COVID and the Olympics
Did the Olympic Torch start its relay yesterday as scheduled? I’m sorry to miss the report on it, but I do hope it did. Nothing like the thrill of sports to make things normal again, you know. Even if it
Did the Olympic Torch start its relay yesterday as scheduled? I’m sorry to miss the report on it, but I do hope it did. Nothing like the thrill of sports to make things normal again, you know. Even if it
World Health Organization country representative Rabindra Abeyasinghe cautioned the government against plans to remove mandatory Covid-19 tests for domestic travelers, saying any decision to remove Covid testing must be “carefully calibrated” considering the existence of new variants and high cases
A tripartite memorandum of agreement for a ram pump project was signed among officers of the Punao Small Coconut Farmers Agriculture Cooperative, San Carlos Bioenergy Inc., and the Minapasuk Farmers Association during the latter’s Pasalamat 2021 in Sitio Crossing Kawayan,
The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas is on guard against the rice grain bug (RGB) infestation sighted in 548 hectares of rice areas in Antique that resulted in the decline in palay production yield and quality. Formerly tagged as
San Carlos City Mayor Renato Gustilo turned over checks, worth P200,000, to two fisherfolk organizations in the city Wednesday. Aida Gando, president of the Buluangan Fisherfolk Vendors Association, and Elena Damandaman of the Caimito Marginal Fisherfolk Association, received the checks
It is the season of Lent and as always, I have an internal debate as to what to give up, though I usually end up giving up sweets. But I felt that I need to give up something else, to
Bacolod City is targeting to inoculate 189,533 Bacolodnons under Group A of the priority sectors in its Covid-19 vaccination program. Mayor Evelio Leonardia, who unveiled the consolidated vaccine plan at a webinar, entitled “Getting Cities Ready for the Vaccines” yesterday
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III Even if there has been a spate of unresolved shooting incidents that resulted in the deaths of the victims in Bacolod in the first two months of the year, Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he still
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The Police Regional Office 6 is deploying 298 new police officers for a six-month Field Training Program in various police stations in Western Visayas, including Bacolod City, in Negros Occidental. Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO 6
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Residents of a former New People’s Army influenced barangay in Ayungon, Negros Oriental, surrendered 40 firearms, including ammunition, to the 94th Infantry Battalion, after almost four months of their immersion program in the community. Lt. Col.
The closure of the gates during the PBA All-Star Games at the USLS Coliseum in Bacolod City Sunday was a joint decision of both Bacolod Yuhum Foundation (BYF) and the USLS Coliseum Management as stipulated in their contract, a statement
As part of PagbaBAGo: A Million Learners and Trees Campaign, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) conducted a tree planting activity in Brgy. Daan Banua, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental this March 23, a press release from the OVP said.
Negros Occidental’s pride Winefredo “Daboy” Fernandez recently proved that he is indeed the province’s slam dunk king after nabbing the Adidas Slam Dunk contest during the SMART – National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) National Finals’ Skills Challenge at the Mall
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental 5th district Rep. Emilio “Dino” Yulo slammed the Bureau of Soil and Water Management (BSWM) for not considering cloud seeding operations to address the widespread drought in the province, even as damage to rice
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is set to visit Himamaylan City today, to inspect the ongoing construction of the Super Health Center and join the orientation of over 500 DOLE Tupad beneficiaries, a press release from Himamaylan PIO said. Senator Go
Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez led the inauguration on March 21, the long-awaited Veterans World War II Memorial Square at the Victorias City Public Plaza. Amid the celebration of its 26th Charter Anniversary, Victorias opened the first-ever Veterans monument in the