October 2021

320 A3 teens inoculated in Bacolod

Minors aged 12 to 17, who have co-morbidities were inoculated at the Riverside College yesterday, as Bacolod City, through the COVID-19 Vaccination Council, started giving jabs to Pediatric A3 vaccinees. Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia led the rollout, together with Emergency

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77 minors with comorbidities vaccinated at TLJPH

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Seventy-seven young individuals took the lead of availing of COVID-19 vaccines during the pediatric inoculation yesterday at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City, Negros Occidental, with regular vaccinations to start on November 3.

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Deliberations on for P3.25B 2022 Bacolod budget

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The 2022 Executive Budget amounting to P3.250 billion will be taken up by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod in a virtual special session on November 1. Next year’s annual budget is 25 percent higher than the current

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Another coast guard station soon in NegOcc

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental will soon have two Coast Guard stations, as the Coast Guard District -Western Visayas District concentrates in maritime law enforcement operations, especially illegal fishing, disclosed yesterday by its commander, Capt. Edgar Ybañez. Ybañez said

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Graveyard shift: Cops requested at Burgos cemetery

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod City Administrator Edward Joseph Cuansing has sought the assistance of the police regarding the reported rampant theft and vandalism in the Burgos Public Cemetery in Bacolod City. In his letter to acting Bacolod City Police

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Photo of the Day

UNDAS PREPARATION. Graves are being prepared all over the country in preparation for Undas, such as this one at the Brgy. Granada public cemetery.* Alejandro Alvarez photo

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Our blindness and our faith

That gospel character Bartimaeus, the blind man, gives us a precious lesson with respect to a certain blindness that we all have. Like him, we have to acknowledge our blindness and humbly beg Christ for a cure by repeating Bartimaeus’

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Consistently poor ranking

Bloomberg’s latest monthly COVID Resilience Ranking placed the Philippines at the bottom of the list of 53 countries for the second month in a row, suffering the ignominy of being the worst among other Southeast Asian countries who were also

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Bacolod, NegOr on Alert Level 4

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod City and Negros Oriental have been placed under Alert Level 4 by Malacañang starting November 1 to 14 this year. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque yesterday said that the Inter Agency Task Force approved the recommendation

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Vote buying politicians will be arrested – CPP

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Communist Party of the Philippines has issued a warning that politicians who will be caught in the act of vote buying will be facing arrest and reprimanded. Vote-buying is prohibited in the revolutionary areas because

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PSO, NOFA, coaches meet for U-19 qualifiers

As the provincial government of Negros Occidental gears up for the upcoming U-19 qualifier, in collaboration with the Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA), the Provincial Sports Office, led by Anthony Carlo Agustin, convened a consultative meeting with all the participating

P17M infra projects turned over to EB Magalona

Third District Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez turned over three priority infrastructure projects to the Municipality of E. B. Magalona, costing a total of P17 million, in two separate ceremonies on March 17, a press release from E.B. Magalona said.

The Glory of God – The Cross

Today’s gospel incident took place in the last days of Jesus’ life. Earlier, the people of Jerusalem welcomed Jesus triumphantly with palms and branches. His fame as a powerful preacher and wonder-worker had preceded him. Just days before, he made

PrimeWater assures additional 7 MLD of water for Bacolod

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Primewater Infrastructure Corp (Primewater) reported that it has devised a plan to deliver an additional 7 million liters of water per day, or a maximum of 17 MLD, to its concessionaires in Bacolod City. In