PUV driver in Calatrava crash faces multiple raps
November 14, 2022
Three persons died, while 36 others were injured when this PUV crashed in Calatrava, Negros Occidental.* PNP photo
Three persons died, while 36 others were injured when this PUV crashed in Calatrava, Negros Occidental.* PNP photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental, will soon have Taguig as its sister city. Himamaylan City Mayor Raymund Tongson said he thanked Mayor Lani Cayetano for her positive reaction to the “twinning agreement” with Taguig City, “in
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another 24 members of the Sentro De Grabidad Platoon of Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros Central Negros 2 surrendered to the 94th Infantry Battalion, as 25 of their comrades who earlier abandoned the armed struggle received financial assistance
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN More scholarship programs were signed by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson during his recent visit to Darwin, Australia. This time, Lacson signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Alana Kaye College in Darwin, Australia, represented by its Chief
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN More 160 more soldiers received medals for meritorious services they displayed in numerous encounters with New People’s Army in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, and Guihulngan City in Negros Oriental. Of the awardees, 106 are members of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A barangay tanod and two others died, in separate shooting, stabbing and hacking incidents during the weekend in Negros Occidental, police said. Nilo Payo, a barangay tanod, was found dead yesterday at the seawall of Brgy.
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Third District Representative Francisco “Kiko” Benitez lauded the talents and effort of the Silay United Group of Artists and Volunteers who made possible the revival of the Cinco de Noviembre Wall Mural located in front of
We should try to make these words of the blind man asking Christ for a cure for his blindness (cfr. Lk 18,41) as an aspiration that we can repeat many times during the day. We cannot deny that despite our
A few years ago, I complained of body aches to my doctor who suggested that I undergo a thorough medical check-up. As I lay inside the MRI tube, feeling nervous and claustrophobic, it suddenly dawned on me that my body
In a recent Go Negosyo town hall meeting, founder Joey Concepcion hoped that the Filipino public could have easier access to vaccines in the future by allowing its purchase from hospitals, clinics and drugstores. He cited the situation in the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The granting of a franchise to the Negros Electric Power Corp., to maintain an electric power distribution in key localities of Negros Occidental, is steadily inching towards approval by the Philippine Senate. The Senate approved on
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo
BEACH LIFE. People enjoying the summer along the beaches of Barangay Talaban in Himamaylan City, over the weekend.* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The province of Negros Occidental sustained P13,784,650 million worth of damage to livestock and poultry from the El Niño phenomenon, following deaths of 14,598 chickens and other ruminants, as of May 13. In her report to
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
Coast Guard personnel rescuing six fishermen from a capsized boat off the coastline of Silay City in Negros Occidental.* PCG photo