June 15, 2022

Cauayan to address saltwater intrusion problems

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The perennial problem of saltwater intrusion into the water system managed by the local government unit of Cauayan, Negros Occidental, may soon be over. Mayor John Rey Tabujara yesterday revealed that 400 to 500 households in

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Former La Castellana mayor passes away

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Former La Castellana Mayor Enrico Roa Elumba passed away on Monday evening, June 13. He was 68. Elumba served as mayor of La Castellana for nine years, was reported by his nephew, Fernando Elumba, to have

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Scholarship launched for brgy leaders

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental is providing scholarships on barangay governance for local leaders, in tandem with the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos in Bacolod City. Karen Dinsay, head of the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program Division,

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Dengue cases up 129% in Bacolod

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The total number of dengue cases in Bacolod City is about 129.3 percent higher compared to the cases recorded by the Bacolod City Health Office last year covering the same period. As of June 4, Bacolod

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P13.6M in shabu seized in San Carlos

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen and operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency yesterday seized an estimated two kilos of suspected shabu during a joint buy bust operation at Sitio Tul-an in Brgy. Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. The

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Gatchalian is Bacolod Charter Day keynote speaker

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Senator Sherwin Gatchalian will be the keynote speaker during the Charter Day celebration of Bacolod City on Saturday. This year’s theme is “Breaking Barriers and Rising Above and Beyond.” Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Gatchalian accepted

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San Carlos CEMO orients workers

The San Carlos City Environment Management Office (CEMO) re-oriented their waste management workers on their functions and work assignments, as well as helped them understand the importance of the environmental laws and ordinances during a weeklong seminar that started on

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Gunmen strike near police station

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Motorcycle-riding gunmen yesterday shot and killed a 40-year-old son of a businessman at the corner of BS Aquino Drive and Lacson Street in Bacolod City, near a police station. The victim, who died on the spot,

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All for the glory of God

We have to make sure that everything we do is done for God’s glory. We have to be most careful of our tendency to do some good things that are meant in the end to glorify ourselves, rather than to

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Victorias included in USAID governance project

Victorias City is among the seven cities in the Philippines that will be part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cities for Enhanced Governance and Engagement (CHANGE) Project. On March 12, Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez signed the

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Sugar prices rise to P2800 level, UNIFED lauds DA, SRA

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Forest fire breaks out at Mt. Kanlaon

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN About 35 hectares of forest land situated at the Mt.Kanlaon volcano area that borders La Castellana in Negros Occidental and Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, were razed by a fire that started late Thursday afternoon, La Castellana