BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The two-week reprieve ends today but there will be no apprehension of traditional public utility vehicles without franchises. This was announced yesterday by Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, following a closed door meeting with
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Confirmed cholera cases in Negros Occidental has risen to 47, with 43 cases and two deaths in four of five local government units in the 3rd district of the province, according to a report of the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Veterinarian Office reported yesterday that P104,143 worth of pork-related products from areas where Asian Swine Fever has been detected, were confiscated and burned, after being seized upon entering the ports and airport of Negros
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long relentless anti-drug operations of the Bacolod City Police Office during the period of November 14 to 20, led to the arrest of five more drug suspects and the confiscation of 85.5 grams of suspected
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The local government of EB Magalona yesterday received a plaque of recognition from the Office of the Civil Defense, as a national awardee for being a “Fully Compliant” LGU in the 2022 Gawad KALASAG Seal of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Not just one but four. Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez yesterday led a series of groundbreaking ceremonies for various infrastructure projects, including a transport terminal, Bahay Pag-asa Youth Center, Senior Citizen and Sangguniang Kabataan pavilions with a
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to convene the Local Water Supply and Quality Monitoring Council pursuant to City Ordinance No. 08-14-668 series of 2014. The resolution authored by Councilor Claudio Puentevella
San Carlos City opened the 12th Localized Wildlife Month celebration on November 21, anchored on the theme “Recovering Key Species for Ecosytem Restoration.” City Environment and Natural Resources Officer, Engr. Loreto Sanchez of the City Environment Management Office (CEMO), SP
PICTURESQUE. A beachcomber and photographer separately enjoy the blue hour in Punta Taytay, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.* Dennis John Reyes/CCN photo
Christ warned us about what to expect in life if we are to take our Christianity seriously. “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led
We have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reiterated that the province is not yet declaring a state of calamity, despite the damage to crops in Negros Occidental reaching P184.7 million, due to the drought, while also
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has issued an executive order creating a task force against vandalism. In his executive order dated April 23, Benitez said that the proliferation of acts of vandalism has been observed in different
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is taking proactive steps to protect its pensioners from the dangers of extreme heat following PAGASA’s warning of unprecedented temperatures reaching up to 46 degrees Celsius in 24 areas across the country. Old-Age and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Agrarian reform beneficiaries in the 5th district of Negros Occidental, who are engaged in planting sugarcane, have banded together to protect their industry, which is the source of their livelihood. Calling themselves the 5th District The
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amidst the high heat index in Negros Occidental, the Department of Education – Division of Himamaylan City is finalizing plans to shorten class hours in the different schools under its jurisdiction, Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson disclosed.
