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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WV El Niño crop damage now P761M

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As damage to agricultural crops in Western Visayas has amounted to P761,240,675, as of March 12, there is no declaration of a state of calamity in the region, according to Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)

SP to BACIWA: Suspend charges for zero consumption

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Board of Directors of the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA)-Primewater to study the possibility of suspending the imposition of minimum charges to water concessionaires with zero consumption. The resolution

Troops sustain onslaught vs. CPP-NPA

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command reported that government troops sustained their onslaught against the New People’s Army in the Visayas region. During the Visayas Joint Peace and Security Coordination Center (VJPSCC) meeting held