BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The wearing of face masks in riding public utility vehicles and crowded outdoor areas, where the gap between people is shoulder to shoulder, such as concerts, is still being encouraged by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson. President
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Acknowledging that availability of funds is always a primordial concern in the construction of a mega project, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson remains hopeful that the Iloilo-Guimaras bridge link to Negros via Pulupandan pushes through. “Funding is
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six police commissioned officers have been relieved from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) and transferred to the Antique Police Provincial Office in Panay island. PLt. Judesses Catalogo, NOCPPO spokesman, yesterday said that their relief
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez ordered Home Invest Ventures, Inc., to cease and desist from proceeding with the ongoing embankment with slope protection in Purok Bayanihan, Brgy. Banago, Bacolod City, pending land survey by the Department
At least 800 residents considered poorest of the poor in San Carlos City benefited from the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on September 9. The beneficiaries were residents of
“As he (Christ) drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her…”
The news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96, was something we’ve been expecting for some time but its suddenness still came as a bit of a shock as she was still attending to her duties, swearing in
Seventeen-year-old tennis prodigy Alexandra Maniego Eala became the first Filipino to win a US Open juniors singles title via a 6-2, 6-4 victory over World No. 3 Lucie Havlickova of the Czech Republic on Sunday in New York City. The
WINNER. Sitio Sana-aw, composed of barangays Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 16, Zone 14A and Zone 14B, was the overall champion in the street dancing and dance-drama competition of the 23rd Minuluan Festival in Talisay City, Negros Occidental.* Talisay PIO photo
In line with the 2022 World Tourism Day themed “Rethinking Tourism”, the Sipalay City government, through its City Tourism Office, held a Sipalay Tourism Food Festival and the opening ceremony for its 16th Sipalay City Tourism Month celebration at the
Negros Occidental has the biggest share of the food packs distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development to El Niño-affected families in Western Visayas. Negros Occidental received 37,367 food packs, followed by Antique with 33,054 packs, Iloilo with
Oil companies will slash petroleum prices as much as P2 per liter today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Seaoil, and Shell said they will roll back gasoline prices by P2 per liter and will also cut diesel prices by
Various farm equipment were turned over to the members of two farmers’ associations in Barangay San Isidro E. B. Magalona yesterday by E.B. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon’s consultant Ramie Babac and Municipal Agriculturist Efren Garcia Jr., according to a press
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Christian Artists National Various Arts Society (CANVAS) in partnership with the Bacolod AI Artists Association and the Bacolod City Public Library, held an art show, music concert, and poetry reading in celebration of Mother’s day
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) claims that accusations of “red tagging” are only meant to deflect underground organizations’ “terrorist-grooming” efforts where select individual victims are systematically recruited and radicalized through
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following the declaration of a state of calamity in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, the Department of Trade and Industry has approved its request to implement a price freeze on basic commodities. Mayor Benjie Miranda requested
