• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 5th district Rep. Emilio “Dino” Yulo slammed the Bureau of Soil and Water Management (BSWM) for not considering cloud seeding operations to address the widespread drought in the province, even as damage to rice
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office is campaigning for the use of face masks, in the wake of the issuance of a health alert against pertussis, commonly known as whooping or violent cough, which is a highly contagious
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total liquor ban will take effect on March 29, Good Friday, in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental. The 24-hour liquor ban was ordered by Mayor Marvin Malacon, in his Executive Order No. 31, series of 2024.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two persons died on March 25, one as a result of a shooting incident in La Carlota City, while a 56-year-old jobless man drowned in Pontevedra, all in Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations showed that a
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday expressed great enthusiasm regarding the recent World Economic Forum’s (WEF) forecast, which positions the Philippines to potentially become a $2-trillion economy in the next decade. This anticipated economic growth places the nation on par
WATER RATIONING. The city government of Himamaylan delivers potable water to drought affected residents.*
The readings of the Mass of Holy Wednesday (cfr. Is 50,4-9 / Mt 26,14025) somehow remind us that while Christ assured us that everything has been taken care of by him, we should not be so naïve as to think
“Sugar is the sociopath of foods, it acts sweet but it is really poison” – Karen Salmansohn Some sugar mills close earlier than expected. Why do some sugar mills close their milling operations for the year 2023-24 by the end
There are loopholes in the Philippines’ legal framework that still allow discrimination against women to happen, especially within the family, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as it called on policymakers to design interventions to “transform” discriminatory
Two of my primary advocacies focus on women and children with special needs. I am delighted that my personal celebration of Women’s Month included two activities where I reunited with young women, and children with special needs on separate occasions.
In the first game, Silver Dragon Transport defeated Huminova Tigers 72-58. The Tigers had the momentum during the first quarter and established their will against the Dragons, grabbing a 20-6 lead at the end of the quarter. However, Silver Dragon
An octogenarian who lost her house in a fire at Purok 9, Brgy. Aguisan, Himamaylan City on Tuesday, immediately received aid from Mayor Raymund Tongson and the City Social Welfare and Development Office, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said.
DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Another member of the Philippine Military Academy Class 1991 joined his classmates in their assignments in the Visayas region, as a commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Visayas Command. In his assumption of the
Leaders of the House of Representatives’ “Young Guns” have strongly condemned the emergence of an audio deepfake featuring President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., urging decisive action against misinformation threatening the nation’s integrity. Assistant Majority Leaders Zia Alonto Adiong (Lanao
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The New People’s Army Mt. Cansermon Command has issued a statement claiming responsibility for the death of a woman it accused as a military informant, on April 21 in Sitio Dug-anon, Brgy. Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros
