Hog cholera kills more than 2,000 pigs in Negros
May 17, 2023
An animal quarantine checkpoint established along the national highway of Victorias City in Negros Occidental.*
An animal quarantine checkpoint established along the national highway of Victorias City in Negros Occidental.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday doused speculations of an alleged rift among Love Negros members. Asked if there is a rift between him and Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Lacson replied “there is none.”
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Traditional jeepney operators in Bacolod City will start processing their extended provisional authority that will allow them to continue their operation, before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Regional Office in Iloilo today. The
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla yesterday said that charges against Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves will be filed “most probably on Wednesday” by the National Bureau of Investigation. Remulla said that DOJ initially planned to file the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following deaths of its top leaders in Negros Island, the New People’s Army is now conducting an “internal cleansing” among their ranks, revealed yesterday by Brig. Gen. Orlando Edralin, who is the 303rd Infantry Brigade commander.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 57 former rebels in Negros Occidental yesterday availed of financial assistance from the national and provincial governments, in a ceremony held at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City. Brig. Gen. Orlando
Thirty officials and community workers of Barangay Purisima, Manapla, are now fully trained to respond to emergency situations in their village after completing the 3-day Barangay Emergency Response Team (BERT) Training at the 605th Manuever Company Headquarters, in Camp Aniceto
Much less is truth about a certain view or choice that may be supported by a majority of the people. Truth can only be found in God when the Spirit of Truth shows us what truth is. We are reminded
A new study by Filipino scientists has found that Metro Manila residents are now at risk of inhaling microplastics, or tiny plastic fragments in the environment, which they call an insidious new major pollutant. Published in the Environmental Science and
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has swiftly responded to the armed clashes between state armed groups and non-state armed groups that occurred on May 11, at Sitio Dangalon, Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental. In a press release, the PRC said
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday requested the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to submit a comprehensive strategic modernization plan to the House of Representatives, which can be used as a basis for allocating funds in annual budget deliberation of Congress.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Twelve former rebels who surrendered to the 62nd Infantry Battalion and police in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, have availed of financial aid, through the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation of the Department of Social Welfare
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The month long anti-illegal operations in Negros Occidental, including the highly urbanized Bacolod City, has led to the arrest 246 persons, according to reports of the Police Regional Office 6. Among the arrested suspects, a total
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A marijuana plantation was discovered and raided on Tuesday by the police in Sitio Bedio, Brgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Seized at the plantation were 132 fully grown marijuana plants, estimated at 20 kilos.
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no stopping from the provincial government of Negros Occidental as it pursues its bulk water project, amid opposition from members of the Silay City Sangguniang Panlungsod and sugar planters, as confirmed by Mayor Joedith