IN WESTERN VISAYAS | NFA ramps up palay procurement
National Food Authority Region 6 manager Dianne Silva is urging farmers to sell their produce to the agency to ensure adequate buffer stocks as the global health emergency continues.
National Food Authority Region 6 manager Dianne Silva is urging farmers to sell their produce to the agency to ensure adequate buffer stocks as the global health emergency continues.
Local labor group General Alliance of Workers Associations decried the possible deferment of the 13th month pay, as proposed by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello.
A total of 447 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were repatriated and have returned to Negros Oriental amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic with the help of the Dumaguete City help desk.
Lawyer Roxenne Sumanting was terminated as an employee of the Negros Occidental Provincial Legal Office after having been found guilty of two counts of falsification of official documents and two counts of dishonesty based on substantial evidence, the decision approved by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson shows.
Police probers are looking into land dispute as the motive in the killing of a 65-year-old farmer in Sitio Hinagupitan, Brgy. Dian-ay, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, Tuesday.
Four more drug suspects were arrested by the police in separate buy-bust operations in Negros Occidental, that also resulted in the confiscation of P97,000 worth of suspected shabu.
Bacolod City has about P21 million left from the P119 million Bayanihan grant given by the national government to help boost its capacity in responding to the COVID-19 situation.
Two men found guilty of drug offenses were arrested Wednesday and yesterday and will serve jail terms in Bacolod City.
The Police Regional Office 6 reported yesterday a 35 percent drop in number of Violence Against Women and Children cases in Western Visayas, with a crime solution efficiency of 85.07 percent from January to September this year compared to the same period last year.
The Office of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) at the Bacolod City Government Center has been closed since Monday for disinfection after one of its staff tested positive for COVID-19, City Administrator Em Ang said yesterday.
As the provincial government of Negros Occidental gears up for the upcoming U-19 qualifier, in collaboration with the Negros Occidental Football Association (NOFA), the Provincial Sports Office, led by Anthony Carlo Agustin, convened a consultative meeting with all the participating
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has directed banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) to place the Philippine identification card (PhilID) at the top of the list of acceptable valid IDs. In a statement yesterday, the BSP said all
“Register early. Do not wait for the deadline.” Mayor Raymund Tongson reminded the new voters of Himamaylan City to register early for the upcoming 2025 national and local elections. “Early registration will not only benefit the young and new voters
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The municipality of Moises Padilla, dubbed as the livestock capital of Negros Occidental, yesterday started to celebrate its weeklong Magayon Hinuptanan Festival, while at the same time strengthening its border controls against the entry of hogs
Today’s gospel incident took place in the last days of Jesus’ life. Earlier, the people of Jerusalem welcomed Jesus triumphantly with palms and branches. His fame as a powerful preacher and wonder-worker had preceded him. Just days before, he made
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The focused military operations of the Philippine Army against remnants of the New People’s Army in Negros Oriental and Capiz in Panay, led to more encounters on March 15, resulting in the recovery of firearms and