BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two Negrense women are now being held in an isolation facility after being arrested for presenting tampered negative RT-PCR results, upon arrival from Manila on board a passenger ship on January 20 at the BREDCO Port
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. has issued an order for the suspension of all scheduled activities in connection with the 48th Dinagsa Festival in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, until further notice. This was due to the recent
Mount Kanlaon as viewed from La Castellana, Negros Occidental. PHIVOLCS has reported increased activity at the active volcano.* Nic Ledesma/CCN file photo
Former Bacolod City Mayor Luzviminda “Joy” Valdez has endorsed the re-election bid of Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia for the May 2022 elections. Valdez’s support came as a surprise and a big boost to Leonardia’s campaign as both of them used
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Good news for Cauayan town taxpayers in Negros Occidental. Mayor John Rey Tabujara gave his concurrence on a resolution approved by the Sangguniang Bayan of Cauayan, of allowing an extension of the deadline for securing business
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Bacolod City recently turned over P10,000 in cash to a fire victim which they have recovered during the January 16 fire incident in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod. Grace Jenny
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) ranked number one among provincial and city police offices in Western Visayas in the arrest of fugitives in 2021. Records of the Police Regional Office 6 show that a
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia led the induction of elected officers of the Women’s Organization for Reforms, Development and Solidarity (WORDS) spearheaded by president Rowena Espiritusanto at the Gonzaga gym Thursday. WORDS held their election and voted for 12 officers on
That gospel episode of Christ choosing his apostles practically randomly (cfr. Mk 3,13-19) can remind us of many things. First is that we are actually all apostles since if we are to be “another Christ” as we should, we cannot
The statement of vice-presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to push for mandatory military service for all Filipinos once they turn 18 if she wins her bid for the Vice-Presidency in the 2022 elections has been met with
Senator Imee Marcos with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer and his wife, Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer, at the opening of 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* GPB photo
A hundred political prisoners in Negros island will hold another 24-hour fast this coming today to call on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) National Office to press on with its initial efforts for a thorough and impartial investigation on
• 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
A fireman trains his hose at the fire that destroyed 16 houses and damaged 3 at Barangay 18, Bacolod City on Saturday.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that they have enough security forces to secure the visitors at the Panaad sa Negros Festival site in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, where the opening ceremony was attended
It looks like the happy days of the proverbial wangwang, which has lately been becoming more and more a thing among public officials and other people who see themselves as big shots, have come to a surprising end once more,
