BY ADRIAN P. NEMES III / GILBERT P. BAYORAN Fourteen police officers assigned at the Bacolod City Police Office and the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office tested positive for Covid-19. Of the 11 in Bacolod, two are organic members of
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia (seated) receives his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine from acting City Health Officer, Dr. Edwin Miraflor, at the Bacolod Government Center Saturday* Bacolod PIO photo
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Anticipating the lifting of the travel moratorium for inbound travelers to Western Visayas, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is requesting returning Negrenses to have themselves swabbed upon entry to Negros Occidental. The extended travel moratorium to Region
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Six suspected members of the New People’s Army shot and killed a civilian, in front of his wife and brother, in Sitio Santa Ana, Brgy. Mabini, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday. The victim, who was
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Two suspected New People’s Army rebels were killed in an encounter with Army soldiers in Purok Yuring, Sitio Dash 7 in Brgy. Bulwangan, Hinobaan, Negros Occidental, on Saturday. Soldiers of the 15th Infantry Battalion were on
BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN The police seized more than P2.7 million worth of suspected shabu from several drug suspects arrested in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental on Friday and Saturday. Combined operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation-Bacolod District Office,
Today’s gospel gives us Luke’s version of the risen Lord’s appearance to his apostles on Easter night. The apostles and some disciples were gathered in a locked room when Jesus stood in their midst and greeted them “Peace”. Thinking they
The Royals are really different from you and me. Were you able to watch the ceremonies for the interment of Prince Philip on TV yesterday? Even if he is the husband of the Queen of England, the rites were so
With the Chinese fishing vessels massed in the West Philippine Sea reportedly taking more than 260 tons of fish daily from our waters, the Philippines is in danger of facing a fish shortage. Citing a report by the National Task
Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, led an online meeting with the mayors of 26 cities, who succeeded in contracting for a supply of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccines. The main agenda of
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson yesterday reiterated that the province is not yet declaring a state of calamity, despite the damage to crops in Negros Occidental reaching P184.7 million, due to the drought, while also
CHAMPION. The “Sayaw sa Cuyo” dance performance of Cadiz City was declared champion in the 2024 Panaad sa Negros Folk Dance Competition at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod City on Wednesday* Andrew Altarejos photo
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN League of Cities of the Philippines national chairman, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez on Friday called on Vice President Sara Duterte to consider stepping down from her Cabinet post. The call of Benitez came after
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Amidst the high heat index in Negros Occidental, the Department of Education – Division of Himamaylan City is finalizing plans to shorten class hours in the different schools under its jurisdiction, Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson disclosed.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Office VI and the City Government of Himamaylan partnered to bring aid to families affected by the ongoing drought in the southern Negros Occidental City, said a press release from Himamaylan PIO.
That’s what we can gather from the readings of the Mass on Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter. (Acts 8,1-8; Jn 6,35-40) Whatever negative things we can encounter along the way, the good, which is a matter of believing
