BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The suspension of excise tax on fuel may also bring down the soaring prices of fertilizers, which is now in the hands of the national government, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said. Sugar producers are now
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The death of unvaccinated La Castellana official, who succumbed to COVID-19 two weeks ago, served as an “eye opener” for town residents to avail of vaccination, for protection against the virus, disclosed Mayor Rhumyla Nicor-Mangilimutan yesterday.
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The executive director of the Emergency Operations Center is urging the public to conduct virtual prayer services or memorial services during the celebration of All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Former City Administrator Em Ang
Firearms and explosives seized during a joint operation of PRO6, NOCPPO and BCPO units in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental.* PNP photo
Bacolod Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, chair of the city’s IATF, who represented Mayor Evelio Leonardia, and Emergency Operations Center (EOC)-Task Force executive director Em Ang, received the officials of the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)-Western Visayas Regional Incident
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and policemen yesterday seized about P3.5 million worth of suspected shabu in separate buy operations in cities of San Carlos and Silay, Negros Occidental. The arrest of Emil Mariano
In the Gospel, there is a part where Christ laments about people seemingly knowing a lot of things and yet failing to read the signs of the times and, thus, failing to make proper judgments and unprepared to meet our
The ASEAN Digital Generation Report 2021 of Geneva-based World Economic Forum has found micro, medium and small enterprises in the Philippines as more inclined to shift their activities to digital platforms compared with their counterparts in Southeast Asia. Either MSMEs
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has encouraged elementary, high school, and college students of Barangay 8, Bacolod City to study well in order to have a brighter future. “Education is the greatest equalizer. Even if a person is rich, if he
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 has lauded both the Bacolod City Police Office, as well as Negros Occidental and Iloilo Police Provincial Offices for being the biggest contributors in the campaign against loose firearms, wanted persons,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About P2.8 million worth of suspected shabu was seized by authorities from two arrested drug suspects, during a buy bust operation on Thursday at South Circumferential Road, in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City. The joint operations of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police chiefs in Negros Occidental have been warned of a “one strike policy and no take policy” in the campaign against illegal gambling, in their respective areas. This was after PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional police
With the celebration of Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded that the Holy Spirit is always with us, always intervening and directing our life toward its proper end and its fullness or perfection. He is leading us toward how we should
In its commitment to continue delivering quality education and exceptional service, STI West Negros University inaugurated its new School of Basic Education (SBE) building along Hilado Street, Barangay 18, Bacolod City, yesterday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of the building
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday requested the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to submit a comprehensive strategic modernization plan to the House of Representatives, which can be used as a basis for allocating funds in annual budget deliberation of Congress.
In the gospel reading of the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, (Jn 19,25-34) we see how Christ entrusts his mother to St. John. “Woman, behold, your son,” Christ told his mother to St. John who
