Protest readied against Ceneco AGMA
September 25, 2021
Bacolod Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., Wennie Sancho, Rodolfo Song and Teddy Macainan (l-r)*
Bacolod Councilor Wilson Gamboa, Jr., Wennie Sancho, Rodolfo Song and Teddy Macainan (l-r)*
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Fifteen Army soldiers assigned in northern Negros were conferred with medals on September 23 by Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, during his visit at the 79th Infantry Battalion headquarters in Brgy. Bato, Sagay
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Nobody should claim credit for the order issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission directing the Philippine Electricity Spot Market Corporation to stop the collection of congestion and other applicable charges attributable to the line outage, Wennie
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Coast Guard will soon have its airbase in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. This was after UNIFED (United Sugar Producers Federation) president Manuel Lamata and PCG Western Visayas District, represented by its deputy commander, Coast
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental yesterday received an additional 108,450 doses of AstraZeneca, Sinovac and Pfizer vaccine from the Department of Health. The vaccines were delivered by a Philippine Air Lines cargo flight. Of the delivered vaccines, a total
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A policewoman assigned at the San Carlos City in Negros Occidental was among the national awardees during the 120th Police Service Anniversary on Sept. 23, which was done virtually with President Rodrigo Duterte as the guest
There is no doubt we are all meant to be apostles of Christ, to be his ambassadors. That’s simply because we are meant to be like Christ, to be ‘another Christ,’ and so we share also in his redemptive mission
In a UNICEF Philippines webinar on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), state-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) revealed that stunting among Filipino children remains and has barely improved over the past decades. PIDS senior research fellow Valerie
The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center-Task Force (EOC-TF) has ensured the compliance of health and safety measures by examinees in the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers that will be held at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos campus on Sept. 26.
The mountain town of Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental has suspended its market days starting Thursday after a spike in local coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the past week. In Executive Order (EO) 2021-0909, Mayor Laurence Marxlen de la
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo
Last night I felt like I entered the Twilight Zone when it rained properly, but it was for only about 10 minutes. It felt strange during those few minutes, when the raindrops made that familiar deafening sound on my roof,
An award-winning filmmaker and longtime educator has been recently appointed by the Bacolod City Government as director of its film festival, set to be held this September in select cinemas in the city. The Bacolod Film Festival Council (BFFC), chaired
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is now coordinating with the Malacañang on the expected visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to declare Negros Island under a Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status. Brig. Gen. Orlando
In a heartwarming display of community spirit and appreciation for motherhood, McDonald’s The Upper East and Megaworld Bacolod recently organized a special event to celebrate Mother’s Day, a press release from the organizers said. The event titled “Celebrating Motherhood: A
Yesterday we celebrated the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. The Acts of the Apostles tell us that after his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples, presenting himself alive to them by many proofs and giving them instructions for