PUV crackdown in Bacolod suspended
Commuters, such as these in in Brgy. Mandalagan, experienced difficulties getting rides due to less PUVs plying their usual routes in Bacolod City.* GPB photo
Commuters, such as these in in Brgy. Mandalagan, experienced difficulties getting rides due to less PUVs plying their usual routes in Bacolod City.* GPB photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Confirmed cholera cases in Negros Occidental have risen to 28, with Talisay City recording the most number of cases at 13, as of November 7, a report of the Provincial Health Office said. Silay City logged
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The city government of Bacolod has reinforced the manpower of the Provincial Anti-African Swine Flu Task Force, currently guarding the BREDCO and Banago Ports, as they further tightened security against the entry of port and its
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Based on reports of the Bacolod City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (BCESU) as of October 29, the number of dengue-related deaths in Bacolod City has risen to 13. Reports released by Dr. Grace Tan, City Health
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The police yesterday seized about 1.3 million worth of suspected shabu from two drug suspects, including a barangay kagawad, arrested in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Alijis, Bacolod City. Nabbed during the buy bust operation conducted
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An exhausted member of the New People’s Army militiaman, who has been fleeing from Army soldiers, was apprehended in joint military and police operations on November 6 in Sitio Mabato, Brgy. Talaon, La Libertad in Negros
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) of the EB Magalona Municipal Police Station was awarded “Best WCPD- Municipal Police Station Level” in Negros Occidental for having the highest number of cases filed against violators from
Yanah Grace Trangco, a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering freshman from the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, topped the 26th Philippine Statistics Quiz provincial elimination held at the UNO-R President’s Hall on November 4. The Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) returned
We are reminded of this character of the Church on the Feast of the Dedication of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome on November 9. This basilica is honored as the episcopal seat of the Pope as Bishop
As close to 100 heads of state and government meet in Egypt for the COP27 summit, facing calls to deepen emission cuts and financially back developing countries already devastated by the effects of rising temperatures, United Nations Secretary General Antonio
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The month long anti-illegal operations in Negros Occidental, including the highly urbanized Bacolod City, has led to the arrest 246 persons, according to reports of the Police Regional Office 6. Among the arrested suspects, a total
With the celebration of Pentecost Sunday, we are reminded that the Holy Spirit is always with us, always intervening and directing our life toward its proper end and its fullness or perfection. He is leading us toward how we should
In its commitment to continue delivering quality education and exceptional service, STI West Negros University inaugurated its new School of Basic Education (SBE) building along Hilado Street, Barangay 18, Bacolod City, yesterday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of the building
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution congratulating and commending Hanna Joy Sayam for winning the grand prize in the figurative category of the Sining Filipina Art Competition held at Taguig City last March 22, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), the largest political party in the country, has forged an alliance with Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) to further promote people’s interests under the Bagong Pilipinas program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., a
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade strongly condemned the killing spree of innocent civilians carried out and admitted by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. These acts of violence are not only abhorrent, but also a