June 1, 2022

‘Truth Commission’ to audit City Hall

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that he wants to start a clean administration, Bacolod City Mayor-elect Alfredo “Albee” Benitez tasked the “Truth Commission” he created to “go deep as you can” in the conduct of the audit and assessment of

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PHO activates dengue fast lanes in hospitals

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office has ordered the activation of dengue fast lanes in all Capitol-managed hospitals, in connection with the increasing number of dengue cases in Negros Occidental. This developed as Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday

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Australian envoy in Bacolod City

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia (center) receives Australian Ambassador Steven James Robinsons and his wife, Rhonda, during the envoy’s visit to the Bacolod City Government Center yesterday*

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990 typhoon victims get assistance

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Nine hundred ninety more families yesterday received P4.95 million in financial assistance from the National Housing Authority, coursed through the provincial government of Negros Occidental. Of the families affected by typhoon, 699 beneficiaries are residents of

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Grupo Progreso candidates take oath

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Winning candidates of Grupo Progreso led by Bacolod Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran took their oath of office yesterday before Regional Trial Court Judge Raymond Javier of Branch 52. Joining Familiaran were re-elected Councilors Renecito Novero,

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Security tightened at BGC grounds

Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia asked Police Colonel Thomas Joseph Martir to effect tighter security measures and intensified PNP visibility around the Bacolod City Government Center to avert the occurrence of any crime in the area. Leonardia wrote Martir, the current

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267 fugitives, 67 drug suspects nabbed in 7 days

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 arrested 267 wanted persons and 67 drug suspects in a weeklong simultaneous anti-criminality and law enforcement operations dubbed as “Birada Semana” Western Visayas, from May 23 to 29. Of the 267

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God, the world and the cross

We have to learn to be with God as we ought while we are in the world. We know very well how we can easily get entangled and attached to the world at the expense of our need to be

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Flying the flag

On March 6, 1965, Presidential Proclamation No. 374 was issued, declaring May 28 as National Flag Day to commemorate the date the national emblem was first unfurled after the Philippine Revolutionary Army defeated the Spanish forces in the Battle at

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Tearful perfect wedding

Wearing the same shoes I wore to my wedding, I attended the second day of the nuptial celebrations of Owen and Maxine Prunskis. This was going to be their wedding ceremony. So, I wanted to give all the love I

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BSP: National ID tops list of valid IDs

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has directed banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) to place the Philippine identification card (PhilID) at the top of the list of acceptable valid IDs. In a statement yesterday, the BSP said all

NIR bill almost finished – DILG chief

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following its approval by the Philippine Senate, the Negros Island Region bill is now almost finished, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. disclosed yesterday. Abalos, who attended the series of activities in Victorias

House panel votes to terminate SMNI franchise

The committee on legislative franchises of the House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to terminate the broadcasting privilege granted to Swara Sug Media Corp., also known as Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), according to a press release from the House

WV El Niño crop damage now P761M

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As damage to agricultural crops in Western Visayas has amounted to P761,240,675, as of March 12, there is no declaration of a state of calamity in the region, according to Office of the Civil Defense (OCD)

Isabela artists display work in Bacolod gallery

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An all-male art exhibition featuring the works of four visual artists from Isabela, Negros Occidental, opened at Gallerie G in Bacolod City Saturday, and will run for a month. Titled “Facets of Life”, the exhibit showcases

VMA singers make history with back-to-back NOPSSCEA win

VMA celebrated a momentous milestone as Lift John Demonteverde, Tresha Mae Giavia, and Chris July Bawiin clinched the titles of vocal solo and vocal duet champions, respectively, during the NOPSSCEA competitions for 2023 and 2024, according to a press release