• GILBERT P. BAYORAN After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Panaad sa Negros will staging a comeback on April 17 to 23, disclosed Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz yesterday. Diaz said that a budget of P25
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Regional Task Force 6 to End Local Communist Armed Conflict has asked the Commission on Human Rights to investigate the spate of killings perpetrated and claimed by the New People’s Army in Negros Island. In
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 3rd district Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez has called on the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to prioritize programs that promote a “blue economy” in the interest of national economic security. With maritime
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The three suspected New People’s Army rebels died in recent gun battles with Army soldiers in Sitio Bugne, Brgy. Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, have been identified by the Philippine National Police P/Capt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A show cause order has been issued yesterday against former acting municipal treasurer Nenette Escarda, to explain the missing P7 million in cash and checks, owned by the municipal government of Isabela, Negros Occidental. In his
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The number of voters in Negros Occidental is expected to increase to two million, after the Commission on Elections registered more than 57,000 new voters, for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) this year, disclosed
ABANSE VALENTINE HUG. A giant ABANSE NEGRENSE bear gets a hug from a visitor at the Provincial Capitol Lagoon in Bacolod City, as the provincial government joins preparations for Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14.* GPB photo
How important to really set our heart right! And that’s because the heart in the end is where the true condition of our life can be found. Are we good or not so good? Are we properly focused or are
Airport security screening officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport are being investigated by the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) after video of them “exhibiting unprofessional behavior” during the security screening of a departing Korean pop group went viral. The
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The new set of officers of the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine – Negros Occidental Chapter (PCOM-NOC) were inducted into office by PCOM national president Dr. Anna Sofia Victoria Fajardo at Park Inn by Radisson in
Family, friends, colleagues and constituents of the late Gov. Roel Degamo pay their last respects to the departed governor of Negros Oriental.*
One of the signs that a person is advancing in age is how traditions are viewed. When we were kids, we would take part in family traditions without really knowing the meaning behind it. As we grow older, we try
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Almost two weeks after the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, P/Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis was relieved yesterday as Central Visayas regional police director. Bearis, who assumed as regional police director of Central Visayas December
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday said it would place under the lookout bulletins the individuals linked to the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Justice Undersecretary Mico Clavano said the move is part of further precautions, while
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN More than P2 million worth of suspected shabu was seized by the police from two drug suspects who were arrested on March 18 at Purok San Roque 1, Brgy. Handumanan, Bacolod City. Nabbed by operatives of
The Philippines targets to see 50 Filipino franchising brands across the world over the next three years, Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) chairman emeritus Samie Lim said yesterday. In a press conference in Quezon City, Lim said there are already 20
