BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another Negros mayor, Silay City Mayor Mark Golez, has joined the list of Love Negros members who tested positive for COVID-19. Golez becomes the third local chief executive in Negros Occidental, with a span of less
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental logged 166 COVID-19 related deaths within three weeks of September, as the number of active cases continue to soar, Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz revealed yesterday. This is the worst
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday held a four-hour full scale simulation exercises at the Bacolod-Silay Airport, aimed at preparing themselves to handle possible bombing and related
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Flashflood hit two barangays of Cauayan in Negros Occidental on September 22, affecting more than more 500 residents, Provincial Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Officer Zeaphard Gerhart Caelian disclosed last night. Caelian reported that heavy rains
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia underscored the need for a strong public-private partnership amid the continued threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to Bacolod City residents. Leonardia made the pitch when he recently met with officials of the Negros Occidental Filipino-Chinese
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sanguniang Panlungsod is urging the Department of Trade and Industry – Bacolod to strictly and closely monitor the sale, purchase and disposal of medical oxygen in certain retail and/or wholesale stores in the City
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, mid- to high rise property developments continue along Bacolod City’s main thoroughfare.* Luis Kilayko/CCN photo
That’s true! God can call us in a surprise. But that’s not because of God who wants to surprise us. Rather, it is because of us. To be sure, everyone is called by God because we are supposed to be
The number of people rushing to register to vote has been wild in the past few days and I honestly don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. The best thing about this phenomenon is that more
Although the Philippines slipped one slot from 50th to 51st place out of 132 other economies in the 2021 Global Innovation Index, the good news is the country managed to remain on the list of five nations that made significant
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Sugar Council has lauded Senator Imee Marcos for her stand against sugar importation and her advocacy to modernize sugar mills and farming practices. In a recent media interview in La Carlota City, where she distributed
BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no stopping from the provincial government of Negros Occidental as it pursues its bulk water project, amid opposition from members of the Silay City Sangguniang Panlungsod and sugar planters, as confirmed by Mayor Joedith
“That they may be one, as we also are one.” (Jn 17,11) Words of Christ just before he entered into the culminating act of human redemption, expressing his greatest desire for us. We have to realize that this is the
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
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the largest political party in the country, has forged an alliance with Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to further promote people’s interests under the Bagong Pilipinas program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., a
