The League of Cities of the Philippines, headed by Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia as national president, is appealing to the Office of President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an executive order to authorize city mayors to make advance payments for
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson assured local government units, especially lower class municipalities, yesterday on the availment of Covid-19 vaccines, stressing that the three million doses he asked from the national government is enough to cover “everybody”,
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar posted this perspective design on his FB page on Feb. 13, and said they already completed the prefeasibility study for the 32.47km Panay Guimaras Negros Bridge*
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Despite the ongoing pandemic, business registration in Bacolod City is already 70.3 percent of last year’s record. Permits and Licensing Division head Stela Rose Rayos told the DAILY STAR that, as of Feb. 13, there
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Prime Water Infrastructure Corp. will impose a 12 percent value-added tax by November this year that Bacolod City Water District general manager Michael Soliva said “is part of business”. The Villar-owned company and Baciwa have
A total of 753 police personnel will be deployed in Negros Occidental to ensure the safety of Covid-19 mass vaccination, regional police spokesperson, Lt. Col. Joem Malong, said yesterday. Malong said the policemen will provide security to personnel of the
One of the highlights of the academic year for most high school students is ironically the sportsfest or intramurals week. This is one thing that has never changed, from my time a generation ago, up to now and it is
Surprise! Or is it one? The team from the World Health Organization, or W.H.O. has found out in its latest study on the origin of the coronavirus, a.k.a. COVID 19, that it really came from China and they have early
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that the rise in screen time among children as their worlds have shrunk to just their homes and the screens of their computers, laptops, mobile phones or other devices, has increased the threat
This year’s Ash Wednesday would make use of cotton balls for the faithful, who wish to have ashes on their forehead, the guidelines issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ Episcopal Commission on Liturgy showed. Roman Catholics worldwide
“If the economy is growing fast, there is a call for distributing income from the rich to the poor to put in place social safety nets.” – Manmohan Singh Thirty years after the Philippines the General Agreement of Tariffs and
• ROGER D. BELTRAN Victorias City’s bet, Kyla Rose Romarate, 22, was crowned Lin-ay sang Negros 2024, besting 28 other candidates during the pageant night held at the jam-packed Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City Friday, April
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
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN The business community in Negros Oriental welcomed the recommendation of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) for the province be granted the status of Stable Internal Peace and Security (SIPS). Edward Du, president of the
• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO Twenty Negrense artists opened a group art exhibition titled “Catharsis of Creativity” at Gallerie G, Villa Geronca Building, Rosario-Amapola streets, Bacolod City on April 13, which will run for a month. Guest of honor at the
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN An alleged member of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to the Philippine National Police in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Through the combined efforts of police intelligence operatives of the Talisay City and Murcia Police Stations,
