Last week, we laid to rest the last of my father’s generation, his two half sisters with my grandfather Manuel Gonzales Garcia. Lola Manoling married Lucia Tajanglangit shortly after his first wife, Lola Emilia Jayme, died at a young age.
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III A performance-based bonus (PBB) will be given to employees of Bacolod City this Yuletide season for the first time. This was announced in a radio...
Read More »Mayor Evelio Leonardia is urging all Bacolodnons to undergo swab tests, saying there is nothing to fear as “probables” often turn out negative for Covid-19. Data from the Emergency Operations...
Read More »BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Negros Occidental is anticipating an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases during the Yuletide celebration, with the influx of people returning...
Read More »BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is not inclined to recommend ceasefire against the New People’s Army in Western and Central Visayas, its spokesperson, Maj. Cenon Pancito,...
Read More »BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The House of Representatives Committee on Transportation has approved the proposed bill of Rep. Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) to establish a Land Transportation district...
Read More »A barangay official in Negros Occidental and his two companions were arrested by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City on...
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An assessment conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund found Filipino students in Grade 5 performing poorly on reading, mathematical and writing literacy among five countries in Southeast Asia in February 2019. Results of the 2019 Southeast Asia Primary Learning
A government survey showed that only 35,455 of more than 1.4 million kasambahay or household service workers (HSWs) have a signed contract with their employers. The Department of Labor and Employment and the Philippine Statistics Authority conducted the survey last
A government survey showed that only 35,455 of more than 1.4 million kasambahay or household service workers (HSWs) have a signed contract with their employers. The Department of Labor and...
Read More »Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III discounted the need for another stimulus measure, citing the plan to use unused Bayanihan to Recover as One Act and national budget allocations. During the...
Read More »BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The provincial government of Cagayan and city government of Tuguegarao recently received P500,000 worth of rice donation from Tatak Kalamay. The donation was received by Cagayan...
Read More »The country’s unemployment rate has eased to single-digit in October, coming from a high of 17.7 percent in April and 10 percent in July. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported yesterday...
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