October 25, 2024

Capitol eyes property for NIR regional offices

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental is conducting a study to tap its real estate properties, in Talisay City or Bacolod City, as a probable venue for Negros Island Region (NIR) regional offices in the province.

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SP urges intensified exanthem surveillance

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Bacolod City Health Office and Department of Education Bacolod City Division to intensify surveillance and to provide adequate measures to prevent the spread of exanthem in Bacolod City. The

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Provincial gov’t reaps DILG awards

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental recently received the 2024 SubayBayani Award from the Department of Interior and Local Government – Western Visayas, in recognition of its outstanding and consistent performance in the effective implementation and

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Speaker mobilizes P411M aid for Typhoon Kristine victims

Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Wednesday announced that, upon the instructions of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., a large-scale relief operation has been launched by the House of Representatives to assist the families severely affected by Typhoon Kristine, a press

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VMC renovates Manapla Pastoral Center

The Victorias Milling Company (VMC) recently turned over the newly renovated Pastoral Center in the St. Michael the Archangel quasi parish in Barangay Purisima, Manapla for the use of the parish and the community. Bishop Gerry Alminaza of the Diocese

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Flowing with the rapidly evolving times

We have to learn how to properly deal with the rapid developments of our times. We should avoid getting stuck with some system that may have been effective sometime ago, but is now increasingly showing irrelevance or inability to cope

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‘Pilgrims of Hope’

That’s the theme of the Jubilee Year 2025 as declared by Pope Francis last year. The Jubilee Year began last December 24 and will end on January 6, 2026. The idea behind is to encourage everyone to make pilgrimages that

NEDA opens NIR office at CHMSU Alijis

As part of its commitment to the transition to the new region, Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) Alijis Campus is now the host of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Negros Island Regional Office, a press release from

Gasataya slams ‘desperate’ political tactics

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Greg Gasataya slammed what he called a “desperate political tactic” in an anonymous post on Facebook which he said is a veiled threat on his life. In a statement posted on

Continuing volcanic quakes noted at Kanlaon

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported detecting eight more volcanic earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island this weekend. In a bulletin covering the period from 12 a.m. Saturday to 12 a.m. Sunday, PHIVOLCS

Tent city growing at Himamaylan

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Almost 50 percent of the targeted 500 family tents have already been established at the evacuation center in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, Donato Sermeno III, Office of the Civil Defense regional director for Negros Island Region

Photo of the Day

The Sagay City Veterinary Services Office – Meat Enforcement Team conducting a routine surveillance and inspection of wet markets and meat shops in the city.* CVO Sagay photo