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
The Rotary Club of Bacolod initiated the donation of learning gadgets and educational books for the students of Fe Caridad Elementary School in Antique, especially those coming from the underprivileged families on September 25, 2021. According to the press release,
To mark both National Maritime Week and International Coastal Clean Up Day, the Rotary Club of Bacolod Marapara and a team of volunteers were out in force again over the weekend to continue the club’s Coastal Clean Up Drive. Clean
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Negros Oriental on Monday voted to override Governor Roel Degamo’s veto on the proposed ordinance prohibiting reclamation projects in marine protected areas in the province. Vice Governor Dr. Edward Mark Macias, in an interview with
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN First Gen-owned Energy Development Corporation’s (EDC) 222.5-megawatt (MW) Southern Negros Geothermal Project has been certified as compliant with the minimum health standards set by the government on COVID-19. Though getting the safety seal certification is voluntary,
Pump prices will have risen for five consecutive weeks as oil firms implement another price hike starting today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, Petron, Phoenix Petroleum, PTT Philippines, Seaoil, and Shell said gasoline prices will increase by P0.55
The Philippines’ active official development assistance (ODA) portfolio reached USD30.7 billion last year, a 46.6 percent increase from the previous USD20.9 billion in 2019, the National Economic and Development Authority reported Monday. Based on NEDA’s recently released ODA Portfolio Review
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four of the nine fishermen who were missing after their fishing boat sank off the coast of Iloilo on September 24, were found dead, according to a report of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Two of
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The topnotcher and another Negrense passer of the recent Physician Licensure Examination both come from a family of doctors. Inez Benedicto, who topped this year’s PLE with a rating of 87.83 percent, yesterday said her maternal
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Physicians Licensure Examination 2021 topnotcher Maria Inez Sellado Benedicto of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, wants to serve her community first, prior to her medical residency program. Benedicto, younger sister of La Carlota City Councilor Richard
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) reiterated its support for the creation of the Negros Island Region, expressing also gratefulness to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that he will sign
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.
We have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if
The secretary general of Power Watch Negros said that the granting of the Negros Electric Power Corp. (NEPC) franchise could provide relief to the sufferings of the consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) brought about by frequent power outages.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are hosting the 2024 Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association meet on May 2 to 7, where a total of 4,756 athletes and officials all over the region are expected to participate.
Mobile provider Globe has significantly ramped up its efforts to combat cyber threats by deactivating and blocking an increasing number of SIMs engaged in malicious activities. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the company blacklisted 36,549 SIMs from other
