Bacolod City had the highest number of teeners inoculated nationwide in a single venue during the maiden run of the Pediatric A3 vaccination program on Friday. Official data from the Department of Health provided by the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force
Pointing out that the COVID-19 attack rate in Bacolod is declining the last two weeks of October, Mayor Evelio Leonardia had requested Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to downgrade the city’s status to Alert Level 3 from November 1 to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson will lead provincial government officials in welcoming Vice President Leni Robredo during her scheduled visit on November 5 at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, disclosed yesterday by Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The pediatric vaccination of minors with comorbidities is slated to resume today and November 4 at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City, Negros Occidental, with two other hospital venues to follow, Provincial Inter
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The establishment of satellite offices for board members in the six localities of Negros Occidental 5th district is being pushed by board member-aspirant Patrick Miguel Montilla. Through this way, Montilla, a former councilor of Isabela, said
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An earthquake measuring 4.1-magnitude jolted southern Negros shortly before yesterday, a report of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tremor that struck at 11:58 a.m. originated 18 kilometers northwest of Sipalay City
It’s intriguing to note that when Christ sent out his disciples in pairs to prepare his coming to the different towns, he commanded them to “carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals, and to greet no one along the
It didn’t seem like a complete year because we had to miss one of the most important feast days, not only for Catholics and other religions, but as well as for those who profess to be “free thinkers” with no
The two-day climate summit attended by world leaders in Glasgow, Scotland will conclude with a multibillion dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030. The pledge was to be issued at the UN’s COP26 conference, which will continue for another fortnight
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Both the Love Negros and United Negros Alliance (UNega) have expressed their endorsement and rallied support for the Asenso Victoriahanon led by Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez during a recent Leaders Assembly held at the Victorias Coliseum
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. The gospel reading in each of the three lectionary cycles is taken from Chapter 10 of John wherein Jesus refers to himself as the good shepherd. “I am the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) has recommended the declaration of a state of calamity in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, Mayor Benjie
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The drought brought about by El Niño phenomenon continues to wreak havoc on rice and corn crops in Negros Occidental, where as of April 12, the value of the damage has been pegged by the Office
Archie and Elenita Arigorat accepted a copy of the resolution unanimously passed by the city council congratulating their daughter Ellen Joy Arigorat for being awarded Global Changemaker in Health IT, from Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran during the regular session
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
We should not be too surprised and bothered by this phenomenon. Given our human limitations and weaknesses, this predicament can take place anytime and often. What we need to do is to go immediately to God, ask for pardon and
