• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The 122 families displaced by the recent armed encounter between Army soldiers and remnants of the New People’s Army in Sitio Bairan, Barangay General Luna, Toboso, Negros Occidental, have started to return home as the site
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The encounters between New People’s Army rebel remnants and Army soldiers in Toboso and Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, will not affect the May 12 elections in those areas, Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec regional director for
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The implementation of the Comelec gun ban has led to the apprehension of 84 violators in Western Visayas for the period of January 12 to March 18. A total of 90 firearms, explosives, and gun replicas
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 1,338 dengue cases in Negros Occidental within a period of 45 days this year, an increase of 1,068 cases compared to 270 in the same period last year. From January
A total of 581 beneficiaries from all 23 barangays of E. B. Magalona received their Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) cash cards containing P6,000 in assistance under the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) Program, during the Cash Cards Distribution at
SAN JOSE. A celebration of the Feast of San Jose on March 19, where some Ilonggo families partake in a traditional ritual where the holy family, played by family members, is honored through singing, washing of hands, feeding, and donations.* Carlo Leonardia photo
In all our relationships, especially with God, the ideal condition to pursue and achieve is that of intimacy and ardor. While this would require tremendous effort and sacrifice, we should convince ourselves that pursuing it would be all worthwhile. Of
When I was much younger, one of the school subjects that I thought was useless in the Catholic school I was in was Values Education. Back then, I thought that the need to teach about values in a classroom setting
According to the Bureau of Immigration, traffickers are still using the country’s backdoor routes to lure more victims into working for scam hubs abroad. Three Filipinos allegedly lured to work as love scammers in Cambodia who were recently repatriated had
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO A group art exhibition that brings to light the untold stories of women through powerful and evocative artworks, opened at the Dana Art Space at the FGS Yuan Thong Temple, Burgos Street, Bacolod City on March
Carl Raymond Cruz formally stepped into his role as Globe’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, outlining a strategic direction anchored on purpose and customer centricity. At the “Go Forward Together” media briefing, Cruz presented a clear roadmap for the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Bacolod congressional candidate Evelio “Bing” Leonardia sent last Friday to Comelec chairman, George Erwin Garcia, an urgent request for the manual counting and manual tallying at the precinct level of votes for local candidates in Bacolod
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine National Police will tap 1,735 policemen personnel for election duties in Negros Occidental during the May 12 elections, provincial police spokesman P/Capt. Judesses Catalogo disclosed on Friday. In a Commission on Elections briefing held
In commemoration of the Consumers Solidarity Day on May 1, the Alliance of Concerned Consumers in Electricity and Social Services (ACCESS), will hold a forum to reflect the partnership of ACCESS with Negros Power. ACCESS president Wennie Sancho said that
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN With no election-related violence incidents logged in Negros Occidental as the May 12 election day nears, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is hoping that the trend will continue, and even in the days following the polls. Meanwhile,
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson has joined other Visayas governors in supporting the P20/kg Rice Program, where the pilot implementation is in the region. Lacson said it was Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia who brought up
