• 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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR), which is due for signing into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is “very advantageous” to the 5th district of Negros Occidental, Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo disclosed on Saturday. One of
Property giant Megaworld is ramping up its leasing portfolio until 2030 in order to reach 3,000,000 square meters of gross leasable area (GLA) for both Megaworld Premier Offices and Megaworld Lifestyle Malls. This is 52 percent higher than the company’s
About four tons of trash were collected along the coastal barangay of Punta Taytay following the coastal cleanup drive initiated by Abomar Equipment Sales Corporation with student volunteers on Friday, May 3. More than 200 volunteers from Sum-ag National High
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A former head of the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorism Division is now leading the NBI Bacolod District Office. Manuel Fayre Jr. replaced Atty. Renoir Baldovino, who had been assigned in Bacolod City for more than
• ANDREW ALTAREJOS About 168 newly registered medical technologists took their oath as professionals, presided by Dr. Marilyn Cabal-Barza, chairman, Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), at SMX Convention Center in Bacolod City Monday.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Stressing that the police force in Western VIsayas is a very professional one, PBrig. Gen. Jack Wanky, regional police director, yesterday said that there is no need to conduct a loyalty check. For us here, I
