• GILBERT P. BAYORAN / CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Suspected cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in Negros Occidental have increased to 19, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Girlie Pinongan disclosed yesterday. Pinongan reported that the ages of the persons infected by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Jilson Tubillara yesterday said the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council has recommended the declaration of a state of calamity in San Enrique, due to the drought which has already affected 6,000 households. Damage to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A suspected New People’s Army rebel, who recently died in an armed encounter in Brgy. Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, was linked to the death of a civilian in the same barangay last year, according
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Five drug suspects, including a woman, are now locked up in jail, following separate arrests of April 3 and 4, in Negros Occidental, resulting in the confiscation of about P200,000 worth of suspected shabu. The buy
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A resolution commending and expressing warm congratulations to Ellen Joy Arigorat for being awarded as 2024 Changemaker in Health at the Healthcare Information Management System Society (HIMSS) Conference 2024 in Orlando, Florida, USA, was approved by
The Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP) – Bacolod Chapter will hold its general assembly and election of officers on April 17, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Planta Centro Bacolod Hotel, corner of Araneta and Roxas Streets, Bacolod
If we are truly with Christ, there is no doubt that despite our unavoidable differences and conflicts, we can still manage to achieve a certain unity. Christ gives us the way, the power and the grace to achieve this unity.
Ranked as the most disaster-prone country for 13 years, the Philippines also emerged as the ninth-most earthquake threatened nation worldwide, experiencing 581 quakes in 2023 alone, according to a study by Utility Bidder, a UK-based energy consultancy company. Among these
• ROGER D. BELTRAN Last week, communities around the world entered into the solemnity of Holy Week, a time of reflection, remembrance, and reverence for Christians worldwide. Among the myriad ways in which this sacred time is observed, religious and
DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Twenty Negrense artists opened a group art exhibition titled “Catharsis of Creativity” at Gallerie G, Villa Geronca Building, Rosario-Amapola streets, Bacolod City on April 13, which will run for a month. Guest of honor at the
• 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
An octogenarian who lost her house in a fire at Purok 9, Brgy. Aguisan, Himamaylan City on Tuesday, immediately received aid from Mayor Raymund Tongson and the City Social Welfare and Development Office, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said.
Leaders of the House of Representatives’ “Young Guns” have strongly condemned the emergence of an audio deepfake featuring President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., urging decisive action against misinformation threatening the nation’s integrity. Assistant Majority Leaders Zia Alonto Adiong (Lanao
• 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
