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
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
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The help of President Rodrigo Duterte is being sought to impose a price ceiling on prime commodities in Negros Occidental, which was devastated by typhoon Odette last week. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz disclosed yesterday that the
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
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
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
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
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
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
An adopted dog of Silay City Police Station mourns the death of his “buddy policeman” P/Cpl. Joebert Diasanta.* Silay CPS photo
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
WATER RATIONING. The city government of Himamaylan delivers potable water to drought affected residents.*
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is set to visit Himamaylan City today, to inspect the ongoing construction of the Super Health Center and join the orientation of over 500 DOLE Tupad beneficiaries, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. Senator Go
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
• 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.
• 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
• 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