Visayan Daily Star

Needles and pins

            With this Kung Flu, my only solace is to flee up into the mountains, since business has reopened in most of Bacolod City and the clean pure air that I enjoyed and the company of little birds, have quickly

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Bigger museum needed as ‘Jaws’ shark installed

            Over four decades after terrorizing beachgoers in “Jaws,” the blockbuster movie’s 25-foot shark model has been installed at Los Angeles’ long-awaited Oscars museum, it was announced Monday.             “Bruce the Shark,” rumored to have earned its nickname from director

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Not Loans, but Love

          Is it true? I must have missed the initial announcement that the whole country, the Philippines, of course,  is now under a “state of calamity” because of the coronavirus pandemic. Are we the only country to declare that? From

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New moratorium on LSIs return approved

          The moratorium on inbound travel of locally stranded individuals to the cities of Sagay, Bago and La Carlota City in Negros Occidental, has been approved by the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

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4 burned to death in midnight collision

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN           Four persons were burned to death when their cargo wing van trucks figured in a head-on collision and caught fire at the highway of Barangay Sagwabanwa in Valladolid town, Negros Occidental at about 12:15 a.m.

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P4.4-B NegOcc budget OK’d

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN           The P4,471,695,065 general fund budget of the provincial government of Negros Occidental for 2021 was unanimously approved by members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan during their regular session yesterday.           On motion of Board Member Rommel

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Solo parents get cash assistance in Bago

          The city government of Bago, through the City Social Welfare and Development Office, turned over financial assistance to 166 solo parents for the educational needs of their children recently.           Each solo parent, who qualified under the Solo Parent

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Dutch coach named PFF futsal consultant

            In hopes of improving the game of futsal in the Philippines, the Philippine Football Federation named Vic Hermans as its new technical consultant for futsal.             The PFF formally introduced the Dutch football legend on Monday night in an

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P13.6-M in shabu seized in Bacolod

          The Bacolod City police seized about P13.6 million worth of suspected shabu from a couple and their house help in a buy-bust operation at Scorpio Street in Brgy. Sincang-Airport, Bacolod City Monday night.           Nabbed during the joint operation

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Housing project for Isabela PAG-IBIG members

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of Isabela in Negros Occidental that are PAG-IBIG members may soon avail of housing through a project facilitated by the municipal government, Mayor Irene Montilla disclosed yesterday. Montilla, her son, Vice Mayor Juan Miguel Montilla,

Blue alert raised in Negros, Panay due to El Niño

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in Western Visayas is now under blue alert status, in the wake of havoc created by the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in the region. In an

Zero major crimes logged in Panaad fest

Provincial Administrator Atty. Rayfrando Diaz (right), in behalf of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, receives a plaque of appreciation from PCol. Rainerio de Chavez, during deactivation and recognition rites held at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City.* Capitol PIO photo

Sagay mayor congratulates victorious prov’l meet athletes

Mayor Narciso “Narwin” Javelosa, Jr. congratulated all the athletes, teachers, and staff who represented Sagay City in the recently concluded Palarong Panlalawigan, during a courtesy call at the Mayor’s Office on April 18. Javelosa said he is grateful to all

Negros Island athletes, coaches to gather for 1st NIPRISAA

Local athletes, sports standouts, coaches and school heads from twelve private universities and colleges in Negros island will converge at STI West Negros University in Bacolod City, to compete in various sports and cultural events in the 1st Negros Island

NegOr business community reiterates NIR support

• 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