BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Instead of requiring negative antigen test results from inbound travelers from Metro Manila in lieu of RT-PCR tests, Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action officer Rayfrando Diaz pushed for the “swab for free” upon arrival at
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another local government unit in southern Negros is being assessed by the Commission on Elections as a possible “area of concern” during the May 9 synchronized elections, according to provincial police deputy spokesperson PLt. Abegael Donasco.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, who has tested positive for COVID-19 with 22 other Capitol employees, returned to work yesterday under a work from home arrangement. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said that he was informed
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Local power advocacy group Power Watch Negros Advocates Inc. and other consumers group in Bacolod City are strongly recommending that labor and management of Central Negros Electric Cooperative return to the negotiating table to resolve the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The management of Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City is asking for prayers from the public to all COVID-19 patients and frontline medical workers, after the occurrence of a suicide incident at
Rotary Club of Bacolod and Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade continue to bring aid to Typhoon Odette victims in the cities of Bago and Himamaylan, and municipality of Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on January 22. Aid was extended to typhoon victims in
FISHING. A fisherman tries his luck, hoping for tanguigue, at BREDCO port.* NicLedesma/CCN photo
There’s that funny part in the gospel where some leading Jews were accusing Christ of being “possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he drives out demons.” (Mk 3,22) Christ, of course, saw the blatant contradiction of their
Labor groups and the Department of Labor and Employment are seeing the need to strictly enforce the workers’ right to disconnect amid the upswing in the incidence of work-related stress. In the case of licensed psychologist Charlene Lucas who has
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Thirty-one Negrense artists are currently holding a group exhibit titled “PusongPinoy” at the Activity Center of the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City which runs from January 16 to 31. The show is participated in
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has issued an executive order creating a task force against vandalism. In his executive order dated April 23, Benitez said that the proliferation of acts of vandalism has been observed in different
The Mixed 2012 of Montevista ES ranked first in round one of Mundial de Futbol, Inter Continental Soccer qualifiers held in conjunction with Gardenville United Football Club Inc., at Megaworld’s The Upper East on April 20-21. In the Girls 2009
Following an intense 2-day competition, Delimondo’s Gelimae Villanueva and Bianca Lizares ruled the 1st Governor Bong Lacson Beach Volleyball Tournament (Women’s Open Category) held at the resthouse of Jose G. Montalbo in Spur 14 Purok Langka, Brgy. Bunga, Don Salvador
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) reiterated its support for the creation of the Negros Island Region, expressing also gratefulness to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that he will sign
With days to go before Labor Day, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) will conduct a National Day of Action for Salary Increase in the National Capital Region, a press release from the organizers said. ACT and its regional union
Silliman University, through the Culture and Arts Council (CAC), is set to host a national music and culture summit that aims to convene music leaders and practitioners from various fields of music in the Philippines on May 15-17. With the
