BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amid reduction of its National Tax Allocation by more than P782 million in 2023, the provincial government of Negros Occidental assured its more than 3,000 permanent and casual workers of 4th tranche salary increases and benefits.
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod deferred action on the authority requested by Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to sign a memorandum of agreement with a local hospital for the implementation of city’s Comprehensive Health Care Program (BacCHP),
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The City Health Office and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office of Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, will be open 24 hours/7 days a week, starting 4 p.m. today. This was in compliance with the executive order
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police arrested 133 suspects allegedly involved in illegal gambling in Negros Occidental during a 24-hour campaign on September 7. Forty-three others were also apprehended by the police in highly urbanized Bacolod City on September 6, bringing
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Power Watch Negros recently launched a signature campaign against the excessive and exorbitant increase in the rate of electricity imposed by Central Negros Electric Cooperative. The launch was conducted at the residence of Power Watch secretary
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another suspected member of the New People’s Army yesterday died in an encounter with Army soldiers in Sitio Manlibod, Brgy. Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, disclosed that about
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A business establishment along Galo-Lopez Jaena streets, Bacolod City was damaged by a fire that broke out at about 11 a.m. yesterday. The Bureau of Fire Protection estimated the damage caused by the fire at the
The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady on September 8 is a great cause for joy and thanksgiving in the Catholic Church, for it celebrates the birth of the one who is the prototype of a human person in
A new report from the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization has cautioned that the interaction between pollution and climate change would impact hundreds of millions of people in the coming century and urged actin to rein in the harm of
They captivated the hearts of many who saw how skillful, creative and talented they were, when they did a demo during their crafts exhibit at the Department of Trade and Industry’s One Town One Product (OTOP) Provincial Showroom in a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, led by former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, is eyeing the fielding of a gubernatorial bet for Negros Occidental in the 2025 elections, if there is clamor to replace Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson,
Mobile provider Globe has significantly ramped up its efforts to combat cyber threats by deactivating and blocking an increasing number of SIMs engaged in malicious activities. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, the company blacklisted 36,549 SIMs from other
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Police personnel in Western Visayas have been repeatedly reminded of the “no-take policy” in the campaign against illegal gambling, which prohibits all PNP members from taking any money from illegal gambling operations, as they would face
Archie and Elenita Arigorat accepted a copy of the resolution unanimously passed by the city council congratulating their daughter Ellen Joy Arigorat for being awarded Global Changemaker in Health IT, from Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran during the regular session
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) reiterated its support for the creation of the Negros Island Region, expressing also gratefulness to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that he will sign
The Municipality of E. B. Magalona hosted a coastal cleanup drive, spearheaded by the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO), to mark this year’s Earth Day celebration on Monday, a press release from E.B. Magalona PIO said. More than 200 participants
