BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Divison has yet to receive orders from its higher headquarters if the yuletide truce will be observed or not during this Christmas season, its commander, Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo, yesterday said. Most
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Some local government units would have to explain the spoilage of “a few hundred doses” of AstraZeneca vaccine that expired on November 30. The doses in question were part of the 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccine donated
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is strongly opposing the move of Primewater Infrastructure Incorporated through its Joint Venture Agreement with the Bacolod City Water District to impose a 12 percent Value Added Tax to water consumers of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The United Negros Alliance will have its assembly on December 4 in Bago City, Negros Occidental, which is to be participated in by 183 UNegA candidates. UNegA secretary general Salvador Escalante Jr. disclosed that invited are
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution directing the City Treasurer’s Office through the Office of the Mayor to implement City Ordinance No. 953, Series of 2021 or an Ordinance Granting Tax Relief to Delinquent Real Property Taxpayers of Bacolod City.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two drug suspects were arrested on December 2 by the police during a buy-bust operation at Mallery Subdivision, Brgy. Lantad, Silay City, Negros Occidental, that also yielded P54,000 worth of suspected shabu. Nabbed by the police
HARVEST TIME. Oisca rice farmers at Canlaon, Negros Oriental practicing the “Japanese” style of carrying harvested rice.* Nic Ledesma/CCN photo
The gospel of the Second Sunday of Advent (cfr. Lk 3,106) somehow reminds us to appreciate the role of St. John the Baptist in the whole economy of salvation. It’s definitely a role that encourages us to be very clear
Figures from the National Vaccination Operations Center as of 6 a.m. of December 2 show that the government vaccinated a total of 7.63 million people during the 3-day National Vaccination Days. While this is short of the original target which
Social benefit liabilities of government social institutions (GSIs) like the Social Security System (SSS), the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) have ballooned to P9.935 trillion in 2020 from P153.59 billion in 2019. This
ASSISTANCE. A member of the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade helps deliver water, using water tankers and fire hoses, to the community at Purok Masagana, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of Isabela in Negros Occidental that are PAG-IBIG members may soon avail of housing through a project facilitated by the municipal government, Mayor Irene Montilla disclosed yesterday. Montilla, her son, Vice Mayor Juan Miguel Montilla,
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office VI and the City Government of Himamaylan partnered to bring aid to families affected by the ongoing drought in the southern Negros Occidental City, said a press release from Himamaylan PIO.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six more self-confessed New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the 11th and 61st Infantry Battalions in Negros and Iloilo, respectively, according to reports of the Philippine Army. Three of the six NPA rebels surrendered to the
PANAAD COSTUMES. Sagay City (left) won the Best Colorful, while Talisay City (right) won the Best Indigenous, in the Panaad Festival Costume Competition on Thursday at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City* Andrew Altarejos photos
As part of the continuous efforts of the Abanse Negrense Sports Programs to collaborate with local government units and sports organizations in the Province of Negros Occidental, the Provincial Sports Office, together with the Negros Federation Volleyball Enthusiasts Inc. (NEFVEI),
