1 arrested for drugs
A former drug surrenderer was arrested in a buy-bust operation at City Ville Subdivision in Bacolod City, at about 10:30 p.m. Monday.
A former drug surrenderer was arrested in a buy-bust operation at City Ville Subdivision in Bacolod City, at about 10:30 p.m. Monday.
The Department of Labor and Employment and the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation are being asked to investigate the reported rising number of forced Chinese laborers being sent to the Philippines.
A tricycle driver found a grenade at Buri Road in Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod City, at about 8 a.m. yesterday.
The provincial government of Negros Occidental turned over livelihood projects, worth P366,000, to local government units in the second district yesterday.
Mayor Nicholas Yulo has extended the business hours at Bantayan Park in Barangay Poblacion, Bago City.
It must have happened while I was asleep, but what a wonderful surprise it was to turn on my TV set and hear the news that a vaccine has already been approved and being tested. And not only that, it was also announced that there are now seven types of them, and you can take your pick as to which you will try. Will choosing be a problem? Will you pick the ones from China when the malady came from in the first place? I hadn’t time to check which other countries have produced one, but I don’t think I’d recommended the Chinese one, even the disease actually came from them.
The new COVID-19 cases in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental have dropped in the last three days.
The Joint Venture Agreement between the Bacolod City Water District and Primewater Infrastructure Corp. is a legal, valid, and binding obligation and is enforceable according to its terms and conditions, BACIWA chairman Lorendo Dilag said.
After so much hullabaloo coupled with the threat of sanction, the city government appears to be backtracking on its implementation of the Bacolod City Tracking System (BaCTrac) and now, instead of mandatory, it will be voluntary.
EDITORIAL The World Health Organization warned on October 5 that mental health has been overlooked during the COVID-19 pandemic, pointing to a survey conducted between June and August that revealed severe disruptions to mental health services in 93 countries. WHO
Bacoleña Ellen Joy Arigorat was awarded as 2024 Changemaker in Health Awardee at the ongoing Healthcare Information Management System Society (HIMSS) Conference 2024 in Orlando, Florida, USA, according to a press release from the Office of Bacolod Councilor Em Ang.
Seda Capitol Central, in partnership with the Negros Event and Wedding Planners Association (NEWPA), will be presenting a gathering of the finest suppliers dedicated to making one’s wedding day or debut truly unforgettable, a press release from Seda said. Dubbed
The United Sugar Producers Federation of the Philippines (UNIFED) is thankful that prices of sugar have gone up to the level that farmers are comfortable with and thanked Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, and Sugar Regulatory Administrator Pablo Azcona for
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Third District Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez turned over three priority infrastructure projects to the Municipality of E. B. Magalona, costing a total of P17 million, in two separate ceremonies on March 17, a press release from E.B. Magalona said.
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following its approval by the Philippine Senate, the Negros Island Region bill is now almost finished, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. disclosed yesterday. Abalos, who attended the series of activities in Victorias