The provincial government-run Negros First Food Terminal market at the North Capitol Road in Bacolod City is now open to the public, after 19 of its employees and security guards were tested negative for Covid-19, Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has named Negros Occidental Rep. Francisco Benitez among the 21-member contingent to the bicameral conference committee on the proposed P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021. Velasco said the House contingent will make sure the 2021
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday ordered private companies to release the deferred holiday pay of their workers before the end of the year. “This advisory shall apply to all employers in the private sector which
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has assured stable supply of fish until yearend despite the series of typhoons that hit the fisheries sector. DA Undersecretary for Agri-Industrialization and for Fisheries, Cheryl Caballero, in a
PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart will ramp up broadband and data services by adding two more fiber cable landing stations in the country next year. In a statement, PLDT chairman and chief executive officer, Manuel Pangilinan, said
Football legend Diego Armando Maradona died Wednesday, suffering cardiac arrest at home in Tigre, Argentina. He was 60. The Argentine football legend underwent successful surgery on November 4 for a blood clot in his brain, his doctor Leopoldo
Hit miniseries “The Queen’s Gambit” has led to a surge of interest in chess, with one popular website registering millions of new players and academies reporting unprecedented demand. Netflix said the show, which follows the turbulent career of
TNT seemingly caught Phoenix Super LPG by surprise their last time out. The question of whether the Tropang Giga could continue to take the Fuel Masters off-guard or the latter would be more ready would be known tonight
The celebration of Simbang Gabi (pre-dawn Masses) for the Christmas season would be limited to 30-percent capacity in chapels inside police camps in the country. “As for Misa de Gallo (Spanish term for pre-dawn Masses), it should also
The gospel reading for the Mass on the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B, talks about Christ telling his disciples that he is the true vine and God is the vine grower. Every branch that does not bear fruit, he
In sports, the journey from obscurity to excellence is frequently compared to the refinement of a rough diamond into a sparkling gem. Although my column’s title is a cliché, I am not particularly fond of using clichés. However, I am
DROUGHT. As the El Niño phenomenon brings drought to most parts of the province, the lush green vegetation around the Mag-aso Falls in Kabankalan City is drying up* Andrew Altarejos photo
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.*
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Manhunt operations of Police Regional Office 6 against fugitives in Western Visayas have led to the arrest of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of 2024, of which more than 50 percent were collared in
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The arrest of three suspected remnants of the dismantled New People’s Army Northern Negros Front (NNF), including two minors, on April 25 in Sitio Humayan, Brgy. Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, led to the confiscation
