November 25, 2021

Leonardia turns to DILG for S-PaSS relief

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia has asked the Department of Interior and Local Government to direct the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental “to avoid implementing the S-PaSS (Swift, Safe, Smart Passage) requirement” for Bacolod-bound travelers via different airline companies. Leonardia was

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Respect decision to retain S-PaSS – Lacson

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday called for respect of the decision of the provincial government requiring Negros inbound passengers, including Bacolod City residents passing through the airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental, to have S-PaSS registration.

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Bacolodnons urged to vaccinate

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia is exhorting Bacolodnons to take part in the November 29 to December1 National Vaccination Day in a bid to fast-track the government’s goal to achieve herd immunity. Leonardia’s call was echoed by Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy

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Rebel-cleared brgys get farm-to-market roads

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three rebel-cleared remote barangays in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental got farm to market roads, courtesy of the Support to the Barangay Development Program of the National Task Force – Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict. Brig.

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Vax policies scored as anti-labor

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Government pronouncements on vaccination are causing confusion to labor and management, GAWA secretary general Wennie Sancho said yesterday. The situation under the pandemic has drastically reduced the real wage of workers, he said. Sancho said the

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Photo of the Day

LIGHTS ON. SMHCC executive Peggy Angeles, Bacolod City Administrator Edward Joseph Cuansing and Park Inn by Radisson general manager Sherwin Lucas (l-r) led the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod Tuesday*

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Endure, persevere with faith and hope

Given the fact that we have already been warned by Christ that the world will end badly and that in our life, we will always have some trouble, (cfr. Lk 21,12-19) we should be properly prepared for this condition in

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Get vaxxed!

The Department of Health highlighted the importance of vaccination as it reported on Monday that 93.49 percent of COVID-19 related deaths recorded between March 1 and November 14 this year involved individuals who were not fully inoculated. “COVID-19 severe and

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S-PaSS advisory slammed

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines has apparently submitted to what passengers have described as the “whims” of Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II and the provincial government for insisting that an S-PaSS (Safe, Swift and Smart Passage) is required when Bacolod-bound travelers

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P55M Victorias City evacuation center unveiled

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The P55 million Victorias City Command and Evacuation Center in Brgy. XIII, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, is now ready to serve its residents who may be affected by calamities, including those from neighboring local government units.

Coordination meeting held for hosting of provincial, regional meets

The Department of Education (DepEd) Negros Occidental recently held a coordination meeting with the counterpart committee chairs from the provincial government of Negros Occidental, Bacolod City government, and DepEd Division of Bacolod City for the upcoming 2024 Provincial Athletic Association

Kiko hopeful NIR signed into law by April

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the Negros Island Region bill, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives and Philippine Senate, soon finds it way to Malacañang, Negros Occidental Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez said he is

Consumers Federation register opposition to NEPC franchise bill

The Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) member-consumer-owners (MCO) Federation registered their opposition to House Bill No. 9805, which seeks to grant a franchise to Negros Electric and Power Company (NEPC) through a joint-venture agreement between Prime Electric and CENECO, through

Negros, Capiz encounters yield firearms

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The focused military operations of the Philippine Army against remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental and Capiz in Panay, led to more encounters on March 15, resulting in the recovery of firearms and

Road safety program launched in Sagay

The Provincial DILG benchmark program dubbed “Negros S.A.F.E.T.Y. First!” was publicly launched in Barangay Fabrica, Sagay City, during the recent 2024 Tinabu-ay sa Taytay celebration, a press release from Project CARES said. During the launch, DILG provincial director Teodora Sumagaysay