BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The discussion to harmonize travel protocols between the highly-urbanized Bacolod City and provincial government of Negros Occidental was welcomed yesterday by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, who invited Mayor Evelio Leonardia for a virtual meeting at 3
A worker disinfects offices at the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol.* Prov Govt of NegOcc FB photo
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The national government-funded regional evacuation center (REC) in Vista Alegre, Bacolod City is being converted by the Emergency Operations Center into an additional isolation/quarantine facility for COVID-19 positive patients. The P33.7 million facility was originally built
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Murder charges have been filed by the police against a suspect before the Himamaylan Regional Trial Court on January 25, in connection with the death of a Bacolod City policeman. PCapt. Ryan Villasario, Hinigaran police chief,
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution reiterating the strong opposition on the imposition of the 12 percent Value Added Tax to water consumers of Bacolod City by Primewater Infrastructure Incorporated was unanimously approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod The resolution
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A series of police operations led to the confiscation of P1.2 million of suspected shabu and unlicensed firearms from seven arrested suspects in different cities and towns of Negros Occidental on January 24 and 25. Policemen
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 101 health care workers and support staff of the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City, Negros Occidental, were placed under quarantine because of COVID-19, disclosed Provincial Inter Agency Task Force action
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Newly-promoted PBrig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba got more positions in the Philippine National Police following his promotion. PNP chief Dionardo Carlos has designated Alba to a full-time position as chief of the PNP Public Information Office,
January 25 is marked liturgically as the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, one of the very dramatic stories in the history of the Church. It reminds of many things, among them that no matter how much of a
A World Bank report titled “Prioritizing Learning During COVID-19: The Most Effective Ways to Keep Children Learning During and Post-Pandemic” warned that “without large-scale, effective and swift government action, the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on education [would] be catastrophic
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. The gospel reading in each of the three lectionary cycles is taken from Chapter 10 of John wherein Jesus refers to himself as the good shepherd. “I am the
About 575 Senior High School students of E. B. Magalona National High School attended a Career Guidance and Employment Coaching at their school on April 17. Mayor Marvin Malacon, Vice Mayor Eric Matulac, and Executive Assistant Matthew Louis Malacon also
• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sales of vendors at the Panaad sa Negros Festival hit P16,359,940.50 within six days of the event at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City, from April 15 to 20. The LGU Pavilions remained
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The ongoing consolidation efforts of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan in Negros Occidental suffered a setback after its members in Victorias City resigned from the political party, following its plans to challenge incumbent Gov. Eugenio
A graduate of the Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas (TUP-V) in Talisay City topped the April 2024 Electronics Engineering Licensure Examinations (ECELE) held April 11-12, given by the Board of Electronics Engineering. As TUPVian Niele Shem Bañas topped
