BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The rising cases of cholera among the local government units in the 3rd district of Negros Occidental, which has already claimed the lives of two persons in Silay City and EB Magalona, had Rep. Jose Francisco
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Interior and Local Government yesterday conferred the provincial government of Negros Occidental with the Safety Seal for compliance with health and safety protocols against COVID-19. This was after the provincial government passed the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The arrest of a woman street sweeper tagged as a High Value Individual in the illegal drug trade yesterday yielded P680,000 worth of suspected shabu, according to PLt. Liberty Indiape, deputy spokesperson of the Bacolod City
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez through the City Health Office to launched an intensified campaign and measures to prevent the outbreak of measles in Bacolod City. The resolution authored by
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN As he lauded the efforts of the police in the arrest of two drug suspects in Victorias City, which yielded P1.3 million worth of illegal drugs, Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez vowed not to tolerate individuals engaged
The University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City produced nineteen Certified Public Accountants, including a second placer, in the October 2022 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE), records from the Professional Regulation Commission showed. Kate Marie Buencochillo, summa cum
On the Feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude, celebrated on October 28, we are presented with the gospel episode where Christ spent the whole night praying in a mountain and when done, he proceeded to choose his twelve apostles.
I was recently at my kids’ school to pick up some documents from the registrar and one thing I noticed were the numerous CLAYGO signs all over the campus, encouraging students to Clean As You GO. It was interesting to
The United Nations Children’s Fund has ranked the Philippines fifth in the world with “zero-dose children,” as it reckons that there are one million Filipino children who have not received any routine vaccine. Routine immunization for children includes vaccines for
BY ROGER D. BELTRAN After 45 days of rigid training and workshops, 24 students of the PowerHouse School of Talents will hold their first recital at 888 Events Center 5:30 p.m. today in an event dubbed “Unleash: The PowerHouse School
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday expressed openness to the existence of highly-controversial Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators here in the country, but issued a stern reminder that all Philippine laws must be strictly adhered to the letter, a press release
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Friday closed in the negative territory as investors took gains ahead of the long weekend and uncertainties over policy rate cut, while the peso ended sideways against the US dollar. “The local bourse
My late father would always tell us that he did not expect his children to graduate with Latin honors. What he wanted was for us to understand our lessons and apply our learnings in real life. “I do not want
Christ himself said so in no uncertain terms. In the gospel of St. Matthew (5,17-19) which happens to be the gospel reading of the Mass on Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time, he said: “Do not think that
Oil companies will implement a rollback on petroleum prices for as much as P1.30 per liter starting 12:01 a.m. of June 11. In separate advisories Monday, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Shell, Seaoil, and Unioil said they will reduce
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday thanked government troops, healthcare workers, emergency responders, volunteers, and public servants, among others, who responded and rendered services to victims of Kanlaon volcano eruption on June 3. Their unwavering
