BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Police Commission has ordered the Philippine National Police to implement its dismissal order issued against a police chief and five others who were formerly assigned at the Moises Padilla Police Station in Negros Occidental.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental is nearing its target of vaccinating 80 percent of its population, as its reached 71 percent, disclosed Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang yesterday. Tumimbang however admitted difficulties in the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 665 of the 1,753 police personnel yesterday exercised their right to suffrage by casting their votes for May 9 elections at that Kanla-on Hall of Camp Alfredo Montelibano Sr., Bacolod City, during the
“I have never left or disappoint you since 2007,” Bacolod’s lone opposition Councilor and vice mayoralty candidate Wilson Gamboa, Jr., said during the April 23 rally of the Alliance of Independents in Bacolod City, where he told supporters that he
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City mayoralty front runner Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez, with his family members who are in politics andare in the receiving end of intense “hate campaign” as claimed by their supporters, reiterated that he will not
READINESS TEST. The Bacolod City Police Office headed by PCol. Joseph Thomas Martir joined the nationwide simultaneous Logistical Readiness Test and Dispatch of equipment and supplies for the May 9 elections.* BCPO photo
“For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God.” (Jn 3,34) With these words of Christ, we are made to understand that Christ is the word of God who would lead us to eternal life. The immediate conclusion
Social protection that remains inaccessible and inequitable for many Filipino migrant workers needs to be strengthened, the National Economic and Development Authority recently said in a webinar organized by the European Chamber of Commerce. NEDA Social Development officer-in-charge Edgardo Aranjuez
Slow Food Community Negros led by its president Reena Gamboa, SF treasurer Bing Montinola, coordinator Jay-Ar Sta. Ana, Virna Tan, chef Gabriel Melocoton and pioneering member Ramon “Chinchin” Uy Jr. with Arianne Faye Balbidades of DOT 6 were warmly received
The City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has put the spotlight on the oldest coffee shop in the province’s northernmost locality as part of the activities of the City Tourism Office, marking the Filipino Food Month on Wednesday. Established
ASSISTANCE. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson distributed a total of P415,000 cash assistance to 47 families affected by recent fire incidents in Negros Occidental, and 17 Child Development Workers from various local government units, who retired from last year, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The havoc created by the ongoing drought on Negros Occidental continues, as the value of the damage to agricultural crops has been reported at more than P502 million, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration and Office
“The health of our planet depends on the health of its ecosystems, and sustainable agriculture is key to maintaining that health.” – Jules Pretty The drought is expected to end soon but not without a devastating impact in agriculture, estimated
“That they may be one, as we also are one.” (Jn 17,11) Words of Christ just before he entered into the culminating act of human redemption, expressing his greatest desire for us. We have to realize that this is the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Twelve former rebels who surrendered to the 62nd Infantry Battalion and police in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, have availed of financial aid, through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation of the Department of Social Welfare
DEVOTION. Vendors selling devotional items across the San Vicente Ferrer Parish-Shrine, also known as “Vito Church” located at Barangay Vito in Sagay City, Negros Occidental.* Andrew Altarejos photo
