It’s another jam-packed weekend for sports enthusiasts all over the province of Negros Occidental as the Provincial Sports Office (PSO) released its line-up of sports events for the upcoming long weekend, October 29-31. First on the list is the Abanse
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The owner of a mini poultry dressing plant in Villa Lucasan, Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City is appealing to the city government to provide a poultry dressing plant so they could legally operate. This came after about
Globe Telecom blocked over 32.2 million scam and spam text messages with clickable links in just two weeks after enforcing its unprecedented measure against all person-to-person SMS with URLs. This figure covers September 28, when Globe started enforcing the stringent
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A cholera outbreak was declared by the City Health Office in Brgy. Alijis, Bacolod City, following an increase in the number of cases. In an advisory issued by Bacolod City Health Officer, Dr. Ma. Carmela Gensoli,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Landslides were reported in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental and Ayungon, Negros Oriental, as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council issued a bulletin for Orange Rainfall Waring in Negros Island, warning of heavy rains,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN / CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO In the observance of All Saint’s and All Soul’s Day on November 1 and 2, respectively, the Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Management Program Division (PDMPD) has placed all City and Municipal DRRMOs
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Health Officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang yesterday said that they are ready abide with any guidance from the national government to make wearing of face mask voluntary indoors. Tumimbang, however, said it will be up to
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Infantry units of Army’s 3rd Infantry Division stationed in Negros, Panay and Bohol may soon be augmented by 227 neophyte soldiers. The 227 Candidate Soldiers (CS) yesterday completed five months of Basic Military Training at the
All Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional and district engineering offices will once again deploy teams that will aid motorists in the forthcoming long weekend for the nationwide observance of All Saints’ Day. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The arrest of a businesswoman and five other drug suspects in series of buy bust operations on October 24 and 25, in Negros Occidental, and highly urbanized Bacolod City, respectively, yielded more than P1.9 million worth
An oil price rollback on Tuesday will snap the six straight weeks of increase in gasoline prices. This, as Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil and Shell announced Monday that they will cut gasoline prices by P0.25 per liter and
About 1,000 public utility jeepneys in Bacolod City flooded Araneta Street during the culmination of their 2-day transport strike, seeking extension of the franchise consolidation under the PUV Modernization Program* CGS photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Damage to the livestock and poultry industry in Negros Occidental, due to the prevailing drought was valued at P10,080,100, following deaths of 11,556 chickens and other ruminants, as of April 26. In her report to Gov.
Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet urged Filipino workers to be vigilant and regularly check if their contribution records are updated as the SSS pursued delinquent employers nationwide. Macasaet led the simultaneous Run After
As early as possible, we should be clear about what true love is. At the moment, we don’t have to look far to see how love is understood and lived wrongly by a great majority of the people around. To
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 60-day price freeze on basic commodities was ordered by the Department of Trade and Industry in Negros Oriental, citing the the ill effects of El Niño phenomenon. An advisory issued by DTI provincial office, which
