December 2021

A movable feast in Paris

So what did I do for my Christmas Eve’s dinner? Since Paris is on high alert for the dreaded pandemic as France recorded more than 100,000 new infections on Saturday – the highest number reported in the country since the

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62 firecracker vendors secure permits

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Only 62 firecracker vendors who have secured special permits from the Bacolod City government are allowed to sell and display their products at the designated firecracker zone behind the Pope John Paul II Tower at the

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Bacolod reports on Typhoon Odette

Super Typhoon Odette either destroyed or damaged properties and agricultural products worth P74.2 million, the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said in an updated report. Dr. Anna Maria Laarni Pornan, city DRRMO head, also said yesterday that

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Bacolod a few steps away from herd immunity

Data released by the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force yesterday indicated that 93.33 percent of Bacolod’s vaccinable population is already fully-inoculated. Executive Director Em Legaspi-Ang, of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force, said 383,307 Bacolodnons or, 93.33 percent of the targeted vaccinable

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Province always ready to assist migrant workers

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assured Negrense migrant workers that the provincial government is always ready anytime to help them amid challenges they are facing abroad and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Lacson, who spoke at the

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Marayo Bank opens a branch in Sara, Iloilo

BY REGGIE C. FRANCO Marayo Bank Inc. (A Rural Bank) held an inauguration and blessing for its newest branch in Sara, Iloilo on December 20, which was officiated by Rev. Fr. Ignacio Bercades Jr., SDP, Mary Mother of Mercy Mission

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Capitol employees to receive P10K recognition incentives

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN All Negros Occidental provincial government regular and casual employees will receive Service Recognition Incentives (SRI) of P10,000 each, which was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz disclosed yesterday. However, the gratuity pay of

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Army vows justice for Negrense killed by NPA rebels

The Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) has vowed to bring to justice the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) rebels responsible for killing a resident of La Castellana, Negros Occidental on December 20. According to the military

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WATER RATIONING. The city government of Himamaylan delivers potable water to drought affected residents.*

Beware of our bad reactions to things

We are now in Holy Week. And the gospel of the Mass for Monday of Holy Week (cfr. Jn 12, 1-11) speaks of how Judas, the traitor, reacted badly when Mary, the sister of Martha and the resurrected Lazarus, anointed

Good Friday liquor ban in EB Magalona

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total liquor ban will take effect on March 29, Good Friday, in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. The 24-hour liquor ban was ordered by Mayor Marvin Malacon, in his Executive Order No. 31, series of 2024.

Butcher shot dead, man drowns in Pontevedra

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two persons died on March 25, one as a result of a shooting incident in La Carlota City, while a 56-year-old jobless man drowned in Pontevedra, all in Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations showed that a

5 drug arrests yield P300K in shabu, guns

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The apprehension of five drug suspects, including a woman, on March 23 in Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation of more than P300,000 worth of suspected shabu and unlicensed firearms, according to reports of the Negros