Road crash injures 11 cops
Rescuers extend medical attention to an injured police trooper in Brgy. Caningay, Candoni, Negros Occidental.* CCTO photo
Rescuers extend medical attention to an injured police trooper in Brgy. Caningay, Candoni, Negros Occidental.* CCTO photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Be it called Siquijor, Negros Region, or Negros Island Region plus Siquijor, Negros Occidental 2nd District Rep. Alfredo Marañon III is bent on pursuing the one island region, rather than creating two sub-regions for Negros. “We
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more suspected New People’s Army rebels yesterday died in renewed armed clashes with Army soldiers in Sitio Binataan, Brgy. Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental. Brig. Gen. Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade commander, disclosed that
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the Regional Strike Force of the Komiteng Rehiyonal Negros/Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor, was captured by police and military personnel during a joint manhunt operation in Brgy. San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental, on November 27. Nabbed
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to enjoin all barangay captains in Bacolod City to designate a barangay sanitary inspector (BSI) tasked on raising health and sanitation standards in their areas of
The local government of San Carlos through the San Carlos City Anti-Drug Abuse Council and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) kicked off “Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA)” program at Brgy. Guadalupe covered court in the city
The Negros Occidental Tourism Division (NOTD) and the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PRRMO), in partnership with the Philippine Life Saving (PLS), started the five-day Basic Water Safety Rescue and Lifeguarding training at the People’s Park, Brgy. 3 in
Those intriguing words of Christ, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to the childlike,” (Lk 10,21) should clearly reassure
The first regular Christmas season is fast approaching and we are just getting used to how pre-pandemic life was during this time of year. With December quickly coming up, parties, gatherings, reunions, monito-monita, something-somethings, preparations for Christmas parties and presentations
Second-generation COVID-19 vaccines are already expected to arrive in the country next month, but the Department of Health that still has no Health Secretary also has no guidelines on a vaccination program using the bivalent vaccine. Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin,
The “Festival of Many Causes” ended the five-day festivities, highlighted with the opening of two important infrastructures that will ease government service and boost the tourism activities in Sagay City, a press release from Sagay PIO said. On the 28th
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Brazaville Beach Resort in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental held a beach volleyball tournament last March 16 and 17 in cooperation with the Municipality of Hinoba-an, a press release from the organizers said. Dubbed “Brazaville Bikini Beach
The readings of the Mass of Holy Wednesday (cfr. Is 50,4-9 / Mt 26,14025) somehow remind us that while Christ assured us that everything has been taken care of by him, we should not be so naïve as to think
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday expressed great enthusiasm regarding the recent World Economic Forum’s (WEF) forecast, which positions the Philippines to potentially become a $2-trillion economy in the next decade. This anticipated economic growth places the nation on par
Philippine finance app Gcash, through its GForest feature, is the 2023 National Winner of the Energy Globe Award in the Philippines. According to a press release, the recognition serves as a testament to GCash’s commitment to environmental sustainability and its
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN You can run, but you cannot hide. This was the reaction of Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on the arrest of former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie”Teves Jr in Timor Leste, which was welcomed by