November 15, 2022

COVID-19 cases up 88% in 2 weeks

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN COVID-19 cases in Negros Occidental have risen by about 88 percent over an almost two-week period, with seven deaths, according to a report of the Provincial Incident Management Team. Cases increased from 140 on November 1

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Direct flights to Australia Northern Territory eyed

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Direct flights from Northern Territory of Australia and Negros Occidental are now being explored by both governments, following the recent visit of a provincial delegation led by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson to Darwin, Australia. Provincial Administrator

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Capitol employees getting extra PBB bonus

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental is looking into Performance Based Bonus (PBB), as a component for granting an extra bonus to Capitol employees before the year ends. Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz yesterday said they

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Arevalo designated acting VISCOM chief

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo yesterday assumed leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command (VISCOM) in an acting capacity, following the mandatory retirement of its commander, Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz. Arevalo, the 3rd Infantry

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Victorias City establishes quarantine stations

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The city government of Victorias in Negros Occidental also put up two quarantine stations to further boost the campaign of the provincial government and highly urbanized Bacolod City, to protect the province’s P6 billion hog industry

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Estefania fire razes home

BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A house was razed by fire early yesterday morning at Phase ll of Country Homes Subdivision, Barangay Estefania, Bacolod City. The Bureau of Fire Protection estimated the damage caused by the fire to the residence of

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Dealing with our sinfulness

The story of Zaccheus in the gospel (cfr. Lk 19, 1-10) offers us a precious lesson on how to properly deal with the unavoidable human condition of our sinfulness. And that is, no matter how big, ugly and plenty our

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Wasteful building

The road from Silay City proper to the “new” airport is already being broken up so it can be “repaired.” This is interesting to see because the airport is still being referred to as “new” and yet our government has

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