January 13, 2022

Alert Level 3 for Bacolod City

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The highly-urbanized City of Bacolod was added yesterday by the Inter Agency Task Force to the list of areas in the country placed under Alert Level 3 which will take effect from January 14 to 31.

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Province eyes re-bidding of Capitol transfer

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposed transfer of the new Provincial Administration Center at the provincial government property in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, may not be as soon as expected. This is because the Government Procurement Policy Board wants a

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‘No exemption policy’ for APORS urged

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging the National Inter-Agency Task Force in Managing Emerging Infectious Disease (NAITF-MEID) to approve the intention of the Bacolod AITF to include all APORs among those who should submit a negative

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US$5M surgical hospital soon to rise in Victorias

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Memphis Mission of Mercy, a non-profit United States organization, is soon to build a US$5 million (P250 million) surgical hospital in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. This was disclosed by Victorias City mayoralty aspirant Javier Miguel

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Quarantine facility occupants increasing

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The occupants of two major quarantine facilities of Negros Occidental provincial government increased to 244 as of January 11, after being empty in mid-December last year, Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz reported

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Bing pushes face-to-face debate

Bacolod Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia agreed 100 percent to attend the January 15 Debate of Mayoralty Candidates organized by the U.P. Law Alumni Association-Negros Occidental Chapter at the University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City. But the camp of Leonardia,

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P10.2 M shabu seized in San Carlos

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen yesterday seized more than P10 million worth of suspected shabu from an arrested drug suspect in Brgy. Guadalope, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Nabbed during a joint buy-bust operation of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Group

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Passing unnoticed and purity of intention

In the gospel, Christ shows us how he always tried to pass unnoticed while doing a lot of good. In one instance, he told a leper whose leprosy he cleansed miraculously, not to tell anybody about the cure but only

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Turbulence ahead

The International Monetary Fund has warned emerging economies including the Philippines about bouts of economic turbulence amid the hawkish stance of the US Federal Reserve as well as the stubbornly resurgent COVID-19 pandemic. In a blog post titled “Emerging Economies

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Significant oil price rollback set

Oil companies will slash petroleum prices as much as P2 per liter today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Seaoil, and Shell said they will roll back gasoline prices by P2 per liter and will also cut diesel prices by

PBBM to declare SIPS status for Negros Island

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is now coordinating with the Malacañang on the expected visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to declare Negros Island under a Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status. Brig. Gen. Orlando

P1.2B bulk water project secures RONO from 5 LGUs

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Five local government units have issued a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) to the P1.2 billion bulk water project of the Negros Occidental provincial government, with the only exception being Silay City government, Provincial Administrator Atty.

City Library partners with artists to celebrate Mother’s Day

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Christian Artists National Various Arts Society (CANVAS) in partnership with the Bacolod AI  Artists Association and the Bacolod City Public Library, held an art show, music concert, and poetry reading in celebration of Mother’s day

Army condemns NPA killing spree in province

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade strongly condemned the killing spree of innocent civilians carried out and admitted by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. These acts of violence are not only abhorrent, but also a

God’s love gives us complete joy

The gospel of the feast of St. Matthias on May 14 tells us about how much God loves us, where we can find that love and how that love gives us also the complete joy. (cfr. Jn 15,9-17) “Jesus said