BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) reported yesterday a reduction of total crime volume in the province by 13.22 percent last year compared to year 2020. Crime volume went down from 2,950 in 2020 to
COURTESY CALL. PCol. Leo Pamittan, newly-installed provincial police director of Negros Occidental, pays a courtesy call to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya said House Bill No. 10284 establishing a Special Economic Zone and the Bacolod Economic Zone Authority, which they have authored in the House of Representatives, has been approved by the Senate Committee
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN While other local government already started to implement “No Vaxx, No Entry” in their respective government building and offices, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that he has no plans to implement it at the Provincial
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Commission on Elections will meet with representatives of the Bacolod City Police Office tomorrow to identify any possible election hotspot barangay in Bacolod City. Bacolod Election Officer Katrina Trinio-Caña said the matter will be one
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 2,368 residents of 17 barangays in Sipalay City, which was badly hit by typhoon Odette, got more help from the provincial government of Negros Occidental. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson led the distribution of
Bacolod Fire Marshall Chief Inspector Rodel Legaspi, together with 19 firefighters from the Bacolod City Fire Station received the “Medalya ng Pagtulong sa Nasalanta” during the 48th Fire Service Recognition Day of the Bureau of Fire Protection at EON Centennial
We somehow have to get involved in these things if we are to truly follow Christ. In the gospel, that is what Christ was doing. (cfr. Mk 1,29-39) “He went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the
In a recent interview on the ABS-CBN News Channel, aerosol expert and chemistry professor from the University of Colorado-Boulder Jose-Luis Jimenez raised a hubbub when he said that plastic barriers and face shields do not reduce the spread of infectious
One of the biggest Tenpin Bowlers Group in Bacolod, the Monday Bowlers Club of Bacolod (MBCB), well known for its mission to assist in Health challenge of members and spouses and conducting training assistance for youth bowlers started the year
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. The gospel reading in each of the three lectionary cycles is taken from Chapter 10 of John wherein Jesus refers to himself as the good shepherd. “I am the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are hosting the 2024 Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association meet on May 2 to 7, where a total of 4,756 athletes and officials all over the region are expected to participate.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN League of Cities of the Philippines national chairman, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Friday called on Vice President Sara Duterte to consider stepping down from her Cabinet post. The call of Benitez came after
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO “Transcendence,” an art exhibit that invites its viewers on a journey of spiritual awakening and inner transformation through the timeless symbolism of the lotus flower, opened at the FGS Yuan Thong Temple in Burgos Extension, Bacolod
Local athletes, sports standouts, coaches and school heads from twelve private universities and colleges in Negros island will converge at STI West Negros University in Bacolod City, to compete in various sports and cultural events in the 1st Negros Island
The Cadiz City Pavilion experienced a significant downturn in sales during the weeklong Panaad Sa Negros Festival 2024 held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City. The festival, which ran from April 15 to 21, witnessed
