ASF, hog cholera closes Negros Occidental-Oriental borders
May 23, 2023
Policemen inspect a delivery truck passing a quarantine checkpoint in La Castellana, Negros Occidental.* PNP photo
Policemen inspect a delivery truck passing a quarantine checkpoint in La Castellana, Negros Occidental.* PNP photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command is determined to end the local communist armed conflict in Visayas as soon as possible, following a series of debacles suffered by the New People’s Army in the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A retired member of the Philippine Army is now locked up in jail after being tagged as a suspect in the shooting of his drinking spree partner on Sunday, in Hacienda Salvacion, Brgy. Ayungon, La Carlota
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Alberto Nellas yesterday said that his office cannot conduct a “moto propio” investigation into the alleged sexual harassment reportedly perpetrated by a Capitol employee. “It’s a personal act. So a complaint is
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez is leading a new political movement called Kilusang ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP). Benitez disclosed during a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center that KNP is a “movement
One of the 10 former soldiers charged in the killing of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo has recanted his testimony. Jhudiel Rivero (a.k.a. Osmundo Rivero) claimed the police coerced him to admit his involvement in the March 4 massacre in
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is urging Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to create the oversight committee on revision of taxes, fees, and charges, pursuant to the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 2019-01 issued by the Department of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Marvin Malacon yesterday warned EB Magalona fisherfolk of penalties, should they be arrested for catching either undersized or gravid blue swimming crabs. Undersized crabs are those measuring less than 4 inches, while gravid crabs are
Victorias City Government sealed its partnership with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements – Asia (IFOAM-Organics Asia), and shall conduct the Organic Foundation Course (OFC), a training program on organic agriculture for stakeholders of the Local Government Units. Mayor
Christ said it very clearly. “This is eternal life,” he said, “that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” (Jn 17,3) Of course, we have to clarify that knowing God and
Stacey Arabella Bee, a 14-year-old Grade 8 student at University of St. La Salle – Integrated School in Bacolod City, is set to once again represent Bacolod City and Western Visayas in the upcoming 2024 Palarong Pambansa scheduled for July
Yesterday we celebrated the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. The Acts of the Apostles tell us that after his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples, presenting himself alive to them by many proofs and giving them instructions for
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez announced recently that the House of Representatives and the Department of Agriculture (DA) are committed to working together to achieve the ambitious goal of reducing the price of rice to below P30 per kilo in certain
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported that it arrested 29 drug suspects and recovered P5.1 million worth of suspected shabu in Western Visayas, during 24-hour police operations on May 10. Of the 29 arrested suspects, seven
The gospel of the feast of St. Matthias on May 14 tells us about how much God loves us, where we can find that love and how that love gives us also the complete joy. (cfr. Jn 15,9-17) “Jesus said
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen have seized about P100,000 worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes on Monday night at a checkpoint in Brgy. 1 Poblacion, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. The confiscation was triggered after the police flagged down a black