BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Employees of the provincial government of Negros Occidental will get a one-time service recognition incentive (SRI) as ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte, but it may not reach P10,000 each. By granting P10,000 each as authorized by
3 DAYS TO 2021. The Queen of Peace Chapel in Bacolod City manifests the solemnity of the season despite continuing fears of the pandemic* Billy Lopue/CCN photo
Premiering in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival is a fantasy film with Negrosanon roots – Magikland – the directorial debut of Christian Acuña, and produced by Brightlight Productions. Conceived as a companion to the Magikland theme park in Silay
President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday signed the P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021 that is expected to boost the government’s efforts to effectively respond to the challenges of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and provide critical measures to aid the economic and
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Vice-Governor Jeffrey Ferrer yesterday aired his support to the planned transfer of the seat of power of the provincial government of Negros Occidental to Talisay City. Ferrer said that the matter will be seriously discussed by
State pension fund Government Service Insurance System president and general manager, Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, encouraged pensioners to report to GSIS online as it resumes the Annual Pensioners Information Revalidation (APIR) in 2021. “Pensioners must report to GSIS on their birth
The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the deadline for corporations, associations, partnerships, and individuals under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Commission to comply with SEC Memorandum Circular No. 28, series of 2020, without penalty, to Feb. 22, 2021.
After seven straight weeks of price hikes, oil firms will slash prices of diesel and kerosene effective this morning. In separate advisories, Seaoil and Shell will cut diesel prices by P0.05 per liter. Shell will also decrease kerosene prices by
I consider it a great honor and privilege to have been invited to the house of a poor couple up in the mountains of Cebu the other day. It was truly a refreshing experience to spend some time with them
After typhoons Quinta, Rolly, and Ulysses wreaked havoc upon the Philippines for three weeks in a row, displacing over half a million families across eight regions, disaster risk reduction experts have called on Congress to allocate funding for safe and
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An 80-year-old widow who succumbed to multiple hack injuries, was found dead on April 22 in Sitio Malusay, Brgy. Caradio-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The lifeless body of the victim, whose identity was withheld by the
DUSTY. Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. addresses dust complaints of nearby residents at its solar power project site in Silay City, Negros Occidental, by increasing the frequency of watering activities, among other measures.*
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. The gospel reading in each of the three lectionary cycles is taken from Chapter 10 of John wherein Jesus refers to himself as the good shepherd. “I am the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution granting Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez authority to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the City of Bacolod and Seymour Sanchez, designating the latter as festival director of
The Silver Dragon Transport defeated AACI Transport, 83-71 in a game that started out competitive, as the Dragons held a three-point lead after one quarter 22-19. They then turned up their play in the second and outscored AACI Transport by
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Unidentified armed men shot a farmer dead in front of his wife, on Saturday at Purok 4 in Brgy. Lagaan, Calatrava, Negros Occidental. Initial police investigations indicated that the victim, a 54-year-old farmer, whose identity was
