• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A state of Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS) has been declared in Negros Occidental by the Provincial Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Council (JPSCC). The joint recommendation to declare Negros Occidental in a state of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An unidentified gunman shot and killed a local government employee yesterday, at his residence in Carmela Subdivision in Brgy. Zone 12- A in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The victim was identified by the police as Mike
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN After being approved by the House of Representatives, the franchise being sought by Negros Electric Power Corporation to establish, operate, and maintain for commercial purposes and in the public interest, a distribution system for the conveyance
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN At least 1,200 farmers in 17 of the 32 barangays in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, were affected by the drought brought about by the El Niño phenomenon, with P41,726,761.20 worth of damage reported on rice lands,
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Monday expressed deep concern over the reported presence of Chinese vessels “loitering” and conducting research activities within the Philippine Rise, which is well within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EZZ), a press release from the
MISSION. Medical volunteers performed surgical operations, as well as dental procedures at the Aloha Medical Mission, recently held at Valladolid District Hospital in the Municipality of Valladolid and Manuel Y. Torres Memorial Coliseum and Cultural Center in Bago City.* Capitol PIO photo
This worldly entrapment is actually a clear and present danger. But the intriguing part is that hardly anyone is aware of it. Many of us allow ourselves to be caught in the widening web of the modern technologies which, while
According to the World Bank’s “Women, Business and the Law 2023” report released on Monday that gave the Philippines a score of 78.8 out of 100 in terms of laws that affect women’s economic opportunity, allowing Filipino women to obtain
Two things caught my interest at the 11th Agribusiness Trade Fair at the University of St. La Salle Coliseum Parking Lot in Bacolod City last week: the different food products made of rabbit meat and the microgreens. I was hesitant
The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bacolod inducted its new set of officers for 2024 to 2025, in rites held at the Marie, Base Function Hall in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City recently. Now in its 76th year, JCI Bacolod remains true
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is taking proactive steps to protect its pensioners from the dangers of extreme heat following PAGASA’s warning of unprecedented temperatures reaching up to 46 degrees Celsius in 24 areas across the country. Old-Age and
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution urging the participation of the City of Bacolod in observing the National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in May, was approved by the Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday. The resolution authored by Councilor Celia Matea Flor
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amidst the high heat index in Negros Occidental, the Department of Education – Division of Himamaylan City is finalizing plans to shorten class hours in the different schools under its jurisdiction, Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson disclosed.
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution granting Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez authority to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the City of Bacolod and Seymour Sanchez, designating the latter as festival director of
DROUGHT. As the El Niño phenomenon brings drought to most parts of the province, the lush green vegetation around the Mag-aso Falls in Kabankalan City is drying up* Andrew Altarejos photo
“If the economy is growing fast, there is a call for distributing income from the rich to the poor to put in place social safety nets.” – Manmohan Singh Thirty years after the Philippines the General Agreement of Tariffs and
