February 4, 2021

Bacolod collects P692M in taxes amid pandemic

Acting City Treasurer Arlene Memoria recently reported to Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia that the City was still able to collect P692 million in real property taxes (RPT) in 2020. This was only P1.9 million short of the RPT collections

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Transcom vows strict health measures

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Business Process Outsourcing firm Transcom Bacolod vowed to implement stringent health measures as it resumes operations today after it was closed for two days due to the coronavirus outbreak in its facility. But City Legal

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4 killed in hold-up, shooting incidents

BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III & GILBERT P. BAYORAN Four persons, one a woman, were killed in shooting incidents in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental Tuesday and yesterday. Angelica Montalvo, 23, of Brgy. Banago, Bacolod was with her aunt and

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House panel to tackle amendments to SIDA

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Technical Working Group will have a blended meeting today with sugar industry stakeholders in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The TWG, that is chaired by Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez (Neg.

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Lacson to seek re-election

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson declared his intention yesterday to seek re-election in the synchronized national and local elections next year. Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer had earlier said he will also seek re-election, in tandem with Lacson.

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‘Campaign adjustments possible’

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The proposal to ban face-to-face campaigning in the May 2022 elections because of the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to campaign adjustments for candidates, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said yesterday. “That is something that we have to

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DREDGING. Day 3 of the dredging and excavation at Mambuloc Creek in Bacolod City yesterday* Bacolod DRRMO photo

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Give without counting the cost

If we are truly followers of Christ, then whatever we give to others, especially to God, is done without counting the cost. It should purely be gratuitous, given as a gift. If our understanding of giving is that of a

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Beware of fake vaccines

Is it true that the Philippines will receive its order of vaccines against the coronavirus disease within this month? That sounds like very good news, but it seems a lot of people are dubious about their sources. For one, a

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Confined spaces

After President Duterte overturned the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to let people aged 10 to 65 instead of 15 to 65 go outside for the sake of their physical and mental

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No water shortage in Bago and La Carlota

• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Although they admitted that the drought affected the water level in their respective local government units, Bago City Mayor Nicholas Yulo and La Carlota City Rex Jalandoon declared in separate media interviews that there is no

Bikini beach volleyball tourney in Hinoba-an

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO The Brazaville Beach Resort in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental held a beach volleyball tournament last March 16 and 17 in cooperation with the Municipality of Hinoba-an, a press release from the organizers said. Dubbed “Brazaville Bikini Beach

Charter change and agriculture

“We must plant the seeds of change and nurture them daily through our actions and choices.” – Kari Martinez Since the promulgation of the 1987 Philippine constitution, attempts at changing it just never die down. During every dispensation of power

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WATER RATIONING. The city government of Himamaylan delivers potable water to drought affected residents.*