September 5, 2023

Province eyes hog sentineling program

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With zero hog mortalities over the past several days, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that he will discuss with the Provincial Veterinarian Office the start of the sentineling program, if there are no more African

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Guv concerned by drop in enrollment

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday expressed concern over the drop of enrollment in Negros Occidental for this school year. Lacson said he is trying to figure out the reasons behind it. “I don’t understand the situation

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Upgrade facilities – Javi to NONECO

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN To avoid repetition of widespread blackout on its franchise area, Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez yesterday suggested the management of the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (NONECO) to upgrade and digitize its facilities. On Sunday night,

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Leptospirosis up 200 percent in Bacolod

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Cases of leptospirosis have increased by 200 percent in Bacolod City, as of August 26, compared to the same period last year. Records of the Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) showed that the number of cases

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Brgy. Alangilan tree planting

The Bacolod City Host Lions Club, led by its president Jhong Javier and past governor Em Ang, recently planted about 200 seedlings of red and white Laua-an trees at the Upper Caliban-Imbang Watershed in Barangay Alangilan, Bacolod City, a press

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God shares his power with us

That’s right! God shares his power with us. If we are truly God’s image and likeness, sharers of his divine life and nature, then it should come as a no-brainer that we too can share in his tremendous power. We

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Great expectations

After the “magical” World Cup run of the Filipinas, who managed to capture the imagination of the footballing world with their maiden FIFA World Cup appearance, goal, and even win a match against a home team, Filipinos might’ve been expecting

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Speaker hails Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez yesterday hailed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. for signing the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act, saying it marks a significant milestone for the nation’s defense capabilities, particularly amid escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea, a

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CLEANUP. Workers painting over a vandalized wall along Mabini Street in Bacolod City. However, with the 2025 elections and campaign period approaching, their work might be in vain.* Carlo Leonardia photo

GCash CEO lands on Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful Women Asia

For playing a central role in financially empowering millions of Filipinos wherever they are, finance app GCash continues to make big waves in the global fintech industry, as its president and CEO Martha Sazon has been recognized on Fortune’s prestigious

Dengue deaths, cases in Bacolod increasing further

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The death toll from dengue has increased to four in Bacolod City, with cases up by 280.7 percent in the first nine months of this year, according to reports of the City Health Office (CHO). Dengue

22 drug peddlers yield P4.4M in shabu

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Twenty-two suspected drug peddlers were accounted for by the police in Western Visayas in two days of campaign against illegal drugs, which yielded P4.48 million worth of suspected shabu. Of the 22 drug suspects arrested on

Stage set for ‘Rama, Hari’ ballet musical

The University of St. La Salle, in collaboration with the Office of Congressman Kiko Benitez and the USLS Artists Hub gets the stage ready for the “Rama, Hari”, a groundbreaking ballet musical set at the St. La Salle Coliseum on