June 18, 2022

PNP maintains Bacolod City still safe

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amidst a spate of shooting incidents that claimed the lives of five victims within the month, Bacolod City is a safer place to live, police spokesman PLt. Col. Sherlock Gabana declared yesterday, as he maintained that

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VP-elect Sara invites Bing to inauguration

Vice-President-elect Sara Duterte has invited Bacolod Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia to attend her inaugural ceremony on June 19 in Davao City. Leonardia received the official invitation from the inaugural committee and has confirmed to them his attendance. “It is such

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Bacolod City transition teams to meet

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The transition teams of the outgoing Leonardia administration and the incoming Benitez administration are scheduled to meet on June 22, Bacolod City Administrator Edward Joseph Cuansing said. Cuansing said the technical working group (TWG) created thru

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3 govt doctors, 2 medical staff probed

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Preliminary investigations are now being conducted by the Negros Occidental Provincial Legal Office against three doctors and two medical staff members assigned at the government-managed hospitals in Isabela and La Carlota City, based on complaints of

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SP honors Mayor Bing

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City expressed their profound affection, admiration and gratitude to Mayor Evelio Ramos Leonardia for his quintessential record of service to the City of Bacolod and for being, as

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7th shooting incident in a month

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another victim of a shooting incident was reported by the police to have died Friday night at Purok Langis, Brgy. Banago, Bacolod City. The victim initially identified as alias Drei, reportedly as a resident of Sitio

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Overhauling energy

The Asian Development Bank recently urged economies in the Asia Pacific to overhaul their energy sector to address the worsening impact of climate change and further the transition into a net-zero future. “The transition to a net-zero future will not

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Province vigilant vs water-borne diseases

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid prevailing El Niño phenomenon, the Provincial Health Office is currently focusing on water borne diseases, which could be a threat due to scarcity of water. According to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan, the good

Mission training held in Murcia

Eleven participants graduated in the recently held Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Full Gospel Fellowship Church in Murcia, Negros Occidental, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by  International Teams Philippines (ITP)

BSP: National ID tops list of valid IDs

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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

Senate approves NIR bill on third, final reading

NIR POSITIVE. Senate president Juan Miguel Zubiri with Senator JV Ejercito in a meeting with Negros Island Representatives Emilio Dino Yulo, Greg Gasataya, Alfredo Marañon III, Gerardo Valmayor, Mercedes Alvarez, Manuel Sagarbarria, and Jocelyn Limkaichong, on Monday in Metro Manila.*

Negros, Capiz encounters yield firearms

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The focused military operations of the Philippine Army against remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental and Capiz in Panay, led to more encounters on March 15, resulting in the recovery of firearms and