BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Acting Sugar Regulatory Administration chief David John Thaddeus Alba yesterday welcomed the increased budget of SRA to P1 billion next year, an increase of 41 percent, compared to this year’s budget of P712.2 million. Alba said
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A follow up operation of the police on Sunday night, in Brgy. 2, Silay City, Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation of more than a kilo of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P7.5
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Kabilang-bilangan Reef in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, was temporarily closed to the public by Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr., following a drowning incident on Sunday that claimed the lives of four persons, including two minors. On
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A minor was found dead while her mother remains missing, after both were carried away by a strong current at a river in Purok Crossing Libertad, Brgy. Ma-ao, Bago City, Negros Occidental. The 11-year-old child was
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Troopers of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6 and mobile force companies of provincial police offices in Western Visayas will soon have brand new firearms and equipment, for use in internal security operations and anti-criminality campaigns.
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to implement City Ordinance No. 08-15-756, series of 2015 or “An Ordinance Ensuring the Observance of Food Safety Standards in the City of Bacolod”. The resolution
A leaning 3-phase primary pole at Bangga Crusher, Lopez Jaena, Murcia caused a power interruption affecting Murcia and Don Salvador Benedicto yesterday.* CENECO FB photo
We have to keep in mind this reassuring truth of our faith. Especially these days, when cases of demonic possession seem to be on the rise, we should always remember that before God the devil simply cannot do anything. This
This is a transcript, at parts roughly translated, of the eulogy I gave for a legend, VISAYAN DAILY STAR editor-in-chief and president, my boss and my tita, Ninfa R. Leonardia, during her funeral mass at the Sacred Heart Shrine on
Under the P5.268 trillion proposed national budget for 2023 submitted to Congress last week, it was a shock for many to see that the University of the Philippines will receive P2.5 billion less than its current P25.6 billion budget, while
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported the distribution of P68,572,529 worth of humanitarian assistance to 325,469 families affected by the El Niño phenomenon in 2,360 barangays in Western Visayas, as of May 7. The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported that it arrested 29 drug suspects and recovered P5.1 million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas, during 24-hour police operations on May 10. Of the 29 arrested suspects, seven
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An Army general has reiterated that the 3rd Infantry Division does not engage in “red tagging,” which he stressed is not a government policy. Maj. Gen. Marion Sison, 3ID commander, disclosed that the information presented to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that the police force in Western VIsayas is a very professional one, PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional police director, yesterday said that there is no need to conduct a loyalty check. For us here, I
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two policemen assigned in Negros Occidental are now facing a probe for allegedly receiving protection money from financiers of illegal gambling. PLt. Col. Arnel Solis, spokesman of the Police Regional Office 6, disclosed yesterday that the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is now coordinating with the Malacañang on the expected visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to declare Negros Island under a Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status. Brig. Gen. Orlando
