Promoting chastity
January 7, 2021
This should be an ongoing concern for all of us. We should do whatever we can to promote it, fighting it out to live it properly ourselves and helping others to do the same. While it is not the most
This should be an ongoing concern for all of us. We should do whatever we can to promote it, fighting it out to live it properly ourselves and helping others to do the same. While it is not the most
One aspect that has been badly hurt by this COVID pandemic in the Philippines is education. Just when the Department was about to begin face-to-face classes after a seeming reduction in the number of COVID cases, a new variant has
Commission on Population executive director Juan Antonio Perez III recently expressed concerns that a baby boom would happen when the Covid-19 pandemic is over. In a recent interview, Perez said a spike in the number of Filipino babies born at
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City unanimously approved yesterday a resolution allowing Mayor Evelio Leonardia to enter into a multi-lateral agreement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Philippines Inc. for the purchase of vaccines against the coronavirus disease
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Talisay City in Negros Occidental is now under a state of calamity due to extensive damage brought about by the flashfloods that affected 4,661 families in 17 barangays. The Talisay Sangguniang Panlungsod approved yesterday the recommendation
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The 60 employees of the Bacolod City Water District who were terminated for job redundancy will seek reinstatement, Ceasar Beloria, one of their counsels, said yesterday. Beloria said they might file the appeal before Baciwa
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division reported yesterday that it has neutralized 85 armed New People’s Army rebels in regions 6 and 7, with 17 of them killed in gun-battles, last year. Of the neutralized rebels, 22
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Losses in livestock and agro-fisheries due to heavy flooding in the third district of Negros Occidental had already reached P20 million, as of yesterday. Provincial Veterinarian, Dr. Renante Decena, reported P3.5-million worth of damage to
AFTER THE FLOOD. A fisherman returned to the sea in Barangay Balaring, Silay City Wednesday* Nic Ledesma/CCN photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN & ADRIAN P. NEMES III Two suspects on a motorcycle shot and killed a probationer along circumferential road in Brgy. Pahanocoy, Bacolod City, yesterday morning. The victim was identified by the police as Noel Peraren, 54,
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO McDonald’s Philippines launched its Crave & Claim campaign in Bacolod City, featuring exclusive deals and discounts that customers could avail of exclusively on the McDonald’s App until April 30. The campaign was launched by McDonald’s Philippines
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The sales of the weeklong Panaad sa Negros Festival this year, which ran from April 15 to April 21, dropped by 20 percent compared to 2023, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson reported yesterday. Sales reduced from P23,663,642.86
Local athletes, sports standouts, coaches and school heads from twelve private universities and colleges in Negros island will converge at STI West Negros University in Bacolod City, to compete in various sports and cultural events in the 1st Negros Island
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The National Electrification Administration (NEA) ordered the dismissal and forfeiture of benefits of two former general managers and 12 members of the board of directors of the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO), due to improper fund
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Manhunt operations of Police Regional Office 6 against fugitives in Western Visayas have led to the arrest of 1,501 wanted persons in the first quarter of 2024, of which more than 50 percent were collared in
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is taking proactive steps to protect its pensioners from the dangers of extreme heat following PAGASA’s warning of unprecedented temperatures reaching up to 46 degrees Celsius in 24 areas across the country. Old-Age and