Talks were rife yesterday that Bacolod City will be on a lockdown beginning today but Mayor Evelio Leonardia and a ranking official of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force were quick to dismiss the issue saying these are mere rumors. The
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN PCol. Romy Palgue, provincial police director of Negros Occidental, and 10 other police chiefs in the province, were among those senior police officers reshuffled in Western Visayas as the May 2022 election period took effect January
Policemen, assisted by the Philippine Army, conduct a checkpoint at Crossing Luguay in Brgy. Hawaiian, Silay City, on Jan. 9, that resulted to the arrest of a drug suspect.* PCR Silay CPS photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The number of travelers from the National Capital Region who arrived at the Bacolod-Silay airport from January 6 to 8 and found to be positive during COVID-19 antigen testing rose to 150, Provincial Incident Management Team
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four alleged members of an organized crime group who succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds, were separately found dead on January 8 in Negros Occidental. Prior to the discovery of victims, allegedly members of the Aki Cuadra
One clear sign that we are truly Christians is when we have an abiding apostolic concern. It can only mean that we are sharing in the very mission of Christ who came here to save all men. And that’s what
Today, the Church formally closes the Season of Christmas and starts the Ordinary of the Year with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The baptism of Jesus in the Jordan marks the beginning of his public life. Although
Republic Act No. 11596 that was signed on December 10, 2021 by President Rodrigo Duterte, makes the facilitation and solemnization of child marriage as well as cohabitation of adults with children a “public crime.” Officers, parents, guardians and other adults
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod City government has appealed to Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año to renew the contract of 115 contract tracers for the city which expired on December 31, 2021, Dr. Cris Sorongon, Emergency Operations
Tighter border control measures were imposed by the Bacolod City government starting last night. This was the consensus reached by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, the medical frontliners and executives of the Emergency Operations Center-Task Force, whom he called for a meeting
Fuse Lending, the credit arm of finance app and mobile wallet GCash, was recognized for its innovative products at The Asset’s Triple A Digital Awards, recently held in Hong Kong. The awards are a recognition by Hong Kong- based financial
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The bill granting night shift differential to government employees whose work requires them to perform their duties beyond regular working hours, which was already approved by the bicameral committee of Congress, is now up for signing
BingoPlus, a comprehensive entertainment platform in the country and provider of online tongits, bingo and perya games, serves a fun-filled and truly entertaining experience for the most-awaited and prestigious pageant in the country, the Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH). Since its
The Bacolod Film Festival is now accepting script submissions with the theme “Stories with a Smile,” or those with a “potential to inspire laughter, warmth, and a renewed appreciation for the brighter side of life.” The filmfest, set for September
The leadership of the House of Representatives will take its cue from the Senate, which will now take the lead on the proposal to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the 37-year-old Constitution, a press release from the House of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The seventh victim of summary executions by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental, was a barangay tanod chief in Brgy. Camindangan, Sipalay City. A statement issued on May 6 by the NPA Armando Sumayang Command,
