New Comelec supervisor, police chief for NegOcc
PCol. Romy Palgue (right) turns over the NOCPPO command flag to his successor, PCol. Leo Pamittan, in a ceremony held at Camp Martin Delgado in Iloilo City.*
PCol. Romy Palgue (right) turns over the NOCPPO command flag to his successor, PCol. Leo Pamittan, in a ceremony held at Camp Martin Delgado in Iloilo City.*
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Health authorities yesterday expressed alarm on the entry arrival of antigen reactive travelers from Metro Manila to Negros Occidental, as 80 percent of them who arrived on January 9 tested positive for COVID-19 after confirmatory RT-PCR
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN / CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The first Comelec gun ban violator was arrested by the police on Sunday night at a checkpoint at highway Mabinay in Brgy. 9, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Nabbed was Cristopher Gaisen, 21,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN As the provincial government targets the achievement of herd immunity against COVID-19 by February this year, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang reported yesterday that 1,135,731 Negrenses have already been vaccinated with at least one dose,
The 800-member Banaag LGBT declared its support to congressional aspirant Danny Atayde and the re-election bids of Mayor Evelio Leonardia and Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, standard bearers of Grupo Progreso. Led by Lyndon Tupas, president of Banaag LGBT, an
As part of their continuing effort to assist Typhoon Odette victims in southern Negros Occidental, the Rotary District 3850 Disaster Response Team delivered various items in the cities of Kabankalan and Sipalay on January 9. First stop was in Brgy.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Lopez-led geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) continues to extend its pampamilyang malasakit by conducting relief operations for its partner communities in Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental that were affected by Typhoon Odette in December last
Christ entered a synagogue and started to teach, and the people were astonished at his teaching since he taught with authority, unlike how their other teachers were teaching. (cfr. Mk 1,21-28) This gospel episode somehow reminds us about the qualities
Despite our government’s delaying tactic that mostly included full-on denial, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is most definitely in our communities, happily transmitting as infectiously as it possibly can in a country where non-existent testing and contact tracing made it
A survey of 209 medical insurers from 61 countries by global advisory and brokerage firm Willis Towers Watson (WTW) expects employer-sponsored healthcare benefits costs that are usually insured under insurance providers to rise a projected 14.4 percent on average this
The 2024 Palarong Panlalawigan (2024 Negros Occidental Provincial Meet) is set to open on April 1, at 5:30 p.m. at the Pana-ad Park and Stadium. The Department of Education (DepEd) Negros Occidental Division, in partnership with the Provincial Government of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With the anticipated signing on creation of Negros Island Region into a law, opposition against it has been raised by Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortes. While they may come up with a position, I’m just wondering why
Jada Biaxyl Celeste of Barangay X, Victorias City was crowned Sidlak Kadalag-an Queen 2024 and the city’s newest ambassadress on March 22, at the City Coliseum. Celeste bagged numerous minor and special awards, including the Best in Evening Gown, Best
Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday marks the start of Holy Week when we reverently remember the last days of the Lord. Palm Sunday recounts the triumphant entry of Jesus to Jerusalem, as he rides on a colt (traditional royal procession)
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Cockfighting will be prohibited on Holy Thursday and Good Friday in Cauayan, Negros Occidental. In his executive order number 3, Mayor John Rey Tabujara said the police have been tasked to take appropriate action against violators.
The closure of the gates during the PBA All-Star Games at the USLS Coliseum in Bacolod City Sunday was a joint decision of both Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF) and the USLS Coliseum Management as stipulated in their contract, a statement