• GILBERT P. BAYORAN While hog cholera, also known as Classical Swine Fever (CSF), will not affect human health, the Negros Occidental Provincial Health Office said it still boils down to basic sanitation for individuals, especially in food preparation. Dr.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez has again laughed off persistent reports that he is running for governor of Negros Occidental in the 2025 elections. A neophyte in politics, Benitez said he is wondering where the
A health worker administers a vaccine shot during the ongoing Measles-Rubella bivalent Oral Polio Vaccination Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-bOPV SIA) 2023 in Bago City.* The Citybridge FB photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN As part of its 50th anniversary, the Department of Tourism (DOT) yesterday honored its outstanding partners for the many years of “sincere support & services to the development of the tourism industry,” in Western Visayas. Among
The expertise and assistance of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), to conduct site assessment in three coastal barangays of E. B. Magalona, for the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer is presently the acting governor of Negros Occidental. In his issued executive order dated May 16, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said that Ferrer will serve as acting governor of Negros Occidental, from
A saint once said that Christian joy has its roots in the form of a cross. I suppose this affirmation can find validation in some words of Christ who once told his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you
“Agriculture is civilization” – E. Emmons It is not by declaration of parties to agriculture that is measured. The actual undertakings and clear actions and their corresponding impacts, regardless of the resources brought in is. Negros has always been known
A performance assessment of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, which has not been reviewed for its performance since it was privatized in 2009, has been demanded after blackouts in several parts of Luzon were pinned on damaged transmission
Anecdotes in caricatures. That’s what I call Filipino illustrator and 2018 National Artist for Visual Arts Lauro “Larry” Alcala’s extensive work that dates back to 1946, while he was still attending school. I grew up looking forward to the next
A team from the DOST- Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), led by Fenina Osorio, paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Marvin Malacon on Monday, in the middle of their data collection for the National Nutrition Survey in Barangay Manta-angan,
In a heartwarming display of community spirit and appreciation for motherhood, McDonald’s The Upper East and Megaworld Bacolod recently organized a special event to celebrate Mother’s Day, a press release from the organizers said. The event titled “Celebrating Motherhood: A
About four tons of trash were collected along the coastal barangay of Punta Taytay following the coastal cleanup drive initiated by Abomar Equipment Sales Corporation with student volunteers on Friday, May 3. More than 200 volunteers from Sum-ag National High
GOVERNORS. Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson and Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria at a meeting yesterday at the Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol in Dumaguete City.* NegOcc Capitol PIO photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is now coordinating with the Malacañang on the expected visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to declare Negros Island under a Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) status. Brig. Gen. Orlando
Grace Pharmacy president Ian Manuel T. Lo, representing the Dr. Manuel Lo Foundation, generously donated 20,000 five-kilo bags of rice to Bacolod City. The turnover rites were held yesterday at the Bacolod City Government, and the rice donations were received
