January 26, 2021

Swab test for ROFs, OFWs

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN There is no stopping the provincial government of Negros Occidental in requiring returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and overseas Filipino workers to undergo swab testing upon their arrival, following confirmation that the UK variant of Covid-19 is

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CoVac Council tackles vaccination plans

Adjustments to the newly amended national guidelines on community quarantine and preparation for the mass vaccination program were discussed during the 3rd virtual meeting of the Bacolod City Covid-19 Vaccination Council on Sunday. The virtual dialog, presided over by Mayor

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Most-wanted man arrested

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Policemen arrested the number one most-wanted person of the PNP-Highway Patrol Group in Western Visayas during a manhunt operation in Brgy. 20, Bacolod City, on Sunday. Nabbed by virtue of an arrest warrant for carnapping charges,

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Gov’t nurses get pay hike

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Entry-level nurses working in public hospitals and health institutions, or Nurse 1, of the provincial government of Negros Occidental, are expected to enjoy higher pay starting this year. Based on the memorandum issued by the Department

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Localized lockdowns eyed

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Localized lock downs instead of stricter quarantine status will be implemented in the country amidst the lingering threat now of the UK coronavirus variant. This was stressed by National Inter-Agency Task Force chief, Karlo Nograles,

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BCPO reshuffles COPs

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III A minor reshuffling at the Bacolod City Police Office was implemented by its city director, P/Col. Manuel Placido, and affected 10 police officials, effective yesterday. P/Major Jovil Sedel, chief of Police Station 1, was relieved

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Exec: Fight hunger, too

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III National and local government units, along with the private sector, should help one another in the fight against hunger and malnutrition in the Philippines that was worsened by the pandemic, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said

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Photo of the Day

PROMOTION. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, who visited Bacolod City and Negros Occidental last week, posted this shot of The Ruins in Talisay City on her FB page, and called it a stunning piece of architecture with a romantic and tragic past*

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Online learnings

After going through a half a school year of online learning, my two high school kids have come to the conclusion that it generally sucks. My freshman (is it freshperson now?) daughter didn’t like it from the start as she

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What’s between COVID and sports?

Have you noticed that there is one area where the COVID fears do not have some effects? I am referring to basketball, volleyball and golf where the players seem  impervious to the international phobia against this virus. Maybe athletes do

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Alvarez is new CA member

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 6th district Rep. Mercedes Alvarez is now a member of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA). Alvarez took her oath on March 12, before Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, witnessed by fellow Negrense, retired

God never leaves us

That passage from the Book of Isaiah that has become very popular among many people deserves to be indelibly printed in our mind and heart, especially when we are going through some rough times in our life. “Can a woman

Victorias included in USAID governance project

Victorias City is among the seven cities in the Philippines that will be part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cities for Enhanced Governance and Engagement (CHANGE) Project. On March 12, Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez signed the

VMA singers make history with back-to-back NOPSSCEA win

VMA celebrated a momentous milestone as Lift John Demonteverde, Tresha Mae Giavia, and Chris July Bawiin clinched the titles of vocal solo and vocal duet champions, respectively, during the NOPSSCEA competitions for 2023 and 2024, according to a press release

SP to BACIWA: Suspend charges for zero consumption

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Bacolod Sangguniang Panlungsod is requesting the Board of Directors of the Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA)-Primewater to study the possibility of suspending the imposition of minimum charges to water concessionaires with zero consumption. The resolution