The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental is targeting to complete the deliberations of the proposed P4.4 billion budget of the province for 2021, before the end of this month. This was after the SP Committee on Finance, chaired by
A dip in the sea provides either respite from the summer heat, or a bit of livelihood for these swimmers at the BREDCO port in Bacolod City.* Francis Villanueva/CCN photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Western Visayas on Thursday simultaneously distributed cash assistance worth P9.88 million to families displaced by the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano, through its Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) program. A total of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Army soldiers have shifted their efforts towards the conduct of focused military operations against New People’s Army rebel remnants in three Visayas regions, after being utilized to ensure the peaceful conduct of the May 12 elections.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) warned that short-lived explosive eruptions of Kanlaon Volcano remain possible, following its eruption on May 13. Local government units within the hazard zone have been told by PHIVOLCS
My last article on the elections was pretty depressing as it was written before any of the results came out, before I was even able to vote because I put it off several times that day, after being turned away
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Reelected Negros Occidental Representatives Emilio Bernardino Yulo and Alfredo Marañon III will be working on the linkages with former rebel-affected barangays, through infrastructure projects, and the opening of common corridors between Negros Occidental and Oriental. With
