BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Good news for Negrenses. Before he stepped down from the presidency, Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed a law on June 29 increasing to 300 from 100 the bed capacity of the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Upon assumption of office, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez issued an executive order creating the Bacolod City Good Governance Committee. In such pursuit of good governance and in search for the truth, for which there was
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer and sugar planters in southern Negros called for unity in the sugar industry under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Sugar planters supported opposing presidential candidates during the May
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported yesterday that Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island has been showing signs of increased activity. Phivolcs said that its Kanlaon Volcano Network or KVN, in a bulletin it issued
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The United Negros Alliance (UNegA) slated a meeting at in the middle of this month to discuss elections of the Philippine Councilors League – Negros Occidental chapter. Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante, secretary general of UNegA,
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution allowing face-to-face classroom instruction in all public and private elementary and secondary schools in Bacolod City subject to the strict observance of the minimum health protocols of mask wearing, social distancing and vaccination, was
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A minor died after she was hit by a vehicle and ran over by a tricycle on Saturday at the national highway of Brgy. Lag-asan in Bago City, Negros Occidental. The 9-year-old victim was crossing the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade reported yesterday the surrender of 19 New People’s Army combatants operating in central Negros. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, disclosed that the 19 rebel combatants initially surrendered three
RICE FARMING. A farmer cultivates rice seedlings at a farm in Barangay Granada, Bacolod City.* Alejandro Alvarez photo
Re-elected Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Benitez administered the oath of office to the re-elected and newly-elected municipal officials of Murcia led by re-elected Mayor Gerry Rojas and Vice-Mayor Johnny Reosura on June 28 at the town’s gymnasium.
In the gospel of the Mass on Monday of the Third Week of Easter (cfr. Jn 6, 22-29), we are told about how more and more people, after learning about how Christ managed to feed 5 thousand people with a
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Senator Robin Padilla, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, administered the oath of office of Negros Press Club president Erwin “Ambo” Delilan at the SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City on
The E.B. Magalona Pavilion at the Panaad Park has been spruced up and is ready for visitors and festival-goers when the 28th edition of the Panaad sa Negros Festival kicks off today. Mayor Marvin Malacon invited everyone to visit the
To be truly Christian, we should really have the very heart of Christ. We should have his attitude toward all possible conditions our life can find itself in, irrespective of whether these conditions are favorable to us or not. This
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Filinvest Land opened its Futura Homes Palm Estates model houses for public viewing on April 12, signifying a major stride in the development of this family-oriented community in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The unveiling of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental logged its first pertussis related fatality, along with 11 confirmed cases, as of April 15. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan disclosed that the fatality is a one-month-old infant who died last week at
