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 havoc created by the ongoing drought on Negros Occidental continues, as the value of the damage to agricultural crops has been reported at more than P502 million, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration and Office
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is leveling up its engagement with the Philippine Government Employees Association (PGEA) in a move to further improve the collaboration of both institutions for the benefit of government employees nationwide. “We are committed 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
The gospel of the feast of St. Matthias on May 14 tells us about how much God loves us, where we can find that love and how that love gives us also the complete joy. (cfr. Jn 15,9-17) “Jesus said
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former head of the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorism Division is now leading the NBI Bacolod District Office. Manuel Fayre Jr. replaced Atty. Renoir Baldovino, who had been assigned in Bacolod City for more than
Property giant Megaworld is ramping up its leasing portfolio until 2030 in order to reach 3,000,000 square meters of gross leasable area (GLA) for both Megaworld Premier Offices and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls. This is 52 percent higher than the company’s
