• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRMMO) of Negros Occidental is ready for the Holy Week break, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed yesterday. Lacson, who presided over the 1st quarter meeting of the Provincial
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri yesterday said that the establishment of Negros Island Region (NIR) is 99 percent done, as it is sure to get the signature of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as part of his
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez to convene the Bacolod Film Festival Council under City Ordinance No. 1061, or The Bacolod Film Festival Ordinance. The resolution authored by Councilor Em Ang
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Outgoing AFP Visayas Command chief Lt. Gen. Benedict Arevalo yesterday ended 38 years of service to the Philippine military with a sense of satisfaction, as he rallied troops not to be complacent in light of the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A total of 14 former rebels who were once members of the dismantled Central Negros 1 (CN1-D), Komiteng Rehiyon – Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor (KR-NCBS), who voluntarily surrendered to 62nd Infantry (Unifier) Battalion, PNP of Guihulngan
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Tuesday reported 100-percent approval by the House of Representatives, three months ahead of schedule, of the 19 priority measures identified by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) slated for
GRASS FIRE. Volunteer firefighters prioritize a fuel depot as they respond to a grass fire at the BREDCO Port area yesterday.* Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade photo
This point may sound obvious and trite, but it’s actually something for us to take seriously. We cannot deny that though we consider ourselves Christians for the longest time already, the fact that there are still many inconsistencies in our
When an anonymous reader sent a text message to the office, requesting that attention be brought to the issue of vandalism, which is becoming a problem once more, I was happy to oblige for several reasons. The first reason is
A group of lawyers from the University of the Philippines has finally asked the Supreme Court to compel both the Senate and House of Representatives to pass a law defining and prohibiting political dynasties. “It has been 37 years since
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Manhunt operations of Police Regional Office 6 against fugitives in Western Visayas have led to the arrest of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of 2024, of which more than 50 percent were collared in
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) reiterated its support for the creation of the Negros Island Region, expressing also gratefulness to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that he will sign
“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
We have to continually listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who always intervenes in our life. And that’s because it is actually the Holy Spirit, more than us, who shapes and directs our life, who deepens, widens, if
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has issued an executive order creating a task force against vandalism. In his executive order dated April 23, Benitez said that the proliferation of acts of vandalism has been observed in different
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 6th district Rep. Mercedes Alvarez yesterday doused speculations that she may temporarily retire from politics due to health reasons, as she confirmed yesterday that she will be seeking a second term as member of
