June 3, 2022

Province’s border closure ruled out

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that there is no need to close Negros Occidental borders in relation to the detection of five more cases of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in Western Visayas, as reported by the

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Dengue clustering cases in 40 NegOcc brgys

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Health in Western Visayas reported that there are 40 barangays in Negros Occidental with clustering of dengue cases. DOH-WV reports further showed the clustering of dengue cases were also noted in barangays of

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Ordinance prohibits drone operation near jails

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO An ordinance prohibiting drone operation within 100 meters from jail facilities was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod on third and final reading Wednesday. The ordinance authored by Councilor Al Victor Espino said Remotely Piloted Aircraft

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PDEA urges drug-free workplace policies

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency requested local governments to enact ordinances mandating the establishment of drug-free workplace policies in government offices and in the barangays not later than June 15. In his letter to Bacolod Mayor

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BCPO seizes P6.8M in shabu

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Bacolod City Police Office reports to have arrested 50 drug suspects for the month of May, resulting in the confiscation about a kilo of suspected shabu with a market value of P6.8 million. Of the

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Willingness to die for love

If our love is true, we should be willing to die for love of God and for everybody else. This is what Christ showed us and also commanded us. He said that we should love one another as he loved

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Shady

There is a growing movement to make cities walkable but unfortunately for the Philippines, where urban planning is still unheard of and government officials usually putter about in a convoy of SUVs that defy all traffic rules and regulations, we

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Cybersecurity weakness

In the Philippines and the rest of Asia, majority of companies find it challenging to hire cybersecurity talent due to a skills shortage, endangering business operations. That is the assessment of antivirus software developer Fortinet, as its vice president of

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Magayon Hinuptanan Festival marked, despite threat of hog diseases

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