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
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
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
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
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental stands firm in its decision to require inbound travelers coming from areas under Alert Level 3 to present a negative RT-PCR test result. This was agreed by top health officials,
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
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.
CHECKPOINT. Army soldiers join policemen in the conduct of COMELEC checkpoint in strategic areas of Silay City, Negros Occidental.* PCR Silay CPS photo
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
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former head of the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorism Division is now leading the NBI Bacolod District Office. Manuel Fayre Jr. replaced Atty. Renoir Baldovino, who had been assigned in Bacolod City for more than
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) claims that accusations of “red tagging” are only meant to deflect underground organizations’ “terrorist-grooming” efforts where select individual victims are systematically recruited and radicalized through
Coast Guard personnel rescuing six fishermen from a capsized boat off the coastline of Silay City in Negros Occidental.* PCG photo
In a bid to enhance public transportation and promote eco-friendly travel options, the City of Bacolod, with the initiative of Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, will launch a green route dry run featuring electric jeeps (e-jeeps) starting May 15 until May
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Trade and Industry reported that a 60-day price freeze was imposed in 31 local government units in Western Visayas, either due to El Niño or Pertussis outbreak. Out of the 31 declarations of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two policemen assigned in Negros Occidental are now facing a probe for allegedly receiving protection money from financiers of illegal gambling. PLt. Col. Arnel Solis, spokesman of the Police Regional Office 6, disclosed yesterday that the
