BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The elementary batch mates of slain businessman Jerry Gasendo strongly condemned his killing and called on authorities for the speedy resolution of his death on November 2 in Bacolod City. Gasendo, 53, was gunned down by
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday welcomed the declaration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. placing Western Visayas under a state of calamity for six months. It gives now the local government units the opportunity to access their
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Only one out of 70 public elementary and secondary schools in Bacolod City continues to implement blended learning while the rest have started holding face-to-face classes. Lilia Baflor-Arro, Bacolod Schools Division information officer and education program
After a two-year hiatus due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the celebration of the Al Cinco de Noviembre in Bago City returns this year with various activities set for Saturday, November 5, a press release from Bago PIO said. Al
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army Armando Sumayang Command yesterday issued a statement claiming responsibility for the death of a civilian they accused as a government “intelligence asset” on November 2 at Sitio Indangawan, Brgy. Manlucahoc, Sipalay City,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office is giving P3,000 each to 3,166 families displaced by the series of encounters between government forces and New People’s Army rebels in the hinterlands of Himamaylan City,
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Interior and Local Government is encouraging other barangay chairpersons in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, to activate their respective Barangay Task Force – Ending Local Armed Communist Armed Conflict (BTF-ELCAC), as part of the
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A house in Purok Kaisahan Brgy. Sum-ag, Bacolod City was damaged by fire yesterday that was started by two children playing with matches, while another two were also damaged during the All Saints Day break. The
MILLING SEASON. Workers loading sugarcane onto a truck at Brgy. Hawaiian, Silay City, Negros Occidental.* Billy Lopue/CCN photo
Of course, this is going to be a most tricky challenge. But we just have to learn how to deal with the world’s unavoidable evils without compromising both truth and charity that can lead us to respond to evil with
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said the House of Representatives would focus on strengthening national security and enhancing economic development in the remaining session of the 19th Congress, said a press release from the House of Representatives. “As we
The readings of the Mass on Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter (cfr. Act 13,26-33; Jn 14,1-6) remind us of our duty to really know who Christ is since he is the very pattern of our humanity, the savior
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An 80-year-old widow who succumbed to multiple hack injuries, was found dead on April 22 in Sitio Malusay, Brgy. Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The lifeless body of the victim, whose identity was withheld by the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The relentless efforts of the Police Regional Office 6 toward a gun-free community led to the recovery of 998 loose firearms and 122 explosives, while 182 suspects were arrested in the first quarter of 2024. Of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) reiterated its support for the creation of the Negros Island Region, expressing also gratefulness to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that he will sign
The Philippine Statistics Authority – Negros Occidental joined forces with the Bacolod City National High School’s Class of 1999 in a two-day Giving Back Project for students, faculty, and staff of the school starting on April 18, as part of
