BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The biosecurity protocols of the provincial government against bird flu are already in place in major ports, disclosed Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Placeda Lemana yesterday. Lemana said she sees no problem in Negros Occidental, due to the
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas is now undertaking preparations for the entry of a Low Pressure Area in the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration
Human Rights Advocates Negros (HRAN) strongly condemned the abusive and dictatorial policies imposed at Guihulngan District Jail by Jail Chief Inspector Ebylino Escano, a press release from the group said. Yesterday, lawyer Rey Gorgonio was refused entry and private consultation
An army of nutcrackers are among the new attractions, along with a Santa-themed King Kong, at the Campuestohan Highlands Resort Christmas Village in Talisay City.*
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three hundred nineteen insurgency affected barangays in Regions 6, 7 and 8, have been declared “cleared” this year by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command, through the implementation of Community Support Programs (CSP) of
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The town of EB Magalona in Negros Occidental is on its way to being a drug cleared municipality, after Brgy. Tanza yesterday joined its list of drug cleared villages. The declaration of barangay Tanza by the
BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution requesting Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez through the Bacolod City Health Office to launch intensified information dissemination campaign on the health risk and prevention of chikungunya disease, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod Wednesday.
Even while in prison, St. John the Baptist told his disciples to go to Christ to see if Christ indeed was the expected messiah. (cfr. Mt 11,2-11) Obviously, St. John knew about who Christ really was. He just wanted to
The Gavi vaccine alliance, a non-profit organization created in 2000 to provide an array of vaccines to developing countries, recently announced that Covax, the global program for distributing COVID-19 jabs to poorer countries, will soon be integrated into more routine
The country’s economic managers yesterday expressed their full support behind the creation of the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF), saying it would serve “as a vehicle to move forward the agency for prosperity and achieve the economic goals of the administration.”
Senator Imee Marcos with Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Gov. Jeffrey Ferrer and his wife, Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer, at the opening of 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* GPB photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While the political coalition of Love Negros and United Negros Alliance (UNegA) is still working in the provincial level, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday encouraged candidates to duplicate their arrangement at the local level. In past
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more local government units in Negros Island have placed their respective areas under a state of calamity, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. During its regular session on Thursday, the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental logged its first pertussis related fatality, along with 11 confirmed cases, as of April 15. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan disclosed that the fatality is a one-month-old infant who died last week at
Mayor Narciso “Narwin” Javelosa, Jr. congratulated all the athletes, teachers, and staff who represented Sagay City in the recently concluded Palarong Panlalawigan, during a courtesy call at the Mayor’s Office on April 18. Javelosa said he is grateful to all
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that they have enough security forces to secure the visitors at the Panaad sa Negros Festival site in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, where the opening ceremony was attended
