Last week, more than 100 students in a school in Laguna were rushed to a hospital after experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion during an unannounced fire and earthquake drill. That unfortunate event prompted calls for the Department of Education to
As part of Law Week 2023, the University of St. La Salle College of Law conducted a free legal clinic at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central Activity Center on March 24. According to a press release, twenty-seven lawyers from the
Carlos Hilado Memorial State University partnered with Bureau of Fire Protection 6 Talisay City Fire Station for a seminar entitled “Fire Safety Awareness” on March 27-29 at the university’s Talisay campus. The seminar was conducted in observance of Fire Prevention
These six high-performing female executives of the Globe Group may be powerhouses in the workplace, but at home, they embrace their roles as loving moms and wives, cherishing rest and family time to stay focused, energized and motivated while guiding
Risk-on sentiments returned to the local bourse as worries about the banking issues overseas waned a bit, resulting in another rise for the main index yesterday, while the peso ended sideways against the greenback. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi)
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental is heading towards among the vote-rich provinces of the country, with 2,688,523 voters for the upcoming synchronized Barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan Elections in October. Composed of 19 municipalities and 13 cities, there are 2,025,078
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod granted yesterday Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez the authority to conform with the proposed term loan facilities approved by the Development Bank of the Philippines, drawable from the omnibus line in favor of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A Roman Catholic priest, who was arrested for rape charges, has been suspended from pastoral duties, while the Diocese of San Carlos also investigates the allegations against him, disclosed Bishop Gerardo Alminaza. Fr. Conrado Mantac, 62,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Within a period of seven hours, five victims died in three separate shooting incidents on March 28 in Negros Occidental, with the perpetrators having remained unidentified, as of press time. Motorcycle riding suspects shot and killed
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A day before the founding anniversary of the New People’s Army, five couples, who used to be members of the Central Negros 2, which is under the Komiteng Rehiyon- Negros Cebu Bohol Siquijor (KR-NCBS), officially tied
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Power Watch Negros yesterday called for solidarity, amidst regular power outages being experienced by member consumers of Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO), which it said is “depriving use the quality of life, that we deserve.” Amid
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A 57-year-old landowner was injured after a gun attack on Saturday in Brgy. Dolis, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Police investigations showed that the victim, whose identity they withheld, was distributing the salaries of their workers at their
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Remnants of the New People’s Army appear to be on a killing spree, having issued separate statements supposedly claiming responsibility for the death of five civilians they accused as “military informants” in Negros Occidental. The Army’s
The Provincial Sports Office has teamed up with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, Inc. (SBP) to conduct a basketball elite camp for young Negrense hoopers in the Province of Negros Occidental this June, an initiative of the Abanse Negrense Sports
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said the government is sticking to its revenue collection target for now, adding that he is hopeful that the double-digit growth in the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) collections will be sustained until the end of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Organizers of the Western Visayas Athletic Association meet have adjusted the playing schedules of outdoor sports competitions, amid the high heat index forecasted in Negros Occidental, disclosed Ian Arnold Arnaiz, spokesperson of the Department of Education
