• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Kabankalan City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed charges for violation the of RA 9287, or illegal gambling, against three barangay captains in Negros Occidental, for lack of probable cause, the National Bureau of Investigation confirmed yesterday.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The hog death toll in Negros Occidental continues to increase, reaching 11,056, representing 9.77 percent of the swine population in the 16 affected local government units of the province, as of June 7. Damage to the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Should the Central Negros Electric Cooperative fail to engage in a joint venture with a financially capable private distribution utility, its franchise application in Congress is expected to face opposition from Abang Lingkod party-list representative Stephen
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged top-ranking leader of the New People’s Army in central Negros has surrendered to local authorities in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, also turning over a gun and explosives. PCapt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson of the Negros
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN There are now nine local government units in Negros Occidental that have reached the Department of Health target of 95 percent in the supplemental immunization activity dubbed “Chikiting Ligtas 2023 campaign,” aimed at achieving herd immunity
With the opportunities, learning, and linkages that participants have taken out and the exposition of intellects and ideas of the well-known professional experts that enlightened the students on the topics of MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions), Hospitality, and Tourism,
DRILL. In the observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month, government employees participated in the simultaneous earthquake drill held at the Provincial Capitol in Bacolod City, spearheaded by the Provincial Disaster Management Program Division.* Capitol PIO photo
With all the antagonistic questionings Christ received from some of the leading Jews, he instead offered some clarification about who really was. “How do the scribes claim that the Christ is the son of David?” he asked those around him.
The law creating a sovereign wealth fund for a country that is not rich, but is actually swimming in historic and record debt, has been passed by its lawmakers in record time, giving the people of the Philippines an idea
Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian recently revealed that around 700,000 families are set to “graduate” from Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in August, after making significant improvements to their lives, having overcome extreme poverty. With an annual budget of P200
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two suspected New People’s Army rebels, who are remnants of the dismantled Northern Negros Front, were captured on Thursday by Army soldiers and police troopers in Brgy. Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental. 2Lt. Dan Carlo
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO McDonald’s Philippines launched its Crave & Claim campaign in Bacolod City, featuring exclusive deals and discounts that customers could avail of exclusively on the McDonald’s App until April 30. The campaign was launched by McDonald’s Philippines
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,
Archie and Elenita Arigorat accepted a copy of the resolution unanimously passed by the city council congratulating their daughter Ellen Joy Arigorat for being awarded Global Changemaker in Health IT, from Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran during the regular session
PANAAD COSTUMES. Sagay City (left) won the Best Colorful, while Talisay City (right) won the Best Indigenous, in the Panaad Festival Costume Competition on Thursday at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City* Andrew Altarejos photos
Newly rebranded planters group “The Sugar Association Inc.”, formerly the Vicmico Planters Association, secured acceptance as one of the accredited partner associations of Hawaiian-Philippine Company (HPCo) sugar mill. “We are honored to be formally recognized as one of the partner
