Bacolod, NegOcc get more Sinovac doses
The newly-arrived Sinovac vaccines being unloaded from a plane at the Bacolod-Silay Airport under heavy guard yesterday* Zeaphard Gerhart Caelian photo
The newly-arrived Sinovac vaccines being unloaded from a plane at the Bacolod-Silay Airport under heavy guard yesterday* Zeaphard Gerhart Caelian photo
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III A bomb threat temporarily halted work at the Hall of Justice building at Cottage Road in Bacolod City yesterday morning. Station 2 commander, P/Lt. Joven Mogato, said they were informed by P/SSgt. Jackie Vargas, who
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Commission on Elections Bacolod office will be closed until April 12 for disinfection after seven members of its staff and a utility worker tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. Bacolod Comelec registrar Kathrina
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz said yesterday that they will not implement a skeleton workforce system at the Capitol in Bacolod City, since there is no need for it, as of this time. “The province will have
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN A ranking official of the Philippine Army has claimed a continuing existence of sexual exploitation of female combatants of the New People’s Army, as previously revealed by those who have surrendered, following the recovery of anti-pregnancy
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Three more police officers in Negros Occidental tested positive for Covid-19, bringing to 46 the number of police personnel infected by the virus since March last year. P/Lt. Abegael Donasco, deputy spokesperson of the Negros Occidental
BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III The Bacolod City government will no longer issue medical certificates for travel and will adopt the Safe, Swift and Smart Passage (S-PaSS) travel management system. Emergency Operations Center executive director Em Ang said this is
Bishop Patricio Buzon commended the Bacolod City government for its vaccination plans during an online dialog Monday. “I congratulate you for this beautiful roadmap towards the recovery of the City in this pandemic. I would like to reiterate our great
Many things can be said about what the Easter spirit is. In fact, I don’t think we can ever exhaust them. The implications we can derive from the consideration of what the Easter spirit is would be endless. But what
I guess “sports” has a different meaning nowadays. Before, people, even those from different countries, it was all in the spirit of sportsmanship and fairplay, Times have certainly changed, and I got this idea when I heard the report that
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain.” – Anonymous The continuing El Niño phenomenon besetting the country, especially on agriculture, has a recorded damage of more than one billion pesos, according
Bacoleña Ellen Joy Arigorat was awarded as 2024 Changemaker in Health Awardee at the ongoing Healthcare Information Management System Society (HIMSS) Conference 2024 in Orlando, Florida, USA, according to a press release from the Office of Bacolod Councilor Em Ang.
Today’s gospel incident took place in the last days of Jesus’ life. Earlier, the people of Jerusalem welcomed Jesus triumphantly with palms and branches. His fame as a powerful preacher and wonder-worker had preceded him. Just days before, he made
MODERNIZED. The P158-million Sagay City gymnasium that is set to be inaugurated tomorrow* Sagay City PIO photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Eleven of the 19 barangays of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental are experiencing water shortages, according to Mayor Raymund Tongson. Tongson disclosed that the extreme heat brought on by the El Niño phenomenon has caused even
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Following its approval by the Philippine Senate, the Negros Island Region bill is now almost finished, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. disclosed yesterday. Abalos, who attended the series of activities in Victorias