January 21, 2022

Guv on 3-day self-isolation

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson is now on a three-day self-isolation after experiencing a sore throat while spearheading the distribution of relief assistance to typhoon victims in southern Negros. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz yesterday said

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VTI remains apolitical

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The management of Vallacar Transit Inc. yesterday clarified that it will remain apolitical in the May 9 local elections, and has not endorsed anybody. A statement it issued said VTI founder, the late Ricardo Yanson, was

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CENECO rate lowered

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The average residential rate of consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative for the billing month of January is P7.5990/kWh, or a decrease of P1.177/kWh from last month’s rate. Christian John Villena, Ceneco Corplan Division Chief, yesterday

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CDH suspends non-COVID cases acceptance

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The acceptance of non-COVID-19 cases at the Cadiz District Hospital (CDH) has been suspended, Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz disclosed yesterday. Diaz reported that there are only 27 available beds at the

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NPA leader, 2 CPP cadres surrender

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Army reported yesterday that a squad leader of the New People’s Army and two other local cadres of the Communist Party of the Philippines have surrendered to the 79th and 94th Infantry Battalions in

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6 guns surrendered; gun ban violator nabbed

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The campaign against loose firearms in Negros Occidental and highly-urbanized Bacolod City led to the surrender of six assorted firearms, arrest of a gun ban violator and the seizure of almost P75,000 worth of suspected shabu.

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Photo of the Day

CHECKPOINT. Army soldiers join policemen in the conduct of COMELEC checkpoint in strategic areas of Silay City, Negros Occidental.* PCR Silay CPS photo

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Let’s go viral and trending

Like Christ, we should try to attract as many people as possible in order to lead them to Christ. In a sense, we should be like today’s influencers in the media and the cyberworld who with their gimmicks manage to

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The unvaxxed

If you come to think of it, the unvaccinated are primary reason why COVID variants and mutations like Delta and Omicron exist. Furthermore, their immune systems that have no added protection against the coronavirus are also among the primary reasons

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Armed rebel surrenders to PNP

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,

Zero major crimes logged in Panaad fest

Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz (right), in behalf of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, receives a plaque of appreciation from PCol. Rainerio de Chavez, during deactivation and recognition rites held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo

NPA claims woman’s death in Kabankalan

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army Mt. Cansermon Command has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the death of a woman it accused as a military informant, on April 21 in Sitio Dug-anon, Brgy. Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros

AFP Visayas Command gets new head

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1991 joined his classmates in their assignments in the Visayas region, as a commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command. In his assumption of the

No state of calamity declaration yet – guv

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reiterated that the province is not yet declaring a state of calamity, despite the damage to crops in Negros Occidental reaching P184.7 million, due to the drought, while also

Silay solar project faces dust problem

DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*