• 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.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade strongly condemned the killing spree of innocent civilians carried out and admitted by the New People’s Army in Negros Occidental. These acts of violence are not only abhorrent, but also a
• CARLO LEONARDIA When one thinks of the new Bistro Group restaurants in Bacolod City, the first to come to mind would probably be Italianni’s and TGI Fridays, as that is what they are most known for. However, the group
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration has recently announced that the worst of the El Niño heat may be over, but with the caveat that Filipinos should now brace themselves for an expected La Niña, which could make
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The week-long anti-drug operations of the police in Western Visayas has resulted in the apprehension of 98 drug suspects and the recovery of almost two kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P13,226,000.
In its commitment to continue delivering quality education and exceptional service, STI West Negros University inaugurated its new School of Basic Education (SBE) building along Hilado Street, Barangay 18, Bacolod City, yesterday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and unveiling of the building
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
