Province on heightened alert starting March 27
March 25, 2024
HOLY WEEK. The faithful flock to San Sebastian Cathedral yesterday as Palm Sunday ushers in the beginning of the observance of the Holy Week* Andrew Altarejos photo
HOLY WEEK. The faithful flock to San Sebastian Cathedral yesterday as Palm Sunday ushers in the beginning of the observance of the Holy Week* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go announced yesterday that Negros Occidental will have 31 super health centers, with some already near completion. Go, who inspected the super health centers constructed in the cities of Himamaylan, Bacolod, and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR) bill is up for transmittal to Malacañang next month, for signing into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., disclosed Negros Occidental 6th District Rep. Mercedes Alvarez on Saturday. Alvarez, who is
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The apprehension of five drug suspects, including a woman, on March 23 in Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation of more than P300,000 worth of suspected shabu and unlicensed firearms, according to reports of the Negros
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Retired Marine Col. Ariel Querubin had resigned his commission from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) when he ran for a Senate seat as a member of the Nacionalista Party (NP) during the 2010 elections.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday told soldiers that a grateful nation and its leaders have not overlooked their sacrifices and crucial service, assuring them of his unwavering commitment to see to it that they are well-equipped and taken care
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 94th Infantry Battalion stepped into the limelight during the 127th founding anniversary on March 22 at Camp O’Donnell in Capas, Tarlac, after one of its Cafgu Active Auxiliary was adjudged Best CAA of the
Jada Biaxyl Celeste of Barangay X, Victorias City was crowned Sidlak Kadalag-an Queen 2024 and the city’s newest ambassadress on March 22, at the City Coliseum. Celeste bagged numerous minor and special awards, including the Best in Evening Gown, Best
As part of PagbaBAGo: A Million Learners and Trees Campaign, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) conducted a tree planting activity in Brgy. Daan Banua, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental this March 23, a press release from the OVP said.
We are now in Holy Week. And the gospel of the Mass for Monday of Holy Week (cfr. Jn 12, 1-11) speaks of how Judas, the traitor, reacted badly when Mary, the sister of Martha and the resurrected Lazarus, anointed
As per monitoring of Power Watch Negros, the application of the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) for a legislative franchise, as embodied in H.B. No. 9805, had already passed the preliminary phase of the complex legislative labyrinth in the
BOOKWORMS. Preschoolers at the National Child Development Center in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental peruse the recently donated books from the Regional English Language Office – U.S. Embassy, through the office of Neg. Occ. Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez.* Kiko Benitez FB photo
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Thursday requested the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to submit a comprehensive strategic modernization plan to the House of Representatives, which can be used as a basis for allocating funds in annual budget deliberation of Congress.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A marijuana plantation was discovered and raided on Tuesday by the police in Sitio Bedio, Brgy. Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. Seized at the plantation were 132 fully grown marijuana plants, estimated at 20 kilos.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Five local government units have issued a Resolution of No Objection (RONO) to the P1.2 billion bulk water project of the Negros Occidental provincial government, with the only exception being Silay City government, Provincial Administrator Atty.
• 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