BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Despite its justification of not extending the voter registration, the Commission on Election is still being pressed by Congress to extend it by one month. Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed a joint resolution
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution ratifying the signed memorandum of agreement between the City of Bacolod and the Department of Health Region VI concerning the granting of special risk allowance to qualified healthcare workers
Philippine Coast Guard divers conducting search and retrieval operations at the wreckage site.* PCG photo
The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), thru the COVID-19 Vaccination Council (CoVaC), will hold a “grand vaccination drive” for two days this week – on September 27 and October 1. A total of 34 vaccination sites all over Bacolod
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday said that the United Negros Alliance (UNegA) will support incumbent La Carlota City Mayor Rex Jalandoon in the May elections next year. Ferrer, who is the UNegA president, yesterday
The secret, of course, of having our death as a way to our resurrection is to die with Christ. Only with him can our resurrection, our victory over sin and death, take place after our death. St. Paul encapsulated this
Last Friday I took a vacation leave from the office so I could be at home when the people from Ceneco finally said they would be coming over to my home to connect my PV installation to the grid. It
The European Union is prioritizing the implementation of the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), along with respect for human and labor rights, as a priority in trade relations with the Philippines. Speaking at the European Philippine Business Summit, EU
Traffic enforcers showcased their dancing skills Saturday at the semifinals of the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office’s (BTAO) first-ever dance competition. They were given five minutes each for their respective routines at presentations held at four different venues—Bangga Metal in Barangay
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A whale shark, locally known as butanding, estimated to have been weighing two tons, was found dead inside a fish cage off the coast of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental. The discovery was reported on September 25 by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The stunted growth of chickens and farm animals has been noted by the Provincial Veterinarian Office in Negros Occidental, a probable effect of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. However, only a small number are affected by
Bacolod city officially recognized Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center (MBHMC) as a partner hospital of the Bacolod City Comprehensive Health Program (BacCHP) yesterday at the Bacolod City Government Center, according to a press release from the Bacolod PIO. Present
In the gospel of the Mass on Monday of the Third Week of Easter (cfr. Jn 6, 22-29), we are told about how more and more people, after learning about how Christ managed to feed 5 thousand people with a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 58-year-old woman was gunned down, allegedly by a barangay tanod in Victorias City, while a farmer was burned to death in Cadiz City, all in Negros Occidental, on April 16. The woman victim, whose identity
With more than 30 power plants either offline or operating at lower capacities, resulting in either red or yellow alerts in the Luzon and Visayas grids, Filipinos have been asked to partake in the act of propping their poor old
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid more than P115 million in crop damages brought about by the drought which has affected 3,312 farmers in Negros Occidental, the provincial government is not yet considering a declaration of state of calamity as of
