June 11, 2024

Guv grants ‘voluntary’ 6-month suspension

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday said that he granted the request of Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz and Executive Assistant II Chery Sheil Valenzuela for them to start serving the penalty of six months

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PRO6 seizes P6M shabu in week-long ops

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 reported the seizure of P6.4 million worth of suspected shabu in week-long anti-illegal drug operations from June 1 to 7, in Western Visayas. It was the result of 39 anti-drug operations,

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Bacolod Film Festival announces 10 grantees

The ten finalists to the Bacolod Film Festival were named in a press conference at the Bacolod City Government Center, where Councilor Em Ang, Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions Officer Dr. Frances Mae Llamas, Executive Assistant to the City

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Armed men kill laborer in Cauayan

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two unidentified armed men shot and killed a laborer on Sunday night at Sitio Hills Cebuanohan in Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental. Initial police investigation showed that the 32-year-old victim and his live-in partner were inside

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Damak

I don’t spend a lot of time at our Bacolod-Silay Airport, that for a brief shining moment, when it was still new, was supposed to be of international standards. That is because when arriving, I usually just breeze through the

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Unnecessary branding

As the country gears up to celebrate Independence Day, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued an order directing government offices and public schools to include the singing of the “Bagong Pilipinas” hymn and reciting of the pledge during flag rites,

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Mundial de Futbol continues at Manville Royale

Following the passage of R.A. 12000, or the creation of Negros Island Region, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday, Mundial de Futbol continues with the theme of the unification of Negrenses as teams from the cities of Dumaguete,

Bacolod City suspends lending of gov’t vehicles

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has ordered the temporary suspension of the lending of Bacolod City government vehicles, following the involvement of the LGU’s tourist bus in a vehicular crash on June 14 in Don Salvador Benedicto,

‘Kaleidoscope’ group exhibit features diversity in art

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A diverse group of talented Negrense artists comes together to showcase their unique perspectives and creative expressions in a group art exhibition titled “Kaleidoscope.” The show opened at the White Space Gallery at the Art District,

Rotary sends aid to La Castellana evacuees

Over a thousand remaining evacuees in two sites in La Castellana, Negros Occidental, received assistance from civic organizations led by the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, along with the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), and the Negros

WV chief orders more cops out on field duties

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 ordered police commanders in Western Visayas to further intensify police presence on the roads and communities, stressing that police visibility is an effective crime deterrent. “We want our police to be

SSS eyes enhancing new pension scheme

The Social Security System (SSS) is planning to enhance the MySSS Pension Booster to allow retirees to avail of the program. “Actually, we’re trying to introduce dahil mayroon hong mga clamor na kahit pensioner na gusto pa rin kasi nga