Neophyte police officers in Negros and Panay are undergoing counter-insurgency operations training in Iloilo, pending their assignment to the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 6, a rapid deployment force unit of the Police Regional Office 6 in Western Visayas.
The Collective Negotiation Agreement between the provincial government and the Progressive Alliance of Capitol Employees (PACE) was approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan during its regular session on Nov. 24. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson was also given authority by
The Department of Trade and Industry is reminding consumers to do their Christmas shopping early to avoid crowding in shopping malls and grocery stores. Glen Fernando, DTI Antique provincial office trade and industry specialist, said that since most
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) en banc has turned down a petition filed by the University of the Philippines (UP) System Administration, challenging a tax assessment against it for unpaid taxes worth P9 million in 2006. In
ANKARA – Utah Jazz officially signed Filipino-American Jordan Clarkson. “The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed guard Jordan Clarkson. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released,” the Jazz said in a statement.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority is offering livelihood skills training for residents of the 3rd District, especially locally displaced workers, and overseas Filipino workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The livelihood skills training seminars are being
They’ve done it! Russia is now bragging about their vaccine against the coronavirus that they claim to have proven 91.4 percent effective. My, that is an admirable passing grade in schools, and for its results against the raging COVID
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson Tuesday renewed the provincial government’s commitment to protect women’s rights as Negros Occidental kicked off the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). “I have said in my previous messages that under my
Archbishop Charles John Brown, the new Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, is scheduled to arrive in Manila this weekend. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) news website reported yesterday that the Vatican representative to the country
It’s definitely when we are vitally identified with Christ. That’s when we can have our best condition in life. Let’s remember that Christ is the pattern of our humanity, the savior of our damaged humanity. He is “the way,
One recent development in Metro Manila, when it comes to how our car-centric transportation system is developing, is the news that the Metro Manila Development Authority is considering the removal of EDSA’s bike lanes. This interesting because the provinces usually
The readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the 4th Week of Easter (cfr. Acts 12,24-13,5; Jn 12,44-50) somehow remind us of the need to spread the word of God, which is another way of saying that we have to
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) reiterated its support for the creation of the Negros Island Region, expressing also gratefulness to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that he will sign
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Negros Museum in Bacolod City is hosting an all-women Korean art exhibition from April 19 to 22. Bacolod Councilor Em Ang, chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on History, Culture and Arts, was guest of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two more local government units in Negros Island have placed their respective areas under a state of calamity, due to the prevailing drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. During its regular session on Thursday, the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An 80-year-old widow who succumbed to multiple hack injuries, was found dead on April 22 in Sitio Malusay, Brgy. Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The lifeless body of the victim, whose identity was withheld by the
