice farmer cultivates a rice paddy in Dulao, Bago, an area known as the rice granary of Negros.* Nic Ledesma/CCN photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two suspected New People’s Army rebels, who are remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front, were captured on Thursday by Army soldiers and police troopers in Brgy. Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. 2Lt. Dan Carlo
I was having a conversation with a couple of close friends from way back the other day, and as usual, the topic turned to how things are changing as we age. This time, instead of talking about our health and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that the expectations for the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival, was not only met, but even exceeded. Lacson, who spoke last night at the closing ceremony of the
An octogenarian who lost her house in a fire at Purok 9, Brgy. Aguisan, Himamaylan City on Tuesday, immediately received aid from Mayor Raymund Tongson and the City Social Welfare and Development Office, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The relentless efforts of the Police Regional Office 6 toward a gun-free community led to the recovery of 998 loose firearms and 122 explosives, while 182 suspects were arrested in the first quarter of 2024. Of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Manhunt operations of Police Regional Office 6 against fugitives in Western Visayas have led to the arrest of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of 2024, of which more than 50 percent were collared in
