December 3, 2024

Former mayor of Silay City found dead

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The police is currently conducting an investigation into the death of former Silay City mayor Carlo Gamban on Monday, at his residence in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental. Gamban, 85, who was suffering from a

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JV Ejercito distances from PBBM-Sara feud

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Distancing himself from the feud between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, Senator Juan Victor ‘JV’ Ejercito commented on Monday, that the conflict does not give a good signal abroad, especially to investors.

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More ash emissions at Kanlaon volcano

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) logged two more ash emissions from the Kanlaon volcano summit crater, between 5:41 a.m. to 5:46 a.m. and 7:46 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Monday, December 2, as

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Capitol employees covered by NOCHP

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The casual and permanent employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental have been added as beneficiaries of its comprehensive health care program. In Executive Order No. 23-03, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson disclosed that more than

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VISCOM honors K9, Army soldiers

A K-9 receives a medal from Lt. Gen. Fernando Reyeg, AFP Visayas Command chief, for assisting Army soldiers in the successful focused military operations against NPA remnants in Candoni, Negros Occidental.* PA photo

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PENRO, 79IB, and Victorias LGU go tree planting

PENRO Negros Occidental, in collaboration with the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Victorias City, successfully organized the Tree Growing Adventure for a Greener and Peaceful Tomorrow. The activity is aimed at promoting environmental conservation

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Cancel culture

We were in Manila for the weekend to accompany the daughter to take a Japanese Language Proficiency Test at the De La Salle University testing site, which became a trip down memory lane to see our college stomping grounds, where

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HIV prevention and treatment

The United Nations children’s fund recently raised the alarm over the high rate of new HIV infections among young women and girls, warning that they lack access to prevention and treatment, in a report released ahead of World Aids Day.

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Cebuano wins big at Dinagsa Visayas-wide painting tilt

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Suicide suspected in minor’s death

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN A minor was reported to by the police to have been declared dead on arrival at a hospital, after allegedly killing herself on Saturday at Hacienda Margasa 2 in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental.

Suspension of sugarcane harvesting lifted within 6km danger zone

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Farmers have resumed the harvesting of mature sugarcanes within the six kilometer extended danger zone of Kanlaon volcano, after the Office of the Civil Defense lifted its suspension. Donato Sermeno III, Office of the Civil Defense

USLS, Sahmyook Health University partner for academic exchange

The University of St. La Salle formalized its partnership with Sahmyook Health University on January 14 through the signing of a memorandum of understanding held at USLS, aimed to promote academic exchanges between both institutions. Representing USLS at the signing