January 22, 2021

WV tightens watch vs. ASF

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Border restrictions in the provinces of Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, will be among the measures to be strictly imposed to prevent the entry of the African swine fever (ASF) that has affected parts of

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3K Bacolod residents undergo testing

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Some 3,000 residents of Bacolod City will undergo the first surveillance testing for 2021 that started yesterday until Feb. 15, to ensure that they are free from coronavirus disease 2019. Dr. Chris Sorongon, deputy for

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Poor households affected by lockdowns to get aid

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Households that have been affected by granular lockdowns in Bacolod City will receive assistance, worth P18 million, soon. This was after the list of about 6,000 low-income-earner families, who were locked down from Sept. 11

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3 facing rape, murder charges nabbed: cops

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three fugitives, including a senior citizen, who are facing rape and murder cases, were accounted for in separate manhunt operations in Negros Occidental on Wednesday. Ranny Panaligan, of Brgy. Alangilan in Bacolod City, one of the

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PLO ordered to take legal action versus ROFs

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Provincial Legal Office was ordered by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday to take legal action against three returning residents of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, for misdeclaration, for not stating that they came from the United Kingdom.

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Be legal and moral troops, NOCPPO urged

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson urged the Negros Occidental police officers yesterday to be legal and moral troops. In dealing with problems involving criminality, illegal drugs, and insurgency, Lacson said that while the task of policemen and

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Ceres drivers, fare collectors conduct picket

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The management of Vallacar Transit Inc. assured the public yesterday of normal operations of buses plying the Bacolod-Victorias-Bacolod route, amid the holding of a picket by about 20 disgruntled drivers and fare collectors. VTI media relations

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Photo of the Day

VISIT. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is toured around the Art District in Bacolod City by artist Charlie Co in this photo posted by Silay Mayor Mark Golez on his FB page yesterday*

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How things change

My wife and I stayed up Wednesday night to watch the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, the 46th president of the United States of America and his Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman of color and South Asian descent

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Only three showed up

Where were the others? Like many other Filipinos, I watched with interest the change of administration in the United States, where Joseph R. Biden took over the presidency from Donald Trump. But like those others also following the TV coverage,

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NIR to boost 5th district economy – Yulo

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Negros Island Region (NIR), once signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is expected to boost the economy of 5th district of Negros Occidental, yesterday disclosed Rep. Emilio “Dino” Yulo. Both House of Representatives

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P17M infra projects turned over to EB Magalona

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