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.
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
Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino is hoping that all the national sports associations (NSAs) will once again be one amid all the recent happenings, especially the drama surrounding the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc). “My
The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) has encouraged farmers to sell good quality dry palay for more income amid the lower farm gate price of the grain staple. Alice Briones-Mataia, the agricultural economist of the DA-PhilRice
The World Health Organization said Monday that avoiding family gatherings would be “the safest bet” over Christmas, insisting there is no zero-risk option for traditional holiday merry-making during the coronavirus pandemic. WHO officials said it was down to
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.
Philippine Economic Zone Authority director general Charito Plaza remains hopeful about surpassing the P100 billion investment approvals by the end of this year. This, as the PEZA registered P72.6 billion worth of projects from January to October 2020.
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
Much excitement is being generated by the news that Tiger Woods and his 15-year-old son Charlie will team up for the first time on a golf course at the PNC Championship over the weekend of December 19-20 in Orlando,
Last Friday I lost my mobile phone and despite our family’s optimistic outlook towards losing gadgets, it has not come back and I have started to lose hope of recovering it. Unlike previous lost gadgets in my family, where the
VIGIL PROTEST. Lilian Sembrano (inset), president of Kabakod Negros Transport Coalition (KNETCO), with traditional jeepney drivers and operators, during a vigil at the Bacolod City Government Center grounds as part of their 2-day transport strike against the phase out of traditional jeepneys, which will culminate today at the Bacolod City Diamond Jubilee Tower (NGC replica) at Araneta Street, Bacolod City* CGS photo
A total of 134 applicants for student driver’s permit in E.B. Magalona and neighboring cities, finished the two-day Theoretical Driving Course Seminar conducted at the town’s Public Plaza on April 25 and 26. The applicants yesterday received a certificate of
Eight participants of the Global Filipino Dream and ACCESS Mission Training conducted at Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Church in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental have graduated recently, a press release from the organizers said. The training was led by International
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez and Councilor Derek Palanca, the son of former Victorias City Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, have both assured the incumbent administration of the Negros Occidental provincial government of their continued support.
On the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1, we are reminded of the crucial role our ordinary work has in our life. We need to convince ourselves more strongly that our work, whatever it is but as
