BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental is aiming to restore its rank as among the most visited provinces in Western Visayas during the pre-pandemic period, disclosed Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz yesterday. Aklan, where Boracay island
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran is now the acting mayor of Bacolod City. Based on memorandum number 099 issued by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Familiaran will be serving as acting mayor of Bacolod City from September
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A fugitive, who ranked top 7 in the wanted list of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, was shot and injured after he tried to escape from his abductors yesterday at Sitio Amian in Brgy. Tampalon,
BY CRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod City has documented one confirmed cholera case as of September 16, bringing the city into an alert threshold for cholera, Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environmental and Sanitation, said. Tan said the patient
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine National Police reported yesterday that nine of the 17 kidnapping cases involving workers and casino players of POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) companies, have been solved. Of the 17 POGO related kidnapping cases, PNP
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Uplift Foundation International (UPI), a non-profit organization registered in Las Vegas, Nevada, launched on September 18 its Values Advocacy and Literacy Upliftment through Education and Sharing (VALUES) for Children in the Countryside, in partnership with St.
SHOP NEGROS. The Negros Trade Fair at the Glorietta Activity Center at Makati starts September 20 and will run until the 25th.* Capitol PIO photo
When Christ was told that his mother and relatives were around and would like to see him, he said it very clearly that his mother and brothers and sisters are those who do the will of his heavenly Father. (cfr.
Early this month, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual urged companies to rethink their hiring policies that favored college graduates and to employ more K-12 finishers, as students who finished the country’s K-12 program face less-than-bright job prospects in a country where
The United Nations Children’s Fund has warned of low levels of learning, with only one in three 10-year-olds globally estimated to be able to read and understand a simple written story, down from half before the onset of the COVID-19
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office has logged 14 confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in Negros Occidental, as of May 6. Of the probable cases in the province, 33 others turned out negative, while 17 others
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting the Office of Mayor Albee Benitez, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), and all the barangays of the City of Bacolod to strictly implement City Ordinance No. 331, was approved by the Bacolod
The Bacolod Film Festival is now accepting script submissions with the theme “Stories with a Smile,” or those with a “potential to inspire laughter, warmth, and a renewed appreciation for the brighter side of life.” The filmfest, set for September
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is set to hold its general assembly this month, as the political party gears up for the elections on May next year. Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr., the UNegA secretary
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday said that there was no order from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for members of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) in Negros Occidental, to resign from their political party. Ferrer, the personal
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Almost P1 million worth of illegal drugs have been seized by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the police in separate buy bust operations during the weekend in cities of Bacolod and Silay, all
