Bacolod City may be considered a class valedictorian or first honor in managing the COVID-19 pandemic as validated by the high marks it received from the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said yesterday. “If
Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia paid tribute to Dr. Andrew Tan, chairman and chief executive officer of Megaworld Corporation, for his company’s support to the economic recovery program of the Bacolod City government post-COVID pandemic period. Leonardia expressed his gratitude to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo is returning to Negros Occidental on May 3 to attend a “People’s Proclamation Rally” and a meeting with political and sectoral leaders in Bacolod City and the province. Robredo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Seven of the 31 local government units in Negros Occidental have been placed under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 which took effect from May 1 until May 15. This was after Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issued an
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Emergency Operations Center-Task Force of Bacolod City is intensifying its vaccination drive to prevent the spread of the Omicron BA 2.12 subvariant and the possible surge of COVID-19 cases after the May 9 elections. Dr.
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Councilor Wilson Gamboa Jr. yesterday said he will file a resolution asking Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) to provide the Sangguniang Panlungsod its computation table for electric generation charges and power systems losses for January
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Two of the biggest families in the Philippines held simultaneous solidarity event in Bacolod, Iloilo and Makati Saturday to show that they are determined to convince and convert voters to make the obvious right choice –
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported yesterday 4,119 personnel of the Police Regional Office 6 in Western Visayas participated in the 3-day Local Absentee Voting on April 27 to 29, with Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A barangay kagawad has cheated death after surviving an attempt on his life on April 30 in Bgry. Laga-an, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations show that the victim, identified by the police as Laga-an barangay
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen seized more than P3 million worth of suspected shabu and assorted guns in separate buy-bust operations in highly-urbanized Bacolod City and three other cities of Negros Occidental on April 30 and May 1, respectively. Two
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday requested the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to submit a comprehensive strategic modernization plan to the House of Representatives, which can be used as a basis for allocating funds in annual budget deliberation of Congress.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is leveling up its engagement with the Philippine Government Employees Association (PGEA) in a move to further improve the collaboration of both institutions for the benefit of government employees nationwide. “We are committed to
• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas has resulted in the apprehension of 98 drug suspects and the recovery of almost two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P13,226,000.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A marijuana plantation was discovered and raided on Tuesday by the police in Sitio Bedio, Brgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Seized at the plantation were 132 fully grown marijuana plants, estimated at 20 kilos.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is now coordinating with the Malacañang on the expected visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to declare Negros Island under a Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status. Brig. Gen. Orlando
