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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR), which is due for signing into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is “very advantageous” to the 5th district of Negros Occidental, Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo disclosed on Saturday. One of
In a heartwarming display of community spirit and appreciation for motherhood, McDonald’s The Upper East and Megaworld Bacolod recently organized a special event to celebrate Mother’s Day, a press release from the organizers said. The event titled “Celebrating Motherhood: A
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS About 168 newly registered medical technologists took their oath as professionals, presided by Dr. Marilyn Cabal-Barza, chairman, Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday.
Forty Child Development Workers (formerly called Day Care Workers) from all the 23 barangays of E.B. Magalona in Negros Occidental, attended yesterday a one-day workshop on reading literacy at the Municipal Building. This was the second leg and expanded training
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Italianni’s Restaurant recently opened its 33rd branch in the country at the ground floor of Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City. The popular restaurant chain, known for its great American-Italian food, is the second Italianni’s
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command welcomed the court’s issuance of arrest warrants to 27 personalities affiliated with the Community Empowerment Resource Network Inc. (CERNET), following the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decisive action in
